 Barker 's drum track was labeled by Drummerworld as " one of the most creative beats of his career , " and mainly consists of the same basic beat repeated in sections throughout the verses . The first measure begins with the kick drum and splash cymbal playing on the downbeat , followed by a hit on the bell of the ride cymbal on beat two , preceding an open hi @-@ hat that rings out for a full count on beat three . " The kick , snare , and floor tom are all hit simultaneously on beat four , followed by floor tom hits on the last two sixteenth @-@ note triplets of beat four . " The snare is hit on beats two and four , respectively . The song " gradually builds to a powerful , piano @-@ laden crescendo , " and the song 's final chorus and conclusion take a more uplifting view of the world : " Tomorrow holds such better days / Days when I can still feel alive / When I can 't wait to get outside . " DeLonge noted that over six guitar parts were recorded for the " gigantic , sad " choruses , but upon mixing , only four were used . " The extra ones didn 't really do anything besides make it a little more unclear what was going on . " 
