End of You is an Alternative Rock/Metal band, formed in Helsinki, Finland … Read Full Bio ↴End of You is an Alternative Rock/Metal band, formed in Helsinki, Finland in 2003 by singer-songwriter Jami Pietilä. In 2003, the band produced a video of their first demo song Walking With No One. The video raised significant interest amongst gothic metal listeners, and in response to this positive reception, End of You recorded a 7-song demo album. After just a few months of negotiations, End of You signed with Spinefarm Records, and the band began to record their first album.

Jami's first recruit was his good friend, bassist Lede, whose skills have been proved on several metal albums in the past years. Their initial idea of making melancholic metal obviously meant that a keyboardist would be needed hence synth player Johnny was recruited. By adding drummer Mika to the line-up and Jani to the guitar Jami had a whole band around him, and End of You had taken its final shape.

With the band formed, they made a video of their song called "Liar" and then little bit after video for thei best demo song "Walking with No One". The video had a positive effect though, raising huge interest among the gothic metal scene. After making the first video End of You recorded a 7-song demo, a demo which was so carefully finished even at its demo stage that Spinefarm Records’ label manager Sami Tenetz took immediate interest in the band. After just a few months of negotiations, End of You was signed to Spinefarm, and the recordings for the band’s first album were started.

In November, 2005 the first single Walking With No One was released in Finland with good success and in March fans will get the much anticipated second single called Upside Down as well as band’s mind-blowing debut album, Unreal. Also known as an excellent live band people can prepare for unique and outrageous live-shows this year throughout the world!

Before
End of You Lyrics

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It takes guts to show yourself
It takes guts to stand your ground
When you are breaking into the pieces
You try to catch, you try to hold on
What ever you can find
It will not be so easy

Make it through the day

Make it through all the way
Violence comes with violence
Peace brings you nothing
You got yourself a new game
You got yourself more to lose
Bet on black, but house takes it all

What ever comes through you
What ever comes inside your mind
Don't you try to fool me
Don't you try to keep me here behind
I drive myself insane
I'm making it fade away

Before you make up your mind
Before you choose your side
Before you say, what is your way,

You must decide
What is right

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Before" by End of You explore the themes of strength, resilience, and decision-making in the face of adversity. The opening lines emphasize the courage and determination required to stand up for oneself and face the challenges of life head-on, even when it feels as though everything is falling apart. The lines "When you are breaking into the pieces / You try to catch, you try to hold on / What ever you can find / It will not be so easy" underscore the difficulty of this task, implying that sometimes it can feel as though there is nothing to hold onto or keep you going.

The lyrics then shift to consider the darker side of this struggle, as the singer confronts the reality that "violence comes with violence" and "peace brings you nothing." The lines "You got yourself a new game / You got yourself more to lose / Bet on black, but house takes it all" suggest a sense of futility or despair, as though the singer is resigned to the fact that life is a game they can never truly win.

The final lines of the song emphasize the importance of making wise choices and staying true to oneself, even in the face of difficult decisions. "Before you make up your mind / Before you choose your side / Before you say, what is your way, / You must decide / What is right" suggest that the path to personal fulfillment and happiness lies in being true to one's own values and beliefs, rather than simply following the crowd or going along with what others tell you to do.

Overall, "Before" is a complex and thought-provoking song that asks important questions about what it means to be strong, resilient, and true to oneself in a world that can be harsh and unforgiving.

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Line by Line Meaning

It takes guts to show yourself
It takes courage to reveal your true self

It takes guts to stand your ground
It takes bravery to hold on to your beliefs

When you are breaking into the pieces
When you're falling apart

You try to catch, you try to hold on
You try to grasp at anything you can hold on to

What ever you can find
Anything you find

It will not be so easy
It's not going to be a simple task

Make it through the day
Survive the day

Make it through all the way
Endure everything until the end

Violence comes with violence
Retaliation breeds retaliation

Peace brings you nothing
Peace doesn't bring you anything