Boy Kill Boy were a British indie-rock band who split up in October 2008 du… Read Full Bio ↴Boy Kill Boy were a British indie-rock band who split up in October 2008 due to disappointments with their former record label Vertigo Records.
Band members Pete Carr (Keyboards), Kev Chase (Bass + Backing Vocals), Shaz (Drums) and Chris Peck (Vocals + Guitar) were hailing from Essex / East London and released the singles Suzie and Civil Sin in 2005.

The band was signed to Vertigo Records and got their first major release with Back Again on February 13th 2006. They've supported Hard-Fi and headlined the NME New Bands Tour in the same year, as well as 3 UK headline tours of their own in the same year American tours with The Charlatans and Echo and The Bunnymen, and various dates with bands such as The Kooks, Dirty Pretty Things and Razorlight in Europe.

Originally, they were called Future of Junior but changed their name to Boy Kill Boy and lost original bassist Jim Lewis who went on to play with Cherryfalls, while they gained bassist Kev Chase. The band name came from the lead singer mishearing the name of a band called "Boy Called Roy".

Their first album, released May 2006, is called Civilian and contained the four singles Back Again, Suzie, Civil Sin and Shoot Me Down.

In May 2005 they released their debut single "Suzie" for record label Fierce Panda. In the summer the band opened the Radio 1 stage on Sunday/Friday of the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals. The second single followed later in the year now being signed to Fallout. "Civil Sin" was featured in Zane Lowe's "Hottest Track In The World Today". In 2006 the Vertigo single "Back Again" (released on 13 February) reached #26 in the UK Singles Chart and the re-release of "Suzie" on 16 May reached #17. The debut album "Civilian" was released on 22 May 2006 and entered the UK Album Chart at #16.

One of their major breaks came in May 2005 when the band stepped in to replace Nine Black Alps on the NME New Music Tour 2005 after the band's singer caught the mumps. Boy Kill Boy had only been billed to play one support slot on the whole tour but ended up playing numerous extra slots supporting Maxïmo Park and The Rakes. They returned the following year as headliners for NME's New Bands Tour 2006, supported by The Automatic, ¡Forward, Russia!, and The Long Blondes. They toured in the US supporting The Charlatans and played an extensive UK Headline tour in October. On 7 November 2006, they supported Feeder for one of their dates in aid of War Child at the Camden Roundhouse. This was also in conjunction with the "Shoot Me Down" single, released for the charity.

The Fierce Panda release of "Suzie" appeared on the soundtrack of the street football video game FIFA Street 2, released in winter 2006 by Electronic Arts. "Civil Sin" appeared on the soundtrack to the FIFA 07 football video game. Also, their single "Back Again" also appears in the Test Drive Unlimited videogame.
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The band released The Stars and the Sea in March of 2008 through Mercury Records, but the label decided not to release the record in America, where the band had a substantial following. Because of this and other problems with their label, the band decided to call it a day in October 2008.

On And On
Boy Kill Boy Lyrics

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And on

Here's to you, my lonely friend
On and on, and on, and on
Thanks to you, I never trusted, yeaaaah yeah
Here's to you, my enemies
On and on, and on
Thanks to you, it's everlasting
On and on, and on, and on, and on [etc]

This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be
Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me

Seems to me, our time has come
On and on, and on, and on
Left behind to waste away
Yeah, yeah
Seems to me, it's taken us down
It's taken us down
It's taken us down
Seems to be, the price to pay
On and on, and on, and on

This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's a never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be
Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me

Oooo...
Oooo...

You know too much about yourself
I said you know too much about yourself

This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's a never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be

Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Boy Kill Boy's song "On and On" seem to be about relationships that are closer than they ever wanted, needed, or knew. The repetition of "On and on, and on, and on" reinforces the idea of something that is never-ending or seems to keep going in a cyclical fashion. The lyrics also mention a "lonely friend" and enemies, which suggests that the relationship being described may not be a positive one.

The line "Thanks to you, I never trusted" hints at betrayal, and the repeated "uh-ho-oh" in the chorus gives the impression of a lament or a feeling of helplessness. The singer seems resigned to the fact that they are stuck in this cycle with another person ("with another you, and another me"). The bridge talks about wasting away and seems to describe a feeling of being left behind or abandoned by someone.

Overall, the song seems to be about a toxic or dysfunctional relationship that the singer can't escape from. The repetition of "on and on" and the lamenting tone of the chorus suggest a feeling of being trapped and unable to break free.

Line by Line Meaning

Closer than you ever knew
We are much closer than you were previously aware.

On and on, and on, and on
This closeness persists and never ends.

Closer than you ever wanted
Our closeness is not something you desired.

Closer than you've ever been
Our closeness is at an unprecedented level.

Closer than you ever needed
Our level of closeness is beyond what you required.

And on
This never-ending closeness continues perpetually.

Here's to you, my lonely friend
I raise a toast to you, my isolated companion.

Thanks to you, I never trusted, yeaaaah yeah
Your actions caused me to lose faith in you.

Here's to you, my enemies
I raise a toast to those who oppose me.

Thanks to you, it's everlasting
Your influence has created a permanent situation.

This feels just like it's yesterday
Our situation has not changed from the recent past.

Uh-ho-oh uh-ho-oh
Vocalization with no particular meaning.

When there's never a will, and there's never a way
Our situation seems hopeless and unchangeable.

This feels just like it's meant to be
Our current situation seems like it was fated to happen.

With another you, and another me
In this situation, there are alternate versions of us in different circumstances.

Seems to me, our time has come
It appears that our time together has reached its end.

Left behind to waste away
We have been abandoned and will deteriorate.

Seems to me, it's taken us down
Our situation has reduced us to a lower status.

It's taken us down
Our situation has resulted in our downfall.

Seems to be, the price to pay
It appears that this situation requires a cost from us.

Oooo...
Vocalization with no particular meaning.

You know too much about yourself
You are too self-aware.

This feels just like it's yesterday
Despite the passage of time, our situation remains the same.

With another you, and another me
There are countless alternate versions of ourselves in other circumstances.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KEVIN CHASE, PETER CARR, CHRISTIAN PECK, SHAHZAD MAHMOOD

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Closer than you ever knew

On and on, and on, and on
Closer than you ever wanted
On and on, and on, and on
Closer than you've ever been
On and on, and on, and on
Closer than you ever needed
On and on, and on, and on
And on
Here's to you, my lonely friend
On and on, and on, and on
Thanks to you, I never trusted, yeaaaah yeah
Here's to you, my enemies
On and on, and on
Thanks to you, it's everlasting
On and on, and on, and on, and on [etc]
This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be
Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me
Seems to me, our time has come
On and on, and on, and on
Left behind to waste away
Yeah, yeah
Seems to me, it's taken us down
It's taken us down
It's taken us down
Seems to be, the price to pay
On and on, and on, and on
This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's a never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be
Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me
Oooo...
Oooo...
You know too much about yourself
I said you know too much about yourself
This feels just like it's yesterday
Uh-ho-oh
When there's never a will, and there's a never a way
This feels just like it's meant to be
Uh-ho-oh, uh-ho-oh
With another you, and another me