‘Never Wake Up’ is the third song on Sum 41’s All Killer No Filler album. Hard to come up with a thorough, deep post about it. Reasons being that it’s only 50 seconds long, and I don’t think that its lyrics that you see online are even correct. Well, except for the “I plan on never waking up” lines, that’s clearly what he’s singing there. Despite those things, the track always scratches an itch when it comes on on shuffle or something. There’ll be all these mid-tempo, complex songs playing and this one rolls in with pummeling force from the first second.

From the lyrics that are available online, I’m making a guess that the track is about trying to find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning and failing to do so. It’s a subject that’s touched upon later in the album, arguably in a more fleshed out form. But what this song has going for it is sheer energy and speed. It’s a track to just freak out and lose control to for a short moment before you have to adjust yourself back to reality. I like those guitar chord jumps that happen after each ‘never waking up’ repetition. They didn’t have to be included, but they add that extra kick to the proceedings. And although I don’t have a clue what Deryck Whibley is saying for the majority, it’s always a good effort to try and sing along anyways. The track may make up a small small part of the album’s runtime, but it’s definitely lives up to the killer aspect of its name.