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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Funeral for a Friend Lyrics
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Left broken on the floor
The bruise left round your heart
Left you begging for more
Thank you for making me
Worthless in your eyes
In hope and desperation
In your white wedding dress
Thank you for making this
The best day of my life
In hope and desperation
I'll find my only light
And in everything I've seen
I am open to everything
And time will, will take us all and
Drown us in it's wake
And clearly I will stay and wipe the blood from
Your white wedding dress
The lyrics to Funeral for a Friend's song Rookie of the Year seem to be about a broken promise made to someone which has left deep emotional bruises on their heart. The first stanza describes how the promise was made but not kept, and how that caused pain and a feeling of worthlessness. The chorus of the song is both thank you and a plea for help. The singer is grateful for making them feel alive on this day, yet they are also desperately looking for light in their life. The second stanza repeats the sentiment of thankfulness and desperation to find hope once again.
The final stanza of the song takes an interesting turn as it shifts into a first-person description of the events that will follow. Time will take us all and drown us in its wake, but "clearly I will stay and wipe the blood from your white wedding dress." It seems that there has been a violent or perhaps deadly event, but the singer is willing to stay and help the person they care about. The lyrics leave much up to interpretation, but it seems clear that the song is about the emotional turmoil caused when promises are broken and the lengths people will go to feel alive again.
Line by Line Meaning
The promise that he made
The commitment made by someone has not been fulfilled
Left broken on the floor
The promise was broken and resulted in complete devastation
The bruise left round your heart
The emotional pain caused by someone else's lies and broken promises
Left you begging for more
Despite the pain caused, you still yearn for that person's presence and affection
Thank you for making me
Acknowledging the role of the other person in shaping one's personality
Worthless in your eyes
Feeling insignificant and unimportant in the eyes of someone you value
In hope and desperation
Holding on to the hope that things will improve despite the despair and sadness felt
I'll find my only light
Finding solace in the things that bring joy and happiness in the midst of darkness
In your white wedding dress
Reference to a significant event or time in the past, most likely a wedding with the other person
Thank you for making this
Acknowledging the pivotal role of the other person in a significant moment in life
The best day of my life
Expressing a moment of pure joy and happiness provided by the other person in the past
In hope and desperation
The feeling of holding on despite uncertainty and despair
I'll find my only light
Finding a source of happiness and perseverance to see through the hard times
And in everything I've seen
The experiences the person has gone through have impacted their view of the world and people around them
I am open to everything
Having an open-mind to all possibilities and perspectives
And time will, will take us all and
The inevitability of time and how it impacts each and every one of us
Drown us in it's wake
The overwhelming feeling and impact of time passing
And clearly I will stay and wipe the blood from
Despite the pain and challenges, the person is willing to stay and support the other person in need
Your white wedding dress
A significant object that represents a past memory with the other person.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: DARRAN ANTHONY SMITH, GARETH DAVIES, KRIS ROBERTS, MATTHEW DAVIES, RYAN RICHARDS
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The promise that he made
Left broken on the floor
The bruise left round your heart
Left you begging for more
The promise that he made
Left broken on the floor
The bruise left round your heart
Left you begging for more
Left you begging for more
Thank you for making me worthless in your eyes
In hope and desperation
I'll find my only light
In your white wedding dress
In your white wedding dress
Thank you for making this the best day of my life
In hope and desperation
I'll find my only light
In your white wedding dress
In your white wedding dress
And in the mess of all we've seen
I am open to everything
[Whispered:]
Hope and desperation
My only light
And time will take us all
And drown us in its wake
And clearly I will stay
And wipe the blood from your
White wedding dress (wipe the blood from your...)
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If you like songs like metal, emo, or rock in general that has some melodic cinematic ambiance to it, here are my list:
They are old but gold
The Used - Poetic tragedy
Alter Bridge - Down to my last
Hale - Underneath the waves
Slap Shock - Miles away
Incubus - Wish you were here
Creed - My sacrifice
Papa roach - Between angels and insects
Slip Knot - My plague
Staind - It's been awhile
Tasnuva Huda
Brings me back to high school, DDR with my friends after school at their place, being one of the only goth/punk girls in my grade, mall runs to Hot Topic, teenage drama with my friends, losing a friend to pneumonia, losing another friend when she went abroad with my high school, the way my heart used to flutter when my crush was online on AIM, and of course, Warped Tour. Back then I just wanted to grow up and get away from my family. Now, at 34, after my father passed away and watching my mom age, I just want to be closer to my family.
go away
its messed up bro
Devil
I see alot of other 30 year olds on comment sections of songs like these, youre part of the First Generation Internet Users. I hope you had a good and fun childhood, even if it's long in the past and you miss it sorely.
11910blackops
I remember this song from Wrestlemania 21 and Burnout 3, blew my mind as a kid when I realized the song was in both games.
Xaiver Mckinney
So fucking true
gedang klutuk
burnot takedown
Ing.Giovanni Flores
Justo de niño pensaba que habia algún tipo de relacion entre la WWE y Burnout3 haha
Phil Haynes
Even after all these years, I find myself mentally screaming "THANK YOU" when someone does something nice for me.
sergio bomr
Burnout 3 put so many young kids back in the day on to bands like this, that soundtrack is absolutely legendary
Xaiver Mckinney
So legendary it's not even funny