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.
The Eternal
Bury Tomorrow Lyrics
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The disenfranchised, broken and the weak
You must pay your way
Pay your way to meet with me
Place a coin between your teeth and pray to your god
That your memories keep
You are nothing more than a power gain
A lost spirit used for gain
Your soul has drifted, now it's mine to keep
A spirit lost inside it's calling me
Across the planes you know you'll never see
Damned eternally
Do you want my heart?
Pay with your soul
I'll fill the emptiness you'll never be alone
Do you want my heart?
Pay with your soul
And if you can't afford it you'll always be alone
I'll drown you in this ecstasy
Blinded by your love
Place your symbols across me
Banks burst; my river becomes a sea!
Your soul has drifted, now it's mine to keep
A spirit lost inside it's calling me
Across the planes you know you'll never see
Damned eternally
Set the price to see the other side
Your soul has drifted, now it's mine to keep
A spirit lost inside it's calling me
Across the planes you know you'll never see
Damned eternally
In Bury Tomorrow’s song The Eternal, the lyrics depict a story of someone who collects the souls of the desperate and weak. The listener is compelled to “pay their way” to meet this person and are told to place a coin between their teeth before praying to their god that their memories keep. The person collecting the souls is described as using them for power gain, making them nothing more than a tool. The song makes us wonder about the price one might pay to receive something they strongly desire.
The lyrics seem to suggest that the person collecting the souls is some sort of supernatural or otherworldly figure. The souls that they collect are described as drifting, leaving them lost and desperate. The idea of paying with one’s soul for something desired could be interpreted as a metaphor for addiction or obsession.
The lyrics are dark and eerie, perfectly complementing the heavy metal music that accompanies them. The repeating refrain “Your soul has drifted, now it’s mine to keep” is particularly powerful, sticking in the listener’s mind long after the song has finished. It’s a song that inspires thought and discussion, as we contemplate the consequences of making deals with the devil.
Line by Line Meaning
I collect the souls of the desperate
As a sort of grim reaper, I gather the spirits of those who feel helpless and hopeless.
The disenfranchised, broken and the weak
I come for the lost, ruined, and vulnerable souls. They are easier targets for me.
You must pay your way
I require a price for my services. A soul for a soul.
Pay your way to meet with me
Only those who can pay the cost of a soul will have the opportunity to meet me face to face.
Place a coin between your teeth and pray to your god
Offer a token as tribute and hope that some divine power will help preserve your memory after your soul is taken.
That your memories keep
You may lose your soul, but you hope to keep your memories of the life you once led.
You are nothing more than a power gain
To me, you are just a means of gaining power and influence.
A lost spirit used for gain
Your spirit, lost and alone, can become fuel for my eternal ambition.
Your soul has drifted, now it's mine to keep
Your spirit has wandered outside of your body. Now, it falls under my control and is my possession.
A spirit lost inside it's calling me
Your lost spirit is calling out to me, and I am here to answer.
Across the planes you know you'll never see
You may have left the mortal realm, but you will never witness what lies beyond.
Damned eternally
Your soul is now eternally cursed by my possession of it, forever trapped at my command.
Do you want my heart?
Do you desire my love or affection?
Pay with your soul
If yes, you must pay with your own spirit in exchange for whatever affection I can offer.
I'll fill the emptiness you'll never be alone
I can provide the companionship that you've been missing, but it will come at the cost of your soul.
And if you can't afford it you'll always be alone
If you cannot pay the cost of your soul, you will be forever separated from me and my affection.
I'll drown you in this ecstasy
If you do pay the cost and accept my love, you will find yourself lost in overwhelming pleasure.
Blinded by your love
You will be completely consumed by my love, unable to see anything else.
Place your symbols across me
Mark me as your own, and I will provide you with everything that you need.
Banks burst; my river becomes a sea!
With this powerful symbol, my power and influence become uncontainable.
Set the price to see the other side
If you want to journey to the other side of existence, you must pay the high price of your soul.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Daniel Winter-Bates, Kristan Dawson
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