The band's debut full-length album Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation was released in October 2003. Various singles were lifted off this, including Bullet Theory, Juneau (Juno on previous EPs), She Drove Me To Daytime TV and Escape Artists Never Die. After a B-side to Escape Artists Never Die was released as a single, this was called You Want Romance? the video was sequal to Bullet Theory
A DVD named Spilling Blood In 8MM was released only a year after, documenting every music video, including the two from the EPs 10:45 Amsterdam Conversations and This Year's Most Open Heartbreak, live footage, and the first album's promotion tour, discography, chronology and an exclusive video for Juneau acoustic
In the United States, the EP Seven Ways To Scream Your Name was released instead. It featured three of the tracks from Four Ways To Scream Your Name, three from Between Order And Model and a further unreleased track. The debut was released later.
The second album Hours was released in 2005. Streetcar, Monsters, History and Roses for the Dead have been released as singles.
Funeral For A Friend released the first single, off their 3rd album, Into Oblivion (Reunion) on May 7th 2007 and the album Tales Don't Tell Themselves was released on May 14th 2007. The album caused much controversy with fans of their earlier albums, especially with fans of their EPs and 'Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation', due to a major change in their sound to a more melodic version of their earlier post-hardcore. The band then released the ninth track on Tales Don't Tell Themselves Walk Away. Then the release of The Great Wide Open came in a form of an EP highlighting the bands earlier part of their career containing not only the single The Great Wide Open but live versions of most of their older EP songs.
FFAF released a new album in 2008 via their newly formed label Join Us, after leaving Atlantic. On the 27th August 2008, it was announced that the band had licensed their new record to Victory Records for the U.S. and Canadian releases. The album was released via the label on October 28, 2008. It was also released via Roadrunner Records in the rest of the world, apart from the UK, where it was released through the band's own label, Join Us.
On September 4, 2008, it was announced via a MySpace blog post that Gareth Davies had left the band, to be replaced by Gavin Burrough (Hondo Maclean, Ghostlines, The Future). "As some of you may know, Gareth has been living in America for the past couple of years, and recently got married. Ultimately, the strain of travelling between continents has taken it's toll and Gareth made the decision that it would be in the best interests of himself, his family and Funeral to leave the band. We totally respect and understand his choice, wish him all the best in his future and we thank him for being part of our lives for the past 6 years."
On June 24, 2009 it was revealed in Kerrang! magazine that the band were to release a greatest hits album, entitled Your History Is Mine: 2002-2009, on September 28, 2009. The compilation is to also contain four brand new tracks, which will be the first new material released by the band since the arrival of Burrough.
On April 26, 2010, Funeral for a Friend wrote on their forum about their lineup change, paying homage to the departure of their friend Darran Smith, but also announcing the new member. Gavin Burrough changed instrument from bass to guitar, taking over Darran's place as guitarist, and Richard Boucher became the new bassist of Funeral for a Friend.
On May 3, 2010 the band announced that they will be releasing a special new EP to fans who "pledged" through website pledgemusic.com, the "pledge" options include the EP, a signed EP and even an acoustic performance by the band at a fan's residence.[12] On July 1, 2010 the band revealed that the EP will be titled "The Young and Defenseless" and also revealed the cover art. The EP was subsequently released for download on September 6, 2010 and physical release was a week later. Towards the end of October 2010 they finished a session of recording for a new album for which a name and date were yet to be announced. On 2 November, they played two new songs, confirmed to be on this album (which was announced as due for release in March 2011), called "Man Alive" and "Front Row Seats to the End of the World". Another song title was confirmed as "Spinning Over the Island."
On 10 January 2011, the band released the official video for the album's leading single "Front Row Seats to the End of the World" and announced their fifth studio album would be called Welcome Home Armageddon. On 24 January, it was announced that the album was to be released by Good Fight Music, a move that would reconnect the band with the original label team that released Seven Ways to Scream Your Name and Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation. Welcome Home Armageddon was released 14 March 2011 in Britain through Distiller Records and 15 March in the United States through Good Fight and later on distributed through Roadrunner to the rest of the world.
