In the years that followed, the band was separated geographically, while Fabian pursued an Architecture degree at the University of Florida and Daniel left Florida to attend Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Nonetheless, during this period, Boyce Avenue assembled at every available opportunity to collaborate musically. It was not until October of 2004 and the subsequent months, however, that Boyce Avenue would really come into its own. Daniel, who had recently graduated from law school, reconnected with the band in Florida as its full-time bassist, and Alejandro, at the age of 18, launched into writing the band's first original song, "Find Me." In the following months, the band performed locally in its hometown of Sarasota, and in April of 2005, the band hit the stage at Pine View High School for the last time. The band's performance at the Mr. Pine View competition, an event which Alejandro would go on to win, was covered in the local press.
Upon Alejandro's graduation from high school, he joined Fabian at the University of Florida, in Gainesville, where the band refined its signature sound playing out in traditional venues like Market Street and Side Bar. In October of 2006 and the months that followed, the band recorded its first three singles at Nickel and Dime Studios near Atlanta, Georgia. The project was engineered by Kris Sampson (Train, the Black Crowes) and produced by Don McCollister (Sister Hazel, Third Day). In 2007 and 2008, Boyce Avenue was honored in several songwriting competitions judged by a host of accomplished and renowned music industry artists, professionals, and executives. The band qualified as a Southeast Semifinalist in the 2007 IMWS competition; "All The While" was selected as a Semi-Finalist in the 2007 International Songwriting Competition, and as one of twelve Lennon Award Winners in the 2007 John Lennon Songwriting Contest; "Find Me" was selected as a Finalist in the Pop category for the U.S.A. Songwriting Competition; and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" was selected as a finalist in the Best Group/Duo category for the IAMA songwriting competition, and as a finalist in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition.
Focused on the completion of a debut album, Boyce Avenue took a hiatus from its public performance schedule to write, produce, and record additional singles. In July of 2007, the band returned to Atlanta, Georgia, this time to record three songs at the Electron Gardens Studio in the historic Biltmore Hotel. These songs were engineered by Gary Pfaff and Tim Delaney, and were produced by Boyce Avenue. In October of the same year, the band finished tracking for the debut album with the recording of two songs at RMP Studios in Orlando, Florida. The final three songs for the album, "Dare To Believe," "On My Way," and "Hear Me Now (piano acoustic)" were engineered at RMP Studios by Veit Renn (Jennifer Hudson) and Adam Barber (Creed, Shinedown, Alterbridge), and were produced by Boyce Avenue.
The debut album, titled “All You’re Meant To Be,” was released by Boyce Avenue on March 25, 2008. All of the songs were mixed by Austin Deptula (Eisley, New Found Glory), and the entire project was mastered by Rodney Mills (Pearl Jam, REM, Sheryl Crow). The physical album is available worldwide exclusively through Storenvy, while the download versions can be found on iTunes/Amazon.com/Rhapsody/Napster/eMusic. Since the album's release, it has been written about in CNN Money, the Kings of A&R, and in other press, its songs have been featured on various MTV shows, and the band has established itself as one of the top 8 Artists of All-Time on YouTube, with over 90 million hits. Most recently, "All You're Meant To Be" has been licensed for sale nationwide in the Philippines through MCA Music, and is on path to Gold status. On the strength of the band's touring success in the United States and the Philippines, the band launched a worldwide tour in 2009.
Bleeding Love
Boyce Avenue Lyrics
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I didn't need the pain
Once or twice was enough
And it was all in vain
Time starts to pass
Before you know it you're frozen
But something happened
My heart melts into the ground
Found something true
And everyone's looking round
Thinking I'm going crazy
(Chorus)
But I don't care what they say
I'm in love with you
They try to pull me away
But they don't know the truth
My heart's crippled by the vein
That I keep on closing
You cut me open and I
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
I keep bleeding
I keep, keep bleeding love
Keep bleeding
Keep, keep bleeding love
You cut me open
Trying hard not to hear
But they talk so loud
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Try to fill me with doubt
Yet I know that the goal
Is to keep me from falling
But nothings greater
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
And in this world of loneliness
I see your face
Yet everyone around me
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe
(Chorus)
And it's draining all of me
Oh they find it hard to believe
I'll be wearing these scars
For everyone to see
(Chorus)
The lyrics of Boyce Avenue's “Bleeding Love” tell the story of a person who is closed off from love and refuses to get into relationships because of previous bad experiences. They're guarded and don't want to experience that kind of heartbreak again. However, something changes when they meet someone special who makes them feel true love for the very first time. They're so in love that they don't care what others say, even when people try to pull them away from this newfound love. Although it's hard and draining, and they'll be wearing their heart on their sleeves, the singer is willing to go through it all because they finally found someone who makes their life complete.
