Bilmuri is a American one man alternative/pop rock/post-hardcore project fo… Read Full Bio ↴Bilmuri is a American one man alternative/pop rock/post-hardcore project founded by former Attack Attack! member Johnny Franck in 2016. The name Bilmuri is a abbreviated parody of the great comedian and actor Bill Murray. Bilmuri debuted in 2016 with "Jaguar Shark", "Letters" and a self-titled album, followed up by "Frame" and "Banana" in 2017, along with "Taco" and "Solid Chub" in 2018. A year later in 2019, he would release "Pasteurized Milk", "Wet Milk" and "Rich Sips", which were all well received among his current fanbase. The project gained more attention from former Attack Attack! fans by releasing a single from "Rich Sips" entitled "Thicc Thiccly", featuring former Attack Attack! bandmate and Beartooth vocalist Caleb Shomo, parodying Attack Attacks hit single "Stick Stickly". In 2020, Bilmuri released a collaborative EP called "Bilmuri and Friends" (or "Muri and Friends" for short) with Dayseeker, No Dice, Tilian Pearson, Jonathan Young, Lauren Babic, Surf Team and Whale Bones. This was followed by the release of "400LB BACK SQUAT" in 2021 and "GOBLIN HOURS" in 2022.

Near
Bilmuri Lyrics

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Stitch up this heart
And hide it away
I keep it somewhere dark and safe
Watch it fade to grey

I still feel this way
When light catches your face
You open these stitches again

When I see your face
When I see your face

I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go alow
Please take me home

And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
You tear me open and dig through my chest
I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left

I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
To rest

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Bilmuri's song Near are filled with raw emotions that describe the feeling of being hurt and the struggle to keep one's heart safe from pain. The singer talks about oh-so-familiar healing process that occurs after heartbreak: stitching up one's heart, hiding it away, and watching it fade to grey. The singer then starts to mention that despite such a process, he still gets affected when he sees his lover's face, which makes him open the stitches of his heart again. The same aching feeling is described in the chorus when the singer talks about not wanting to die alone and the feeling of being lost and having nowhere to go.

The following verse is a plea for help, with the singer asking for someone to take them home. The singer seems to be in despair and is pleading to be saved from the painful and lonely state they are in. The song comes full circle and ends with the singer accepting their heartbreak and the spaces left by their former lover. They stitch up their heart again and let it rest.

The song is beautifully written, relatable and emotionally charged. It describes the pain of heartbreak and the struggle to keep oneself together. It also portrays the beautiful healing process that occurs after the pain and the strength that one gains from enduring such a painful loss.

Line by Line Meaning

Stitch up this heart
He is trying to fix his broken heart

And hide it away
He is keeping his heart hidden, safe from further damage

I keep it somewhere dark and safe
He has kept his heart in a place where nobody can harm it

Watch it fade to grey
He has lost his passion and hopes for a better life due to his broken heart

I still feel this way
He still has the same feelings for the person who broke his heart

When light catches your face
He still gets reminded of that person when he sees similar qualities in other people

You open these stitches again
Every time he thinks he has moved on, he is reminded of that person and his heart breaks again

When I see your face
Every time he sees that person's face, he still feels the love he had before

I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
He fears that he will never find true love and be alone forever

Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
He has lost hope of finding someone new and is tired of searching for love

I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go at all
He has lost his will to keep living a life without true love and sees no hope for the future

Please take me home
He wishes for someone to love him and take him away from his loneliness

And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
Both of them are responsible for the pain they caused each other in the past

You tear me open and dig through my chest
The person he loved before hurt him deeply

I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left
The person who broke his heart left emptiness in his life

I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
He is trying to heal his broken heart and move on from the hurtful past

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@anthonyfaleiro1248

2y↑17

Stitch up this heart
And hide it away
I keep it somewhere dark and safe
Watch it fade to grey
I still feel this way
When light catches your face
You open these stitches again
When I see your face
When I see your face
I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go alow
Please take me home
And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
You tear me open and dig through my chest
I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left
I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
To rest

@wookiescookies

5y↑83

Lyrics:

Stitch up this heart
And hide it away
I keep it somewhere dark and safe
Watch it fade to grey

I still feel this way
When light catches your face
You open these stitches again
When I see your face
When I see your face

I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go
Please take me home

And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
You tear me open and dig through my chest
I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left
I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
To rest

@scarecrow4297

4y↑5

Stitch up this heart
And hide it away
I keep it somewhere dark and safe
Watch it fade to grey

I still feel this way
When light catches your face
You open these stitches again
When I see your face
When I see your face

I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go alow
Please take me home

And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
You tear me open and dig through my chest
I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left
I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
To rest

All comments from YouTube:

@JustASpirit

7y↑107

Honestly, my favorite Bilmuri song. Greatly written, produced, and the lyrics hit home.

