La música alternativa es uno de los estilos musicales más populares a nivel internacional. El rock alternativo fue producido como una alternativa a la música a finales de los 80 y principio de los 90. Siendo en esta última década donde alcanza gran aceptación por parte de los amantes de la música, y esto se debió en gran medida a la colaboración de bandas punk de los años 70 y 80. La baja en popularidad del rock alternativo fue debido a la sobresaturación del mercado causado por los ejecutivos de compañías disqueras quienes solo pensaban en ganar plata.
Fundado en 1995, su nombre viene de las monedas de 5 centavos de dólar, que reciben en Canadá el nombre de Nickel, que Mike Kroeger tenía que devolver a los clientes de la cafetería Starbucks en la que trabajaba. En ella tenía que decir a sus clientes "aquí tiene sus cinco centavos" (traducción no literal de "here's your nickel back")
El núcleo del grupo proviene de Hanna, Alberta (Canada), aunque actualmente están establecidos en Vancouver, Columbia Británica (Canada).
Two men started walking
Started talking bout better days
One says to the other
He'd do it all again
Seems I knew I would
And now I found it
Found I adored it
I didn't want this
Can somebody help me see?
And now I feel it
Feel that I've been there
I didn't need this
Can somebody help me breathe?
Here we are again
Just face to (face)ing
Each other another day
Who wins
Well who cares
It always ends up the same
Seems I knew I would
And now I found it
Found I adored it
I didn't want this
Can somebody help me see?
And now I feel it
Feel that I've been there
I didn't need this
Would somebody help me stand?
And now I've told him
Already warned them
I didn't want this
Can somebody help me breathe?
If I was them
Then I wanna be
What I see
If I could pack my life in a moment
I wanna know do you want me to go?
Gonna give my life never ending
Never stop myself from pretending
That you always knew that I never could
All I ever really wanted was to be the same
Equal treatment never ever comes and here we go again
All I ever really wanted was to be like you
So perfect
So worthless
If i could take it all back think again
I would
And now I found it
Found I adored it
I didn't want this
Can somebody help me see?
And now I feel it
Feel that I've been there
I didn't need this
Would somebody help me stand?
And now I've told him
I didn't want this
I didn't need this
Can somebody help me breathe?