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.
Ready To Go
Boy Kill Boy Lyrics
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I won't stay here too long
Just wanna say, wanna say, wanna say
I never meant no harm
Wait for it, wait for it
I don't mind, I don't mind
if you really need to hat me so
If you need to believe that it never
Just wait for me, wait for me,
wait for, wait for
I know it's no good for me
I know this aint family
It's all in the way we move
It's all in the way,
I'm trying to make you see, you see
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And then it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a hmoe sometimes
And when the time comes
I am ready to leave
And then it's always so good to believe
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
Look away, look away, look away
there's nothing to see here
I'm trying to stay, trying to say
this is only gonna bring you fear
Wait for it, wait for it
I don't mind, I don't mind
if you really need to let me go
If you need to believe that there
is really something you should know
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me,
wait for I know it's no good for me
I know this ain't family
It's all in the way we move
It's all in the way,
I'm trying to make you see, you see
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And then it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a hmoe sometimes
And when the time comes
I am ready to leave
And then it's always so good to believe
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
Oh the lips don't lie (REPEAT)
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And the it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home sometimes
And when the times comes
I am ready to leave
And the it's always so good to believe
there's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
The lyrics of "Ready To Go" by Boy Kill Boy tell the story of someone who is about to leave and is trying to make the other person see that it's inevitable. The singer says that they won't stay for too long and that they never meant to cause any harm. They acknowledge that it's not good for them, and that it's not like family. This indicates that the departure could be from a romantic partner or a close friend.
The lyrics then go on to say that when the time comes, they are ready to go and it's always good to know that there's always a home sometimes. This could mean that the singer is leaving to find a new place to call home, either physically or metaphorically. They try to convince the other person that the departure won't hurt them, and they ask them to wait for it. The singer thinks it's okay if the other person needs to hate them, let them go or pretend it never even mattered. They end the song by repeating that "there's always a home sometimes," and that they are trying to make the other person see.
Overall, the lyrics of "Ready To Go" express the struggles that come with leaving someone or someplace behind, and the pain that accompanies such a decision. They also convey the hope of finding a new home and the optimism that comes with new beginnings.
Line by Line Meaning
It's ok, it's ok, it's ok,
Everything is fine, there's no need to worry
I won't stay here too long
I'm not going to stick around for very long
Just wanna say, wanna say, wanna say
I just want to express something
I never meant no harm
I didn't intend to cause any harm
Wait for it, wait for it
Be patient, it's coming
I don't mind, I don't mind
It doesn't bother me
if you really need to hat me so
If you need to dislike or criticize me for some reason
If you need to believe that it never even meant that much
If you want to believe that it wasn't important to begin with
Just wait for me, wait for me, wait for, wait for
Just hold on a little longer, be patient
I know it's no good for me
I understand that this is not beneficial for me
I know this aint family
I know this is not like family
It's all in the way we move
It all depends on how we act
I'm trying to make you see, you see
I'm trying to help you understand
When the time comes I'm ready to go
When the moment arrives, I'm prepared to leave
And then it's always so good to know
It's reassuring to have the knowledge that
There's always a home sometimes
There's often a place to call home
I am ready to leave
I'm ready to depart
And then it's always so good to believe
It's comforting to have faith that
Look away, look away, look away
Don't pay attention to this
there's nothing to see here
There's nothing noteworthy to observe or discover
I'm trying to stay, trying to say
I'm attempting to persist and explain
this is only gonna bring you fear
This will only create fear or anxiety for you
if you really need to let me go
If you feel you have to release me
If you need to believe that there is really something you should know
If you have to believe that there is truly something you must be aware of
I know it's no good for me
I'm aware that this is not beneficial for me
When the time comes I'm ready to go
When the moment arrives, I'm prepared to leave
And when the times comes
And when that moment arrives
there's always a home sometimes
There's often a place to call home
I'm trying to make you see
I'm trying to help you understand
Oh the lips don't lie (REPEAT)
The mouth doesn't always tell the truth
And then it's always so good to know
It's reassuring to have the knowledge that
There's always a home
There's always a place to call home
I'm trying to make you see
I'm trying to help you understand
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David Martín Contra
LYRICS:
It's ok, it's ok, it's ok,
I won't stay here too long
Just wanna say, wanna say, wanna say
I never meant no harm
Wait for it, wait for it
I don't mind, I don't mind
if you really need to hate me so
If you need to believe that it never
even meant that much
Just wait for me, wait for me,
wait for me, wait for
I know it's no good for me
I know this aint family
It's all in the way we move
It's all in the way,
I'm trying to make you see, you see
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And then it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home sometimes
And when the time comes
I am ready to leave
And then it's always so good to believe
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
Look away, look away, look away
there's nothing to see here
I'm trying to stay, trying to say
this is only gonna bring you fear
Wait for it, wait for it
I don't mind, I don't mind
if you really need to let me go
If you need to believe that there
is really something you should know
Wait for me, wait for me, wait for me,
wait for I know it's no good for me
I know this ain't family
It's all in the way we move
It's all in the way,
I'm trying to make you see, you see
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And then it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home sometimes
And when the time comes
I am ready to leave
And then it's always so good to believe
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
Oh the lips don't lie (REPEAT)
When the time comes I'm ready to go
And then it's always so good to know
There's always a home sometimes
There's always a home sometimes
And when the times comes
I am ready to leave
And then it's always so good to believe
there's always a home sometimes
There's always a home
I'm trying to make you see
Jehnyahl
WHY did they split up?! I hate record labels.