@robstockton7240

3y↑1

Honestly?

@thestoebz

3y↑4

@@robstockton7240 Honestly.

@jlmorris

2y↑1

@@thestoebz "Cowpeople" is my first bilmuri experience. amazing.

@aightchou

5y↑167

damn, thanks to spotify for recommending this song to me, it's a bop

@aightchou

3y↑7

a BOP

@marbleslab1191

3y↑2

I found this song the same way lmao

@bcnicholas123

For reallllllll

@NickvlogNick

ME TOO HAHAHHA!! @@marbleslab1191

@anthonyfaleiro1248

2y↑17

@daniellobrandjello

6y↑31

fell in love only 30 seconds into it

@haileyfinlayson3455

7y↑49

If you're listening to a song and it doesn't make you feel, you're listening to music wrong. This is so beautiful

@sav5629

1y↑1

real

@mattmovilla9568

3y↑5

Damn. I hate finding this gem of a song to find out this is an old song and wanting more of this song 😭

@constantinedoukas7365

7y↑36

You have come a long way since Attack Attack!. You are an amazing artist!

@derekbrousseau5071

2y↑8

Man just discovering this years later and I just wanted to say thank you; the amount of emotions portrayed so viscerally is inspiring 🤧

@ColdTouge

2y↑7

I've heard many amazing songs, and I mean MANY. But this may take the cake for my favorite. It hits so close to home, so much emotion packed into two minutes, love it.

@itsillusions3568

7y↑36

Your cleans are so amazing, honestly I would cut off my leg to have your voice.

@kmskms9465

7y↑86

Someday this band will get so big ♡

@Bilmuriband

7y↑36

That would be dope!

@jakemotionless6119

6y↑2

kms kms but it is not this day!

@12345678967392

4y↑15

This comment ages well

@disastermidi1990

3y↑4

@@Bilmuriband well Johnny you made it

@Mahaliaisawsome

3y↑2

I’m glad it still isn’t too much

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@Borgyboy09

2y↑3

Massive Citizen vibes. So glad I stumbled across your discography man

@NickvlogNick

I have had this song long time in my playlist on spotify, that it was suggested but just today I have come to look around for it's youtube channel.
Bilmuri thank you for this song. It hits hard in my heart and mind.
Keep it going dude

@deixart2806

3y↑2

there's someone that always come to my mind when I hear this song, we never had any tragic context like the lyrics, we're just friends that are currently enjoying each others company, I don't think we ever gonna date but damn since I came back from hanging out with her and discovered this song she been in my mind quite all the time

@KennyJVocals

6y↑2

This song makes me feel like my early youth was worth the experience , just to remember when I'm sad. One of my favorites.

@skydude2485

3y↑2

Under rated song!!! I dig it a lot!! Give us more with these Vibez!!!

@catd2246

4y↑3

This song has gotten me through so much 🥺 so glad my friend showed me this band

@RatedEforEMOS

7y↑8

this song soothed my emotions during november.

@giannazayas-bazan6033

5y↑7

This song gives me chills

@user-yr5yl6zt5l

29w

This song is beyond perfection, more so than anything i've ever heard

@blaiselewis9025

7y↑19

Soooo in love with this song 🖤

@Bilmuriband

7y↑8

Glad you like! It's one of my favorites!

@kaylacarwile8659

3y↑3

How is this band still not famous like this shit hits

@lyoko111

3y↑1

Here because a person i love very deeply told me to listen to this. If she sees this, I guess what I'm saying is I don't want to die alone. I love you jay.

@BVBADTRBMTH

7y↑26

best song off the album in my opinion. it's perfect. if only the lyrics to all of your songs existed somewhere

@Bilmuriband

7y↑33

Def one of my favs! Stitch up this heart, and hide away keep it somewhere dark and safe and watch it fade to gray I still feel this weight when light catches your face your open these stitches again when I see your face when I see your face I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone keep looking around and there's no where left for me to roam I can't keep my head up there's no where left to call home please take me home and now were standing here with blood in our hands you tear me open and dig through my chest i'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest to rest

@MrOctopusing

7y↑4

This song is my life , way more people should hear it , it is really unique and imo it is perfect in every way , cheers ♥

@endangeredmexican9644

2y↑2

Just discovered this song on Spotify. Wish it was longer tho

@OilersHD97

6y↑3

Thank you for this song. Truly. Thank you.