On 22 May 2012, Ryan Richards announced that he was leaving the band. He cited his family as the reason, saying: “I’ve always put music first in my life – but the time has come now for my family to take the top spot”. It was the band's initial intention that Richards would not be replaced instantly and that the band would only look for a touring member to play for the band. However, it was announced on that Pat Lundy would be joining the band as Richards' replacement. Lundy is the former drummer of London-based heavy metal band Rise to Remain, having left the band in January 2012. Funeral for a Friend spent all of 2012, bar their brief festival appearances writing and recording for their sixth studio album. Over the year they released several studio updates showing the band members tracking different instruments for the album.
On 4 October of that year the band confirmed the title and release date of their sixth album Conduit for a 28 January 2013 release in the United Kingdom and on 5 February 2013 through The End Records In the United States.
On 28 September 2014, Funeral for a Friend debuted the lead single from their forthcoming album Chapter and Verse, titled "You've Got a Bad Case of the Religions" on the Rock Show on BBC Radio 1. The band then announced the album's release date of January 19, 2015 as well as a UK/European Tour in support of the album.
On 14 September 2015, Funeral for a Friend announced their breakup and the 'Last Chance to Dance' final tour across Australia, Germany and the UK, which spanned from February to April 2016; they played two subsequent nights on each stop of the tour, performing Hours and Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation in their entirety (alongside other songs) on the first and second night respectively.
In August 2019, Funeral for a Friend announced two special reunion concerts, with the proceedings going to the family of a terminally ill friend of the band. The two shows were set to be on 28 and 29 October at The Globe in Cardiff and O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire in London. As well as members Matt Davies-Kreye, Kris Coombs-Roberts, Gav Burrough, and Richard Boucher, the band will be joined by former guitarist Darran Smith and drummer/screamer Ryan Richards. After the initial two dates sold out quickly, the Cardiff show was upgraded from The Globe to the Cardiff Student Union, and a second Cardiff date was added for 27 October.
On 27 January 2020, Download festival announced their upcoming performance as part of the 2020 lineup. The festival would be cancelled in April, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. In September 2021, the band were a late addition to Slam Dunk festival. In July 2020, the band announced that they would be touring the UK in April 2021 playing songs from Casually-dressed & deep in Conversation, Hours, and Tales don't tell themselves, also due to COVID-19 the tour dates were postponed, taking place in early March 2022. After the initial dates sold out, the band added two additional dates in Cardiff and London and upgraded the venues for Manchester and Glasgow, which was then followed up with four additional dates in Leeds, Bristol, and Bournemouth alongside a third London date at Shepherd's Bush Empire. Due to illness, Richard Boucher was replaced on bass for the last 4 shows by the band's guitar-tech Steve Nash.
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Alvarez
Funeral for a Friend Lyrics
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And I will be your lullaby
They dragged it up
And continued with the beatings
How you bleed
You could bleed forever
It burns and leaves the rope tied
The stars will be your nightlights tonight
And I will be your lullaby
Another finger lost
What use do you have for those eyes in your head
You took and killed
Everything about me
It burns and leaves the rope tied
It burns and leaves the rope tied
The stars will be your nightlights tonight
And I will be your lullaby
So disgusted with it
You took your sweet time
So let's get out of this town
So let's get out of this town
So disgusted with it
And you took your sweet time
So lets get out of this town
So lets get out of this town
And start this day all over and over again
Just like the good old days
You wipe the stains from off your face
And forget her, just forget her
Best line I heard all day
You're too much of a good thing
The lyrics to Funeral for a Friend's song, Alvarez, depict a haunting and melancholic scene of violence and betrayal. The first two lines, "The stars will be your nightlights tonight, and I will be your lullaby," create an eerie sense of calm before the storm. The following lyric, "They dragged it up and continued with the beatings," suggests that there is violence happening, but it is not revealed who is inflicting the beatings. There is also a sense of hopelessness and eternal pain, as seen in the lines "How you bleed, you could bleed forever, it burns and leaves the rope tied." These lyrics create a picture of someone who is trapped in their suffering and cannot escape.
