A Hamilton, Ontario-based electronic pop group, Junior Boys began as a duo … Read Full Bio ↴A Hamilton, Ontario-based electronic pop group, Junior Boys began as a duo with its duties split between Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny Dark. Influenced by a number of music sectors — including arty synthpop, minimal techno, uk garage, and contemporary hip-hop — they made a demo with no positive results. Dark opted to leave the group, but former Warp employee Nick Kilroy eventually heard the songs and became interested enough to begin his KIN label with Junior Boys as its first artist. Engineer Matt Didemus joined Greenspan, and together they recorded enough material for a full-length. Prior to the 2004 release of the resulting album, titled Last Exit, a pair of 12" singles were released — one included a remix from Fennesz, while the other featured a remix from Manitoba (now Caribou).

Three months after Last Exit's initial U.K. release, Domino picked up the album for distribution in the U.S. The Domino version added a bonus disc with B-sides and remixes from the 12" releases. The relatively slick So This Is Goodbye followed in 2006. The single "In The Morning" was featured in an iTunes commercial in 2007.

On July 10, 2007, Junior Boys second album was revealed as being on the shortlist for the 2007 Polaris Music Prize. They did not ultimately win the prize.

In September 2008, Morgan Geist's album "Double Night Time" was released with five songs performed by Jeremy Greenspan.

On April 7, 2009, the duo released their third full length album, Begone Dull Care on Domino records. The album is named for a short film by Academy Award-winning National Film Board animator Norman McLaren. The front cover gives the band name in French, along with Caprice en Couleurs, the French title of the film; the entirety of the liner notes is presented bilingually, including song titles.

On June 13, 2011, Junior Boys released It's All True. It is the fourth studio album. You are viewing an older version of this page, from 23 May 2016, 1:29. You might like to view the latest version. The music belongs to oren maizlin and only.

So This Is Goodbye
Junior Boys Lyrics

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So this is goodbye
No need to lie;
This creature of pain
Has found me again.
So this is goodbye,
So this is farewell,
The fight's final bell
And I fall where I stand

So give your last hand
'cause this is goodbye
Tonight it's goodbye
Now I know why
Our love's lost in the rough

And I've had enough,
So this is goodbye

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Junior Boys' song "So This Is Goodbye" can be interpreted as an acknowledgment of the end of a relationship. The first two lines proclaim that there is no need to lie - this could suggest that there have been untruths or denials in the relationship leading up to its end. The next line characterizes a "creature of pain" finding the singer again, which could represent the feeling of heartbreak or sadness. The chorus then repeats the words "so this is goodbye," emphasizing that there will be no turning back from the end of the relationship.

The second verse deepens the sense of finality, with the singer saying "the fight's final bell / And I fall where I stand." This implies that the end of the relationship has been a struggle or battle, and that the singer is now defeated. The lines "So give your last hand / 'Cause this is goodbye" suggest a last moment of intimacy or connection before the relationship ends completely. The final line "Now I know why / Our love's lost in the rough / And I've had enough" offers a reflection on what went wrong in the relationship, and can be interpreted as a way of coming to terms with the end. The song as a whole has a melancholy but resigned tone, as if the singer is accepting that the end of the relationship is inevitable and necessary.

Line by Line Meaning

So this is goodbye
The end has arrived, we are saying our final farewell.

No need to lie;
Don't pretend that everything is okay, we both know it's not.

This creature of pain
The feeling of pain has resurfaced and is haunting me.

Has found me again.
I thought I had moved on but the pain has caught up with me once more.

So this is farewell,
This is the end of our journey together.

The fight's final bell
Our struggles together have come to a close.

And I fall where I stand
I am defeated and unable to continue on with this relationship.

So give your last hand
This is your final chance to offer comfort and support.

'Cause this is goodbye
This truly is the end.

Tonight it's goodbye
We're ending things tonight, for good.

Now I know why
I finally understand why our love has failed.