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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End of Nothing
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Might be the only chance I have of recovery
But I know it's oh severe
So you knew it would be
The punishment it fits the crime
So let's take this knife
And run it down your chest
Here we are waiting
So let's take this knife
And run it down your chest
Does this feel like love?
Here we are waiting
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To hold this week
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To hold this week
Killing me
Might be the only chance you have of recovery
But I know it's oh severe
So you knew it would be
The punishment it fits your crime
So let's take this knife
And run it down your chest
Does this feel like love?
Here we are waiting
So let's take this knife
And run it down your chest
Does this feel like love?
Here we are waiting
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To wear this week
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To wear this week
You and I will die alone tonight
You and I will lie alone tonight
You and I will die alone tonight
You and I will die alone
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To wear this week
The light looks good against
The bruises on your cheek
Another medal that you have
To wear this week
The song “The End of Nothing” by Funeral for a Friend is a haunting and intense composition that speaks to the destructive nature of relationships. The opening lines, “Killing you / Might be the only chance I have of recovery / But I know it's oh severe”, suggest that the singer is in a toxic, codependent relationship where they feel that destroying the other person is the only way to heal themselves. The line “So you knew it would be / The punishment it fits the crime” suggests that the other person is aware of the wrongdoing they have committed and that the desire for vengeance is understandable, but ultimately destructive.
Throughout the rest of the song, the singer and the other person seem to be caught in a cycle of abuse, with the singer suggesting that they will hurt the other person in order to feel better themselves and vice versa. The line “Here we are waiting” seems to suggest that the two are locked in a stalemate, waiting for the other person to make the first move of violence.
The repetition of “The light looks good against / The bruises on your cheek / Another medal that you have / To hold this week” and “To wear this week” drives home the message that this relationship is a painful cycle of abuse that neither party can escape. The final lines, “You and I will die alone tonight / You and I will lie alone tonight / You and I will die alone tonight / You and I will die alone”, suggest that the relationship is ultimately doomed, and that the only way to break free of the cycle of abuse is to walk away.
Line by Line Meaning
Killing you
The singer contemplates murder as they believe that this would be the only way to recover from the wrongs you've done to them.
Might be the only chance I have of recovery
The singer believes that they will only be able to recover from their pain by getting rid of the person who caused it.
But I know it's oh severe
The singer acknowledges that murder is a very extreme and severe act.
So you knew it would be
The artist is convinced that the wrongdoer knew what their punishment would be.
The punishment it fits the crime
The artist thinks that the severity of the punishment is in direct proportion to the severity of the crime committed.
So let's take this knife
The singer is determined to carry out the murder.
And run it down your chest
The singer describes how they will commit the murder, demonstrating the depth of their anger and hatred.
Does this feel like love?
The artist asks the wrongdoer if this act of violence and murder feels like love to them.
Here we are waiting
The artist is waiting for the right moment to strike and commit the murder.
The light looks good against
The artist observes the light falling on the wrongdoer's bruises.
The bruises on your cheek
The singer mentions the physical damage caused by the wrongdoer.
Another medal that you have
The artist sees the bruises as something that the wrongdoer has earned due to their bad behavior.
To hold this week
The singer suggests that the wrongdoer will have to bear the marks of their misdeeds for an extended period.
Killing me
The singer imagines the possibility of the wrongdoer killing them in revenge.
Might be the only chance you have of recovery
The singer suspects that killing them could be the only way for the wrongdoer to recover from their guilt or mental anguish.
But I know it's oh severe
The artist realizes how extreme and unspeakable murder would be.
So you knew it would be
The artist believes that the wrongdoer is aware of the severity of their own potential actions.
The punishment it fits your crime
The singer believes that even if the wrongdoer kills them, it would only be a justified punishment for their own crimes.
You and I will die alone tonight
The singer believes that they will die tonight, and they see the wrongdoer as also being alone without any solace.
You and I will lie alone tonight
The artist ensures that they will not share their last moments with the wrongdoer.
You and I will die alone tonight
The artist reiterates that both of them will die alone, emphasizing their belief that the wrongdoer will not receive redemption.
The light looks good against
The artist repeats their earlier observation about the appearance of the light on the bruises.
Another medal that you have
The singer again compares the bruises to a badge or medal of dishonor.
To wear this week
The artist suggests that the wrongdoer will not be able to escape their shame and remorse for an extended period.
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Written by: DARRAN ANTHONY SMITH, GARETH DAVIES, KRIS ROBERTS, MATTHEW DAVIES, RYAN RICHARDS
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