
Nickelback最早成立于加拿大的小城Hanna,最初的成员是Chad Kroeger(主唱/吉他手),他的兄弟Mike Kroeger(贝斯手),他们的表兄弟Brandon,以及他们的好朋友Ryan Peake(吉他手)。他们开始演唱一些歌星的歌曲。1996年,Chad Kroeger向他的继父借了4000块钱跑到了温哥华一个朋友的录音室里录制歌曲,其间,Brandon离开了乐队,他们的朋友Ryan Vikedal接任了鼓手一职。这一年,他们发行了一张EP唱片《Hesher》,并且发行了一张独立专辑《Curb》,并且开始了巡回演出,但是他们是没有丝毫名气的,他们花费大量时间去散发宣传材料和广告,以及发动亲戚朋友向电台打电话要求播放他们的歌曲,从而使乐队得到一定程度上的宣传,并且拥有了自己第一批较为固定的歌迷。 1998年,他们解雇了自己的经纪人,原因是他们的经纪人并不能宣传推广他们,并且不能把他们带到一个更高的地位。之后的时间里,乐队由Mike Kroeger主要负责财务方面,Chad Kroeger主要负责音乐方面,Ryan Vikedal则负责日程安排等。之后他们投资三万元来制作他们的第二张专辑。2000年初,第二张独立专辑《The State》正式发行。
Never Gonna Be Alone
By Nickelback
time, is going by, so much faster than i,
and i'm starting to regret not spending all of here with you.
now i'm, wondering why,
i've kept this bottled inside,
so i'm starting to regret not selling all of it to you.
so if i haven't yet,
i've gotta let you know...
(chorus)
never gonna be alone!
from this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
i won't you fall...
never gonna be alone!
i'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
(verse 2)
and now, as long as i can,
i'm holding on with both hands,
'coz forever i believe that there's nothing i could need but you,
so if i haven't yet,
i've gotta let you know...
(chorus)
never gonna be alone!
from this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
i won't let you fall.
when all hope is gone,
i know that you can carry on.
we're gonna see the world out,
i'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
(verse 3)
ooooh!
you've gotta live every single day,
like it's the only one,
what if tomorrow never comes?
don't let it slip away,
could be our only one,
you know it's only just begun.
every single day,
maybe our only one, what if tomorrow never comes?
tomorrow never comes...
(verse 4)
time, is going by, so much faster than i,
and i'm starting to regret not telling all of this to you.
so if i haven't yet,
i've gotta let you know...
(chorus)
never gonna be alone!
from this moment on, if you ever feel like letting go,
i won't let you fall
when all hope is gone,
i know that you can carry on.
we're gonna see the world out,
i'll hold you 'til the hurt is gone.
i'm gonna be there always,
i won't be missing a word all day,
i'm gonna be there always,
i won't be missing a word all day.