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My Direction by Sum 41

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Sum 41

My Direction

Release date: 25th November 2002

From Does This Look Infected?
Track 3
2:03
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"My Direction" is a track by Sum 41, from the album Does This Look Infected?, released 25th November 2002. The track is 2:03 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Sum 41.

About the Artist

Sum 41

Sum 41

Lyrics

My Direction

Perfection is my direction
Even if that's all I had
It's not like I need no correction
I just know that life's not so bad

Picture this everyday, kids that just can't find a way
Stuck in disarray, can't find hope for better days
It's the degeneration of childhood frustration

In the last 30 years
Teenage suicide has increased 300% in North America
It is the second major cause of death in Canada

Perfection is my direction
Even if that's all I had
It's not like I need no correction
I just know that life's not so bad

When will all my problems disappear?
Am I just going crazy from the fear?
Oh my, oh my, I'm going far past the brink
This pressure's like a weight
And I still can't think straight

Perfection is my direction
Even if that's all I had
It's not like I need no correction
I just know that life's not so bad

I've met my destinations
What's left to complain about?
All these aggravations
Building till the seams fall out
I'm running my mouth dry
With every time I lie
But don't tell me without a doubt
This dumbfound luck has all run out
(Don't tell me without a doubt)
(This dumbfound luck has all run out)

Perfection is my direction
Even if that's all I had
It's not like I need no correction
I just know that life's not so bad

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Track details

From Does This Look Infected?

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Album
Does This Look Infected?
Does This Look Infected?
Sum 41
25th November 2002
Track number
3
Release year
2002
  1. 1The Hell Song
    3:19
  2. 2Over My Head (Better Off Dead)
    2:29
  3. 3My Direction
    2:03
  4. 4Still Waiting
    2:39

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Dave Baksh, Deryck Whibley, Greig Nori
    Producer
    Greig Nori
    Drums
    Steve Jocz
    Guitar
    Dave Baksh, Deryck Whibley
    Vocals
    Deryck Whibley
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Steve Sisco
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Anthony Ruotolo, Ben Sanders, Brian Montgomery, Chris Gordon, Ian Bodzasi, Owen Tamplin, Phil Wakeford, Ross Peterson, Steve Chawley
    Background Vocals
    Dave Baksh
    Bass Guitar
    Jason McCaslin
    Digital Audio Editor
    Ed Krautner, Josh Wilbur
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner
    Mixing Engineer
    Andy Wallace, Ed Krautner
    Recording Engineer
    Darius Szczepianiak, Ed Krautner, Greg Gordon, Ian Bodzasi, Joel Kazmi, L. Stu Young
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