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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Bend Your Arms To Look Like Wings
Funeral for a Friend Lyrics
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I hope you can save me
I hope you can save our wounded hearts
Distance makes my heart grow colder
Distance makes my heart grow older
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
On battlefields (enough for this to end)
I hope you can save me (from ourselves)
I hope you can save us from ourselves
Denial in the arms of our saviours
And my heart is torn to pieces
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
And paper cuts and bloody hands
In the middle they would meet
The lyrics of Bend Your Arms To Look Like Wings by Funeral for a Friend are quite emotional, as they talk about the singer's struggles to cope with distance and the aftermath of battles. The song starts with the image of the sun setting on battlefields, which can be a metaphor for the end of a destructive relationship or a person's own inner battle. The singer then expresses their hope for someone to save them and their wounded heart. This can be interpreted as a plea for help or a desire to be reunited with a loved one.
The lyrics then repeat the line "Distance makes my heart grow colder, distance makes my heart grow older," which emphasizes the theme of separation and its effects on the singer's emotional state. The next line ("Just enough to cut the air from your lungs") is a powerful image that suggests suffocation or loss of breath, further highlighting the intense, visceral feelings associated with distance and heartache.
The chorus then repeats the hope for salvation, this time with a focus on the potential for self-destruction: "I hope you can save us from ourselves." The phrase "denial in the arms of our saviours" can be seen as a reference to the human tendency to seek refuge in destructive patterns and behaviors, while the line "my heart is torn to pieces" is a vivid description of emotional pain.
Finally, the lyrics reference "paper cuts and bloody hands" meeting "in the middle," which could be interpreted as an acknowledgement that the singer and their loved one will eventually have to confront and overcome the obstacles that are keeping them apart.
Line by Line Meaning
As the sun sets on battlefields
As we face the end of our relationship with conflict brewing
I hope you can save me
I hope you can rescue me, fix me, or make everything okay again
I hope you can save our wounded hearts
I hope you can help us heal the pain, mending our emotions
Distance makes my heart grow colder
Physical distance between us is making me more distant and disconnected
Distance makes my heart grow older
Distance between us is slowly aging our love
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
Distance is pushing us apart, making me breathless and anxious
As the sun sets (we push and pull apart)
As the day comes to an end, our relationship falls apart
On battlefields (enough for this to end)
The heated arguments are enough for us to call it quits
I hope you can save me (from ourselves)
I hope you can help us fix the problems that we have caused ourselves
I hope you can save us from ourselves
I hope you can help us overcome our own shortcomings and mistakes to save our love
Denial in the arms of our saviours
Despite knowing the issues in our relationship, we cannot seem to let go
And my heart is torn to pieces
Our love has fallen apart, and the pain is unbearable
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
The hurt is so intense; it feels hard to breathe
And paper cuts and bloody hands
Our love is damaging us physically and emotionally
In the middle they would meet
Our pain meets in the middle, reminding us of our lost love
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DARRAN SMITH, KRIS ROBERTS, MATTHEW DAVIES, GARETH DAVIES, RYAN RICHARDS
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As the sun sets on battlefields
I hope you can save me
I hope you can save our wounded hearts
And distance (creation)
makes my heart (eternity)
grow colder (enough for this to end)
And distance (creation)
makes my heart (eternity)
seem older (for you)
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
from your lungs
As the sun sets (we push and pull apart)
On battlefields (enough for this to end)
I hope you can save me (from ourselves)
I hope you can save us from ourselves
Denial (forever)
in the arms of (we're stuck in here)
our saviours (enough for this to end)
And my heart (falls open)
is torn (wide open)
to pieces (for you)
Just enough to cut the air from your lungs
from your lungs
As the sun sets (we push and pull apart)
On battlefields (enough for this to end)
I hope you can save me (from ourselves)
I hope you can save us from ourselves
And paper cuts and bloody hands
In the middle they would meet
And paper cuts and bloody hands
In the middle they would meet
As the sun sets
As the sun sets
As the sun sets
David Graves
This was the album to my teenage years. I'll be 30 in a couple months and still can listen to this like it was the first time. <3 it speaks to me on a level that most other music just can't compare with.
elftower90
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Blake Stormcrow
44 here and this music is still from my "teenage years" (they lasted a while 😋)
that went well yes
@Blake Stormcrow agree 33 nearly, ahh the lost teenage years, best of all they are pitch perfect years later! #ffaf #stillgotit
C Shapco
31 and I still jam to this masterpiece 👌
Levi Lively
Man, agree. I'm 34 and I completely forgot about FFAF and last night my wife put on a playlist from Spotify called "Emos not dead" and FFAF - Juneau came on and I literally lost my shit in the truck. Lol. I turned that shit as loud as it would go and sang my little heart out. Talk about a WAVE of nostalgia come roaring in lol
The Party Man
This song takes me back to my teenage years when life was so much simpler. What a band. Excuse me while I drift away....
madman2
I'm a 26 year old man with a whole heap of shit in my life, both the good and bad, and far more than i had when i got this album back in 2003 at the tender age of 13, how I wish I'd have realized they were the glory days at the time,, 14 years may have past but this shit still bangs just as hard as that first time i stuck it on my portable CD player,,,,, I could listen to the last minute of this song on repeat for the rest of my life and still never wear thin of it.. If you are reading this and are a similar age to me when i first brought this masterpiece, savior ever dam second you get buddy, life will start to past you by in the blink of an eye sooner than you'll ever realize!
Excuse me while i go weep in a corner somewhere ;)
luke townsend
madman2 .........Amen brother 👌
Conor O'Brien
Mate same, it scares me thinking about me and my newly found school mates going to a ffaf gig back in 2005. We bought every album and ep and smoked in the school field listening to it loving every minute