The band formed in 2006 with members from both Portsmouth and Southampton with bassist Davyd and Daniel both being brothers. Shortly after their formation they released a debut extended play The Sleep of the Innocents.
Their debut album Portraits was released through Basick Records in Britain on October 2009. Two music videos were shot to support the release of the album but only one, You & I was broadcasted on music channels. You & I's music video was recorded at Southampton Solent University and featured Bury Tomorrow performing to 200 fans. The video was shot over the course of two days, with the second day focusing on the band performing. You & I was broadcast on MTV2 in the United States, Scuzz in the United Kingdom and on Much Music in Canada. Portraits was then released through Artery Recordings on March 2010 in Japan and the United States. Bury Tomorrow toured continuously over the course of 2010, touring across the United States, Europe and Japan.
Bury Tomorrow released the first single from their second album titled Lionheart it was released on 8 September, as well as being accompanied by a music video released on 13 September 2011. Bury Tomorrow supported British Metalcore band While She Sleeps in October and did a headline tour in the United Kingdom across December. On 8th December, the day they started the headline tour, a video was released a couple days earlier on the 6th for their single Royal Blood which was directed by Thomas Welsh.
The band has a large tour schedule to support the release of their second album in 2012. Starting on 18 March, as a headline act at Southampton’s Take down Festival, The band is also supporting Of Mice & Men and featuring at Hit The Deck Festival in April as well as appearing at Greenfield Festival on 17 June and playing at Ghostfest on 30 June in Leeds.
No Less Violent
Bury Tomorrow Lyrics
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Are you sure you want to try that?
Why? Because we're no less violent
Keep back or remain silent
Why? Because we′re no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone
How could you not see?
You beg and plead down on your knees
How could you not see?
Keep back or remain silent
Why? Because we're no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
Keep back or remain silent
Why? Because we′re no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
Fight or be sentenced alone
I can′t be the only one
To warn you about what comes next
I found a way to break the silence
I won't pretend
We′ve seemed to pay the price in violence
This is the end
You think you know how it ends?
Start remembering
Before it becomes too late to pray
Too far to break, your time is done
A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone
How could you not see?
You beg and plead down on your knees
How could you not see?
Fight or be sentenced alone
I can′t be the only one
To warn you about what comes next
I found a way to break the silence
I won't pretend
We′ve seemed to pay the price in violence
This is the end
We have to break the silence
It has to end
You think you know how it ends?
Start remembering
Before it becomes too late to pray
Too far to break, your time is done
The lyrics to Bury Tomorrow's song "No Less Violent" convey a sense of defiance and warning against those who underestimate or provoke the singer's capacity for violence. The repetition of the phrase "Why? Because we're no less violent" highlights the singer's determination to assert their strength and power. The line "Keep back or remain silent" further emphasizes their unwillingness to be silenced or restrained.
The verses express a feeling of isolation and frustration with the world. The line "A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone" suggests a sense of loneliness and vulnerability. Despite this, the singer questions how others could overlook their true nature, as reflected in the lines "How could you not see? You beg and plead down on your knees." The repetition of the line "Knowing that your life is finite" serves as a reminder of mortality and the consequences of testing the singer's limits.
The chorus confronts the listener with a choice: "Fight or be sentenced alone." The singer warns that they cannot be the only one to forewarn of what comes next, implying that there will be consequences for those who choose to challenge or provoke them. The lines "I found a way to break the silence, I won't pretend" suggest a desire to speak up and take action, refusing to remain passive any longer. The repetition of "This is the end" emphasizes the finality of their resolve to bring an end to the silence and the violence.
Overall, "No Less Violent" conveys themes of strength, defiance, and the consequences of underestimating someone's capacity for violence.
Line by Line Meaning
Why? Because we′re no less violent
Do you understand the consequences of challenging us? We are just as capable of violence.
Are you sure you want to try that?
Are you certain that you want to provoke us?
Keep back or remain silent
Stay away or stay quiet, as we are not willing to hold back our violence.
Knowing that your life is finite?
You are aware that your life is limited, so why would you risk it?
A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone
I have lived a solitary existence, physically weak and vulnerable.
How could you not see?
How could you not perceive the danger and violence we are capable of?
You beg and plead down on your knees
Even when you beg and plead for mercy, it doesn't change the fact that you ignored the warning signs.
Fight or be sentenced alone
You must choose to resist or face the consequences on your own.
I can′t be the only one
I cannot be the sole person responsible for warning you about the impending danger.
To warn you about what comes next
To caution you about the violence and chaos that will follow.
I found a way to break the silence
I have discovered a means to end the silence and speak up against the violence.
I won't pretend
I refuse to act as if everything is fine when we have suffered through violence.
We′ve seemed to pay the price in violence
It appears that we have endured the consequences of our violent actions.
This is the end
This marks the conclusion of our tolerance for silence and violence.
We have to break the silence
We must put an end to the silence and confront the violence.
It has to end
The cycle of violence must come to a close.
You think you know how it ends?
Do you believe you can predict the outcome?
Start remembering
Begin recalling the warning signs and the consequences that await.
Before it becomes too late to pray
Act before it is too late to seek solace and guidance through prayer.
Too far to break, your time is done
You have gone too far to repair the damage, and now your time is up.
Writer(s): Adam Jackson, Daniel Winter Bates, David Winter Bates, Jason Cameron, Kristan Dawson
Contributed by Kennedy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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No Less Violent"
Keep back or remain silent, why?
Because we're no less violent
Keep back or remain silent, why?
Because we're no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone
How could you not see?
You beg and plead down on your knees
How could you not see?
Keep back or remain silent, why?
Because we're no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
Keep back or remain silent, why?
Because we're no less violent
Are you sure you want to try that
Knowing that your life is finite?
Fight or be sentenced alone
I can't be the only one
To warn you about what comes next
I found a way to break the silence
I won't pretend
We've seemed to pay the price in violence
This is the end
You think you know how it ends?
Start remembering before it becomes too late to pray, too far to break, your time is done
A life I spent alone, I'm just skin and bone
How could you not see?
You beg and plead down on your knees
How could you not see?
Fight or be sentenced alone
I can't be the only one
To warn you about what comes next
I found a way to break the silence
I won't pretend
We've seemed to pay the price in violence
This is the end
We have, to break the silence
It has to end
You think you know how it ends?
Start remembering before it becomes too late to pray, too far to break, your time is done
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Hayes
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