1) Focal Point was a s… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least 3 bands named Focal Point:
1) Focal Point was a spirit-filled hardcore band during the mid 90's. With Robbie Imrisek - Vocals, Ryan Clark - Guitar, Danny Dinh - Guitar, Kyle Brown - Bass, and Robert Torres - Drums. They released the album Suffering Of The Masses in October of 1995. They disbanded shortly after, with Ryan Clark moving on to form the band Training for Utopia. Ryan Clark is now in Demon Hunter.
2) Focal Point is an electronic project from Austin, Texas started in 2013. Producer/bassist Preston Flynn composes his music by blending samples of different styles and eras of music with live instrumentation and warm synthesis to create his own unique sound. Focal Point plays live with his bass guitar and a drummer. In the first six months since he began releasing music, Focal Point has played with Nightmares on Wax, Cash Cash, Herobust, The Floozies, and K. Theory to name a few and has played at SXSW and Wakarusa.
3) A pop-psychedelic band from England formed in the 1960s. After having met Paul McCartney who was walking his dog, this Liverpool group really thought they were going to make it, and everything seemed to go in that direction. Terry Doran from Apple loved it, resulting in 4 tracks recorded tracks for a 1968 EP. Their manager managed support gigs for Alan Price, Stevie Winwood, Chris Farlowe and The New Yardbirds (who would change their name in Led Zeppelin soonafter). They recorded more songs for Decca for their next contract but that never happened, and nothing else really happened. Even when the group continued to play until mid 1969, Deram still made no efforts of publishing anything else, so the group disbanded at the end of that year.
Broken Bonds
Focal Point Lyrics
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The lyrics of Focal Point's song "Broken Bonds" depict a tale of regret and remorse over a lost friendship. The singer seems to have committed a grave mistake that led to the breakdown of a once strong bond. The regretful tone is evident from the very beginning, as the singer laments, "What have I done?" and acknowledges the person they wronged as "such a friend". The use of the metaphorical "knife" in the line "I took a knife, and cut you from my life" further emphasizes the severity of the singer's actions.
The repetition of the plea to wait and come back, to accept the singer's apology and receive their forgiveness, highlights their desperation to mend the broken bond. The singer seems to understand the gravity of their mistake as they ask for help to relieve the tension in their lives and try to forget the evil in the past. The line "I've lied your your face, stabbed you in the back" again uses a metaphor and paints a grim picture of betrayal. The desperation reaches its peak as the singer asks for their friend to come back to their life multiple times, emphasizing how much they need their presence.
Line by Line Meaning
What have I done?
I am reflecting on my actions and acknowledging that I have made a mistake.
You were such a friend.
I am recognizing the value of our friendship and how much you meant to me.
I tore this bond apart.
I am admitting that I am the one responsible for damaging our relationship.
I need you back.
I am expressing how much I miss and crave your friendship.
I've broken the bond that made us strong.
I am acknowledging that our bond was what made our friendship strong and I have ruined it.
I took a knife, and cut you from my life.
I am using a metaphor to express that I actively chose to end our friendship.
Regret, remorse, I want to erase.
I am expressing my sincere regret for what I have done and my desire to make things right again.
A plea for your friendship, spoken to your face.
I am asking for your forgiveness and for the chance to rebuild our friendship.
Wait, come back to me.
I am begging for you to give me another chance, to come back to our friendship.
Wait, come back to my life.
I am expressing how much I miss having you in my life.
Wait, accept my apology.
I am apologizing and asking for you to accept my sincerity.
Wait, receive my forgiveness.
I am expressing my willingness to forgive you if you are willing to forgive me.
Help me relieve, the tension in our lives.
I am acknowledging that our broken friendship has caused tension and I want to remedy that.
Try to forget, the evil in the past.
I am asking for us to let go of the past and move forward.
Mend these broken bonds, mend these broken bonds.
I am pleading for us to repair and strengthen our relationship.
I've lied your your face, stabbed you in the back.
I am admitting to the wrongs I committed against you, both to your face and behind your back.
I'm helpless without your presence.
I am expressing how much I rely on and need our friendship.
Wait, come back to my life.
I am once again urging for you to come back into my life.
Come back to my life.
I am emphasizing how much I want and need you back in my life.
I need you back.
I am reiterating how much I depend on and desire our friendship.
Contributed by Alexander M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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I believe this song was fairly frequently played on a public radio station where I grew up. Every Sunday they had a show that explored the heavier side of Christian metal - death and hardcore and the like. Great stuff! This is a blast to revisit. Thanks for the upload yall!