Frank Turner started solo acoustic shows prior to Million Dead's break up. The first official performance was at the first Small Town America all dayer at 93 Feet East on September 18th 2004. The solo performances were, in a sense, a sideline to Million Dead. They did allow Turner to display some of his own songwriting capabilities (without a band) as well as some covers of songs and bands he enjoyed, in some cases the songs were much re-worked to fit an acoustic atmosphere. Solo performances were also used to help bolster or expose Million Dead to new individuals as well, with some acoustic in-store and radio performances of Million Dead songs.
At the end of February and start of March (2006) Frank went to Oxford to record the "Campfire Punkrock" EP with Dive Dive as the backing band for three of the songs. This EP was released on May 15 2006 on a limited run through Xtra Mile recordings. It sold out after only a few weeks on sale and had to be re-pressed to meet demand.
With Jonah Matranga doing some touring in June 2006 in support of his CD/DVD album "Jonah Matranga" there was some discussion of Frank doing supports with Jonah, this only ended up with one show featuring both at The Peel in Kingston. The discussion however lead to the creation of the Jonah Matranga and Frank Turner split 12" vinyl. Released in the USA on Welcome Home Records and in the UK via Xtra Mile Recordings. The release features Frank covering two songs by American songwriters and Jonah covering two songs by British songwriters. He was recently (September 18 2006) the last ever artist to perform on BBC Radio 1's Lamacq Live program, unveiling two new songs from "Sleep Is For The Week".
The good sales of "Campfire Punkrock" meant good news as this allowed Frank to record his debut album "Sleep Is For The Week" in August and September 2006. Recorded in Oxford with Dive Dive as extra band on a selection of the 13 tracks. The last track, "The Ballad Of Me And My Friends", is a live recording from a sold out show at the London Barfly and features the vocal contribution of the (approximately) 200 strong audience during a verse. Those in attendance and gave their names to Xtra Mile Recordings will have their names credited as contributers to this track.
In April 2008, his second album Love, Ire and Song was released to critical acclaim.
His third full-length album, Poetry Of The Deed, was released September 7th 2009, and includes the singles The Road, Try This At Home and Isabel. An accompanying DVD, Take To The Road, was released in March 2010.
Amidst extensive touring in support of Poetry of the Deed, Turner and his then-untitled backing band recorded Rock & Roll, an EP consisting of tracks written at the same time as Poetry of the Deed alongside new material. Following its release, Turner and the band spent twenty days in January 2011, recording their next studio album with producer Tristan Ivemy. The result was England Keep My Bones, the fourth studio album by Frank, released on June 6, 2011, on Xtra Mile in the United Kingdom, and on June 7, 2011, on Epitaph Records worldwide. Preceded by the single, "Peggy Sang the Blues", the album was produced and mixed by Tristan Ivemy, who had previously mixed Love, Ire and Song, Rock & Roll and Campfire Punkrock.
The album's title is taken from William Shakespeare's play, The Life and Death of King John, with Turner noting, "I knew that the album was, for the most part, about mortality, and about Englishness. Shakespeare seemed like a good place to go hunting for some pearls of wisdom, and with a little help from my friend Ben we came across this one, and it just seemed to fit the work really well."
Following the completion of the album, Turner subsequently announced his backing band had named themselves The Sleeping Souls, after a lyric in the track, "I Am Disappeared". The Sleeping Souls are Nigel Powell, Ben LLoyd, Tarant Anderson and Matt Nasir.
Turner recorded his fifth studio album in Burbank, California, in October 2012. The reason for recording first time abroad in California was, that producer Rich Costey wouldn't come to England with all his equipment so he convinced Turner to record it in Burbank. Frank Turner announced via Twitter on 28 October 2012 that recording was completed, and mixing and mastering would be done in time for a March 2013 release date. During the November and December UK tour a free CD titled Good Hangs from Xtra Mile Recordings was distributed for free at Frank Turner shows, this included a yet-to-be-released Turner song titled "Tattoos" plus the Möngöl Hörde song "Casual Threats From Weekend Hardmen". On Christmas Day 2012, the song "Four Simple Words" was released on Xtra Mile Recordings' website as a free download along with the b-side "Cowboy Chords". On 4 January 2013, a video was shot for what would be the first single. On the same day Frank announced on Twitter that the single was the song "Recovery". On 9 January, Frank uploaded a photo to his Instagram page showing the names of all 13 songs that would feature on his new album. This included songs played during the UK and US tours of 2012 such as "Anymore", "Plain Sailing Weather", "We Shall Not Overcome" and "Tell Tale Signs". Frank also posted on his fan forum that an extended edition of his new album would be released that includes an extra 5 or 6 songs. On 19 February 2013, it was announced that Turner had signed a licensing deal with Interscope Records in the US for Tape Deck Heart. Following the release of the album Frank Turner embarked on a short U.K tour.
