Inspired by a real-life crush, the song "What I Go To School For" resulted in a popular music video starring supermodel Lorna Roberts. The parent album, charting at #2 in the UK, received middling critical reviews but became such a commercial success that it was multi-platinum certified by the RIAA. Charting placements in nations such as Austria, Ireland, and Japan spread word of the band, with their sound being compared to American pop punk acts such as Green Day and Sum 41.
November 2003 saw the release of Busted's second album, titled 'A Present For Everyone'. That album also charted at #2 in the UK. A live album, called 'A Ticket For Everyone', was released in November 2004, with the group facing inter-member tension.
The band split in January 2005 after Charlie decided to focus on his rock band Fightstar. Matt went on to release a solo album and has since become a television presenter with his wife. James founded the short-lived band Son Of Dork before focusing on songwriting.
The band reformed in 2013 without Charlie to make a supergroup with McFly to create McBusted
Busted annouced on 10 November 2015 that they are to reform as a trio, including Charlie, ten years after the band originally called it quits.
Without You
Busted Lyrics
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With all the simple things you said
The way so many things surrounded you
And all the tears it seemed to make
And they were falling
There's nothing left to say
And I can't break free
Not from in me there
I can't breathe without you [Repeat: x1]
Without you, without you, without you
The way I never thought I'd leave this place
The way you made it seem so real
Cause you have faith and you had everything
And all I needed was this
And now we're falling
Got nothing left to say?
And I can't break free
Not from in me there
And I can't breathe without you
I can't breathe without you [Repeat: x1]
Without you, without you, without you
How can I let you leave this way?
Without you I'm not at all
And I see things now in these memories
Just to see you, again
The lyrics to Busted's song Without You seem to be about a painful breakup and the struggle to move on. The singer reflects on the way their ex-partner made them feel, the things they said and the way they looked at them, and how they made everything seem real. Despite the tears and falling apart, the singer cannot stop thinking about their ex and cannot break free from their memories. They feel like they cannot breathe without their ex, as they were the source of their happiness and completeness. The singer also wonders if they could have done something to prevent the breakup and regrets not appreciating their ex-partner enough.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of heartbreak, betrayal and longing for lost love. It speaks to anyone who has experienced the pain of a breakup, the feeling of emptiness and the desperate desire to hold on. The lyrics are emotive and raw, and the melody complements the mood perfectly.
Line by Line Meaning
The way you always made me look at you
You had a special way of making me look at you that made me feel something truly unique
With all the simple things you said
Even the simplest things you said had a huge impact on me
The way so many things surrounded you
You seemed to have everything and everyone around you all the time
And all the tears it seemed to make
Even with everything that was good about you, it also seemed to cause tears in some way
And they were falling
Those tears were starting to fall
There's nothing left to say
There's nothing that can be said or done to change what's happening
And I can't break free
I'm stuck and can't move on
Not from in me there
This feeling of being stuck is coming from inside of me
And I can't breathe without you
I need you to feel alive and to be able to breathe
Without you, without you, without you
I need you so much that I have to repeat it multiple times to emphasize how important it is to me
The way I never thought I'd leave this place
Being with you made me feel like I never wanted to leave
The way you made it seem so real
Everything you did and said seemed so genuine and real
Cause you have faith and you had everything
You were so confident and seemed to have everything under control
And all I needed was this
All I needed was to be with you, nothing else mattered
And now we're falling
Things are going downhill and we can't stop it
Got nothing left to say?
Is there really nothing left to say or do to fix this?
How can I let you leave this way?
I don't know how to let you go when things are this bad
Without you I'm not at all
I feel like I'm nothing without you
And I see things now in these memories
Looking back at our memories, I realize how much you mean to me
Just to see you, again
All I want is to see you again and be with you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
Written by: STEPHEN PAUL ROBSON, CHARLES ROBERT SIMPSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Agatha BowlingHart
The music of the piano and the guitar at the start always makes me have shivers down my spine... I don't know why... The feels are reallll :'3
Brenda Rose 🌹
Of course. Their music is magical
Taylor Goins
Busted is by far the best band. This song is so real it's hard to listen to it without feeling something.
Nemo Nemo
I hated alternative songs then but busted is an exception 😊 i miss them😭
john gow
love it 100%
HEVA ARAH
Still one of my favorite song 🔐 never fade
Edith Mwangi
The best of the best songs I love to hear
Vegna
i met a girl on nye and spend the week with her. fell in love. i left her this morning to come back home which is hundreds of miles away from her. i listened to this song the whole way back. i miss you
7s26simon
9 years later. Did you ever speak to her again?
Maria O'Halloran
Damn You Busted... This Song Always Makes Me Cry.