Blueboy is the name of an indie pop band formed in Reading, Berkshire, cons… Read Full Bio ↴Blueboy is the name of an indie pop band formed in Reading, Berkshire, consisting of Keith Girdler (vocals) and Paul Stewart (guitars), formerly of little-known bands Feverfew and The Rileys. They soon signed to Sarah Records, releasing the single Clearer in 1991, and soon took on more members, including singer/cellist Gemma Townlet and second guitarist Harvey Williams. Clearer was followed by several singles and two LPs, If Wishes Were Horses and Unisex. Their final release, The Bank of England, was released in 1998 on Shinkansen Records; by then, Girdler and Stewart were the only original members of the band. Girdler and Stewart were also involved in two other bands, Arabesque and Beaumont.

Blueboy's songwriting touches on the timeless indie-pop motifs of intimacy and vulnerability, with a modicum of sexual ambiguity, both in lyrics and cover artwork. Their sound combines the jangly guitar-based pop sound of their genre with elements of bossa nova and shoegazer.

Blueboy can also refer to any of a number of bands/artists called Blueboys that are redirected to this page.

Finistere
Blueboy Lyrics

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All of this time I have been waiting
Five barren years praying just for you
And now I've found you
You make my world seem alright
Hold me close and suck my honey through the night
Suddenly it is like finistere
She said finistere finistere finistere
Where the rocks are calling

Monochrome waves crashing into view
And my father said I would never walk alone
And here I sit and into coffee cups I moan
Suddenly it is like finistere
She said finistere finistere

Suddenly it is like finistere
She said finistere finistere finistere finistere

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Blueboy's song Finistere tell the story of someone who has spent five long and unfruitful years waiting for a special person to come into their life. However, when that person finally arrives, everything seems to fall into place. The singer's world, once bleak and unhappy, now seems bright and hopeful. The two are inseparable and passionate, "sucking honey through the night." The name "Finistere" is repeated throughout the song, and it seems to represent a place where two people can be together without worry or care. It is a place of joy, desire, and freedom. However, the reference to the father's promise of never walking alone suggests a sense of loneliness or struggle that the singer has faced in the past. The song ends with a repetition of the word "Finistere," implying that it is a place of refuge and happiness that one can return to again and again.

Line by Line Meaning

All of this time I have been waiting
I have been waiting for a long time

Five barren years praying just for you
I have been praying for you for five long years

And now I've found you
I have finally found you

You make my world seem alright
You make everything in my world seem fine and good

Hold me close and suck my honey through the night
Hold me tightly and enjoy the sweetness of our intimacy all night long

Suddenly it is like finistere
It suddenly feels like I am in Finistere

She said finistere finistere finistere
She exclaimed Finistere multiple times

Where the rocks are calling
In a place where the rocks are beckoning

Monochrome waves crashing into view
I see waves of a single color crashing into view

And my father said I would never walk alone
My father promised I would never be alone

And here I sit and into coffee cups I moan
Here I sit and express my dissatisfaction while drinking coffee