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Discography:
2005 - Frank Turner's Demo
2007 - Campfire Punkrock
2007 - The Real Damage
2007 - Sleep Is For The Week
2008 - Love Ire & Song
2008 - The First Three Years
2009 - Poetry Of The Deed
2010 - Take to the Road: Live 2009
2010 - iTunes Festival: London 2010
2011 - 2011-11-17: Daytrotter Session, Big Orange Studios, Austin, TX, USA
2012 - The Second Three Years
2012 - Last Minutes and Lost Evenings
2013 - Tape Deck Heart
2014 - Polaroid Picture
2014 - The Third Three Years
2015 - Positive Songs for Negative People
2017 - Songbook
2018 - Be More Kind
2019 - No Man's Land
2020 - West Coast vs. Wessex
2020 - Buddies II: Still Buddies
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Frank Turner Lyrics
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It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that one
It's obvious, the way you move, the way you hold your head
The way you hide your pretty eyes and shift across the bed
You say worse things happen at sea
I say worse things have happened to me
I've taken blows before and every time I have survived
You made it clear you didn't care, you never did pretend
And in the end, at least you never try to fuck my friends
You say worse things happen at sea
I said worse things have happened to me
Bitter eyes, the bedroom floor
And we're not gonna talk anymore
Well, honestly, it doesn't matter, I know better than
To cry over spilt milk, wasted effort, spoilt plans
We're adults here so shed no tears, I'm sure we can be friends
I'll nod and smile and watch you in the arms of other men
You say worse things happen at sea
I say worse things have happened to me
Bitter eyes, the bedroom floor
And we're not gonna talk anymore
We got nothing to talk for
Well, honestly, your honesty, it has emerged unscathed
And I hope you're doin' fine
Well, me, I'm doin fucking great
And I wouldn't want to waste another second of your time
I know your face, I know my place
So you watch yours, I'll keep to mine
They say worse things happen at see
I said worse things have happened to me
Bitter eyes, the bedroom floor
And we're not gonna talk anymore
We got nothing to talk for
You got nothing to be sorry for
I got no one to care for
This is the worst thing that's happened to me
I guess worse things happen at sea
The lyrics of Frank Turner's song "Worse Things Happen at Sea" are about a breakup. The singer admits that they see it coming and that they and their partner are clearly over. However, instead of getting upset, the singer brushes it off, saying that worse things have happened to them. They acknowledge that they've taken emotional blows before and have always managed to survive, so this isn't going to break them. The singer also mentions that their partner did not try to hit on their friends, which apparently makes the breakup easier.
The chorus features the phrase "worse things happen at sea" a few times. This saying is a way of telling someone not to be too upset or worried about something because worse things can happen in life. The singer agrees in a way, but adds that worse things have already happened to them. The song ends on a bitter, resigned note, with the singer acknowledging that they and their ex have nothing left to talk about and that they are both better off without each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Honestly, relax my dear, it's clear that we are done
I am being honest with you, my dear, it is quite clear that our relationship has come to an end.
It doesn't take a scientist to figure out that one
I don't need to be a scientist to know that our relationship is over.
It's obvious, the way you move, the way you hold your head
It is evident to me from the way you move and hold your head that you are no longer interested in me.
The way you hide your pretty eyes and shift across the bed
The way you hide your eyes and move across the bed shows me that something is off.
You say worse things happen at sea
You are trying to reassure me by saying that worse things have happened to others.
I say worse things have happened to me
I am telling you that I have experienced worse than this before.
Honestly, I'll be fine, this isn't my first time
Honestly, I will be okay as I have been through breakups before.
I've taken blows before and every time I have survived
I have experienced heartbreak multiple times and each time I have managed to overcome it.
You made it clear you didn't care, you never did pretend
You have been transparent that you never cared about me, you did not pretend to love me.
And in the end, at least you never try to fuck my friends
I appreciate that at least you did not cheat on me with my friends.
Bitter eyes, the bedroom floor
The room is filled with bitterness and resentment as our relationship has ended.
And we're not gonna talk anymore
We have nothing left to say to each other, our relationship has come to an end.
Well, honestly, it doesn't matter, I know better than
Honestly, it does not matter anymore, I know better than to hold on to something that is no longer there.
To cry over spilt milk, wasted effort, spoilt plans
I see no point in crying over the lost time, energy, and plans that we have put into this relationship in vain.
We're adults here so shed no tears, I'm sure we can be friends
We are adults and should handle this maturely, there is no use in crying. I think we can be friends despite everything.
I'll nod and smile and watch you in the arms of other men
I will put on a brave face and smile watching you move on with other men.
Well, honestly, your honesty, it has emerged unscathed
Honestly, your honesty about how you feel has emerged unscathed from this relationship.
And I hope you're doin' fine
I truly hope that you are doing well despite the end of our relationship.
Well, me, I'm doin fucking great
As for me, I am doing amazingly well.
And I wouldn't want to waste another second of your time
I don't want to waste your time anymore, we both have better things to do than talk about our ended relationship.
I know your face, I know my place
I know who you are and what our relationship was about, and I am okay with it.
So you watch yours, I'll keep to mine
Let's keep our separate ways, and not interfere with each other's lives.
You got nothing to be sorry for
You have nothing to apologize for in this situation.
I got no one to care for
I have no one to take care of now that our relationship has ended.
This is the worst thing that's happened to me
The end of this relationship is one of the worst things to ever happen to me.
I guess worse things happen at sea
I suppose that there are worse things that can happen in life than the end of a relationship.
Bitter eyes, the bedroom floor
The bitterness remains as our relationship has ended, and it's hard to move on.
And we're not gonna talk anymore
We have nothing more to say to each other, there is no point in continuing our conversations.
We got nothing to talk for
We have no reason to talk anymore, our relationship has run its course.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRANCIS EDWARD TURNER
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