The song is a poignant representation of what it feels like to fall in love after experiencing heartbreak. The lyrics are a tribute to the powerful and life-transforming experience of falling in love and the hardships that come with it. The phrase “Bleeding Love” serves as a metaphor, representing the pain and hardships of love, and how it's worth it in the end. The song is ultimately about how, despite the risks of being hurt and the fear that creates, it's always worth opening up to people and love with everything you have.
Line by Line Meaning
Closed off from love
I was not open to the idea of falling in love
I didn't need the pain
I did not want to experience the pain that comes with being in love
Once or twice was enough
I had tried to love before, but it did not work out
And it was all in vain
My past attempts at love were unsuccessful
Time starts to pass
As time passed, I remained closed off to love
Before you know it you're frozen
I had become frozen in my reluctance to love
But something happened
However, upon meeting you, something changed within me
For the very first time with you
I felt a connection with you that I had never felt before
My heart melts into the ground
My heart was overwhelmed with emotion in your presence
Found something true
I knew that what I was feeling was genuine love
And everyone's looking round
Others noticed the change in my demeanor
Thinking I'm going crazy
They thought my sudden change was abnormal
But I don't care what they say
However, their opinions did not matter to me
I'm in love with you
I was in love with you regardless of what others thought
They try to pull me away
Others tried to discourage me from being with you
But they don't know the truth
But they did not know the depth of my love for you
My heart's crippled by the vein
My heart was hurt by my past experiences with love
That I keep on closing
And I had kept it closed off until I met you
You cut me open and I
You were the one who made me open up to love again
Keep bleeding
Even though it may hurt, I cannot help but love you deeply
Trying hard not to hear
I tried to ignore the negative opinions of others
But they talk so loud
But their voices were too loud to ignore
Their piercing sounds fill my ears
Their words hurt me deeply
Try to fill me with doubt
They tried to make me doubt my love for you
Yet I know that the goal
But I knew that their goal was to pull us apart
Is to keep me from falling
They wanted to keep me from falling deeper in love with you
But nothings greater
But nothing could compare to the feeling of being in your arms
Than the rush that comes with your embrace
I felt an overwhelming rush of emotion every time I hugged you
And in this world of loneliness
In a world where I felt alone, you were my only source of happiness
I see your face
I could not help but constantly think of you
Yet everyone around me
But despite my feelings, others still thought I was crazy
Thinks that I'm going crazy, maybe, maybe
They thought my love for you was making me irrational and unstable
And it's draining all of me
Their negativity was starting to affect me
Oh they find it hard to believe
They had a hard time believing that my love for you was genuine
I'll be wearing these scars
But I was willing to bear the emotional scars for my love for you
For everyone to see
And I was unashamed of my feelings for you
Contributed by Thomas R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Boyce Avenue
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Tiago Gomes Vasconcelos
Boyce Avenue 🖤😍
Jhonathan Martins
make a cover of thank you by dido boyce
TARUN GUSAIN
Perfect guys!!!!
Maria Clara Mallmann
I Love Boyce Avenue, Brasil Te Ama♥♥♥
Di Vinicius
Parabéns pela trajetória, cara! 🙏🙏🙏
Al
What i like of this dude is the fact he transforms the songs in his own style,specially the female songs ,just fit perfectly to him..!
Alex Tischer
Os Brasileiros te amam! que voz senhor
Angel Greer
I love this song. Your version was amazing ❤️🇬🇧
Ronald alves
Que voz da porr@!! O Brasil te ama! 🇧🇷🇧🇷
Tu é foda!