This Song Saved My Life

Basic info

Album: Get Your Heart On!
Songwriters: Pierre Bouvier, Chuck Comeau, tweets from Simple Plan fans, Toby Gad
Additional collaboration: Brian Howes (production), Simple Plan fans (background vocals), Toby Gad (piano)
Length: 3:10
Release of the music video: November 2nd 2012

Meaning of the song

This song has been created after Chuck tweeted that he wants their fans to reply to him with how their music or music in general has changed or saved their lives. After that him, Pierre and Toby Gad put these tweets together and created a song reflecting all these feelings to show how important music can be.

“I think the best way to describe it is – it’s a song by the fans for the fans. Our band, Simple Plan, from the beginning has been about you guys, really. The fans. We have an amazing connection with you, we talk to you after the concert, we read all your letters, we read you on Twitter, we hang out with you guys, we know about your lives and it’s been amazingly humbling and overwhelming to know how much our music has affected you. How much it helps you go through tough times and how much it makes difference in your life.”

– Chuck Comeau –

“The song is about the power of music, how music can really really change things in life. And people don’t realize how important music in general is for people.”

– Jeff Stinco –

Music video

Song lyrics


I wanna start
By letting you know this
Because of you
My life has a purpose
You helped me be who I am today
I see myself in every word you say

Sometimes it feels
Like nobody gets me
Trapped in a world
Where everyone hates me

There’s so much
That I’m going through
I wouldn’t be here
If it wasn’t for you

I was broken
I was choking
I was lost
This song saved my life

I was bleeding
Stopped believing
Could have died
This song saved my life

I was down
I was drowning
But it came on just in time
This song saved my life

Sometimes I feel
Like you’ve known me forever
You always know
How to make me feel better

Because of you
My dad and me
Are so much closer
Than we used to be

You’re my escape
When I’m stuck in this small town
I turn you up
Whenever I feel down

You let me know like no one else
That it’s okay to be myself

I was broken
I was choking
I was lost
This song saved my life

I was bleeding
Stopped believing
Could have died
This song saved my life

I was down
I was drowning
But it came on just in time
This song saved my life

You’ll never know
What it means to me
That I’m not alone
That I’ll never have to be

I was broken
I was choking
I was lost
This song saved my life

I was bleeding
Stopped believing
Could have died
This song saved my life

I was down
I was drowning
But it came on just in time
This song saved my life

My life
My life
This song saved my life

My life
My life
This song saved my life

My life
My life
This song saved my life

My life
My life
This song saved my life