The chorus of the song, "The stars will be your nightlights tonight, and I will be your lullaby," is repeated several times throughout the song. The lyrics suggest that despite the violence and suffering, there is still someone there to care and provide comfort. However, as the song continues, there are more hints of betrayal and heartbreak. The lyric "You took and killed everything about me" suggests that the violence discussed earlier was inflicted by someone close to the singer, and they feel utterly betrayed. The song ends with the repeated lyric "So let's get out of this town," which suggests a longing to leave everything behind and start fresh.
Line by Line Meaning
The stars will be your nightlights tonight
Tonight, the stars will illuminate your path and guide you through the darkness.
And I will be your lullaby
I will sing you a soothing song to help you relax and fall asleep.
They dragged it up
The past events were brought up and discussed again.
And continued with the beatings
The physical and emotional abuse persisted despite the previous discussions.
How you bleed
You're hurting so much, and the pain continues to cause you harm.
You could bleed forever
The pain is so intense that it seems to never end or heal.
It burns and leaves the rope tied
The pain is unbearable and leaves a lasting impact on you.
The stars will be your nightlights tonight
The stars will continue to guide you through your journey despite the pain you're facing.
And I will be your lullaby
I'll be there for you, supporting and comforting you through your struggles.
Another finger lost
You've lost another part of yourself due to external forces or situations.
What use do you have for those eyes in your head
You feel hopeless and discouraged, wondering why you bother to see anything at all.
You took and killed
You've taken away and destroyed every aspect of me, leaving me with nothing.
Everything about me
My identity, personality, and essence have been stripped away from me.
So disgusted with it
You're feeling repulsed and repelled by your current circumstances or environment.
You took your sweet time
You took a lot of time to make a decision or come to a resolution, causing more harm in the process.
So let's get out of this town
We need to leave this place and escape from its negative influence.
And start this day all over and over again
We need to start fresh and leave behind any negative memories or experiences.
Just like the good old days
We desire to relive past positive experiences and memories rather than stay in the present negative situation.
You wipe the stains from off your face
You're trying to clean up or cover up the damage that has been done to you.
And forget her, just forget her
It's time to let go of past relationships and move on without dwelling on them.
Best line I heard all day
That was the most profound or impactful line I've heard today.
You're too much of a good thing
You have such an abundance of positive qualities that it becomes overwhelming or unmanageable.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DARRAN ANTHONY SMITH, GARETH DAVIES, KRIS ROBERTS, MATTHEW DAVIES, RYAN RICHARDS
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Ashlii Prigmore
Never understood what the whole song was about, the last lines really hit me.
Just like the good old days
You wipe the stains from off of your face
Just forget her and, just forget her and,
Just like the good old days
You wipe the stains from off of your face
And forget her and, just forget her
Best line I heard all day
You're too much of a good thing
Too much of a good thing.
I don't know why but the way he says "Too much of a good thing" at the very end of the song really tears at me.
Lily Hsu
they are one of the bands which influenced me a lot when I was 16 years old, and this kind of music still my favorite, thanks for the memories FFAF
AlexLordShark Store
Age ?
ALI ZOMBIE
Still here in 2018 because this entire damn album never ages 🖤
Silence Androgas
2021
Jim Florist
Lovrrly
CORpathian
listened to this in 05, still listening in 2013!
absolute favourite ffaf song!
Meggio
definitely not ashamed to say this brought a tear to my eye when i heard it live for the first time this month. seen funeral for a friend 5 or 6 times, never this song. they said it was one of their personal favourites, and that they were sad they didn't get to play it more. magic.
KOZ PRODUCTIONS
@jahkoz I used to listen to this song to try to forget about my ex girlfriend who I fell in love with but left me. No other song in history made me feel the way this did of what he sings in the end. I still get teary eyed every time I listen to this song... There are no words to describe the ending of this song.. it is beautiful in every way.
Retrogaming shop
Une des meilleures de Funeral !!! j'adore !!!!!
Serosona
It’s kind of neat how this album ends on a high note after venturing through death and illness. Definitely one of my favourite just because of that outro.