@katyaworonowicz6837

3y↑1

I’m crying into my subway sandwich right now </3

@camerongarcia9231

7y↑4

the feels omg

@alphaboltz8282

4y↑1

i love bilmuri and their songs, such beautifull meaning words <3

@threadsinthesky2718

3y↑2

i want you to know that this is a really beautiful track <3

@Morpheus3536

7y↑3

killed it! :)

@stephanierennee4658

4y↑2

i love this song with all my heart.

@saosins

5y↑3

I adore this song.. <3

@tonicfoxgaming

38w

i miss him making songs like this. but im happy that hes happy i guess lol

@tannerbarber1818

3y↑1

Honestly just an amazing song, and amazing meaning

@wookiescookies

5y↑83

@NickkTheRiot

5y↑1

You hear so much of these sounds in Jarrod Alonge's stuff (Sunrise Skater Kids/Canadian Softball). I think you're the unsung hero of his music.

@lzer1591

5y↑1

I still feel this way about this song❤

@Faerienice

Beautiful song and find today! ❤️

@venomoutlaw5780

love you johnny, you’re the best.

@degenmf

1y↑1

this song is very close to my heart and feelings

@Stickoso

6y↑1

Love this band

@mikedelvecchio3193

5y↑1

Really sad meaning but helped me so much thank you so much @Bilmuri

@GamerStreams

3y↑1

Dam this hits hard

@Goldenaxeandsonicallday

i wish spotfiy recommended me this banger earlier 🔥

@babc4323

5y↑1

Punk Rock MBA sent me your way.
So far I've heard Suspended, Empty, and Near.
You should do a piano version of this man.
I remember watching the stick Stickly video(actually just figured out what Attack Attack was in like, January.) and thinking at first that it was kinda funny, but at the same time, kinda genius, in weird way. By the time that song came out, I was 22 and kinda not into metal as much as before so I kinda missed it. I was listening to As I Lay Dying Killswitch Engage and Bullet For My Valentine as well as bands like the agony scene and suicide silence(the price of beauty being my favorite song by them, video banned from TV), and then moved on to Tool and discovered bands like Bongzilla.
As I'm approaching 30, I still dig rock and post-hardcore. Bands like Dance Gavin Dance Eidola and even Circa Survive and Hands Like Houses are great!
But what makes me appreciate this is that it's still super frikin good music, sounds like a lot of fun to play, and seeing as how you have a metal background, I can see that people from around my same age(30 in April) can make songs that as adults, have real meaning and aren't just headbanging anthems anymore, music is meant to express the way you feel in a way only it can explain.
This song does that.
Props man

@rodrigocaceres1941

7y↑4

On repeat since yesterday

@Bilmuriband

7y↑2

Woot Woot!

@alexmurphy8576

I'm so sad and cold with the places you left

Sounds like a riff on another song and i can't recall which song it is

@Sebbbbbb2335

4y↑1

Found this song add adam lz Instagram story few weeks back, has to be my new favourite song

@Heinz19946

ELZED!!

@cartere7911

3y↑2

found this masterpiece way too late

@mattmovilla9568

3y↑4

sucks to be 5 years late..

@notunauthorized

3y↑2

Can we get a 5 minute version or reimagined or something please thanks

@CEOofSleep

5y↑2

Found out about this band 2 days ago

@philosopherking1707

feels

@SuperCrazyfatGuy

5y↑5

why isn't this song 5 minutes long?

@Jamesu_des

1y↑1

this song is fucking great

@ben2808

Epicsauce... Jesus loves you btw

@robertswint4380

the best song ever
😑

@normalrat

3y↑1

i listen to this song when i make grilled cheese

@mrapples1831

This album is a fucking banger

@calebsmith1926

3y↑1

Still listening. True hidden gem. Wish he made more music like this :(. Not gunna lie, a lot of his stuff is..... weird garbage. But kudos for being so experimental.

@MariaMetal66633

You will always be my person... 💔 i wish things could be different.

@himura53

Thank you!

@upasanahaythirty92

6y↑1

Attack Attacks first vocalist I guess

@ArtsoMusic

FUCK THIS SONG IS SO GOOD

@alexschlink5210

Ouch

@qodly16

Tabs

@HoChiMints2007

good song but too short imo

@scarecrow4297

4y↑5

Stitch up this heart
And hide it away
I keep it somewhere dark and safe
Watch it fade to grey

I still feel this way
When light catches your face
You open these stitches again
When I see your face
When I see your face

I guess what I'm saying is I don't wanna die alone
Keep looking around and there's nowhere left for me to roam
I can't keep my head up, there's nowhere left to go alow
Please take me home

And now we're standing here with blood on our hands
You tear me open and dig through my chest
I'm so sad and cold with the spaces you left
I stitch up my heart again and lay this to rest
To rest