Their first 12" was released in 1998, followed by their debut CD, "This Is Just The Beginning" and "No Gimmicks Needed" LP on Blackout! Records the next year. The band subsequently signed to Side One Dummy Records and released two albums, "Funeral For A Feeling" in 2001 and "From Companionship To Competition" in 2005. KYI has also released quite a few EP's and split EP's including 2002's split with fellow LIHC band Crime In Stereo.
By January, 2006 the band had been together for ten years and celebrated by playing an anniversary show with friends Inhuman, Ensign, Two Man Advantage, Shell Shock and others at CBGB.
They disbanded in the May of 2007, playing their final show in a parking lot to 200-300 people, including many close friends. Local authorities shut down the originally intended last show after the audience far exceeded the venues capacity, and so it had to be moved last minute to a car park at a LI rehearsal studio.
Some members of the band founded Black Anvil.
Funeral For A Feeling
Kill Your Idols Lyrics
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The song Funeral For A Feeling by Kill Your Idols is a powerful and emotional reflection on the death of a relationship. The lyrics describe the sudden end of a short-lived relationship and all the feelings of frustration, sadness, and loss that come with it. The vocalist laments the lack of a proper funeral or service to honor the relationship that has ended, and instead just feels the weight of the aching heart.
The verses of this song are full of vivid imagery and symbolism that explores the depth of the pain and longing caused by the end of the relationship. The line "late night calls on the phone, love songs at dawn" speaks to the hope and love that the relationship once held, but now feels like a distant memory. The vocalist acknowledges that instead of just crying and wallowing in the pain, he must move forward and force himself to let go of the love that once was.
The chorus of the song repeats the line "death of a feeling, loss of a friend, I wonder if we'll ever meet again" three times, emphasizing the finality of the relationship and the sense of uncertainty about whether the two will ever cross paths again. The final line, "we will never meet again," delivers a crushing blow to any hope that was left for reconciliation.
Overall, Funeral For A Feeling is a poignant and honest reflection on the pain and grief that comes with the end of a relationship, and the difficult but necessary process of moving on.
Line by Line Meaning
Have you heard about the death, my friend?
Have you been informed about the end of our relationship, my friend?
a victims short life, was forced to an end
Our love, like that of a victim, was cut short and ended suddenly
no pallbearers, guests, no service to speak of,
There will be no ceremony or mourners to mark the end of our love
just tears of frustration from a force to kill the love.
The only emotion expressed will be tears of frustration from the circumstances that ended our love
In a short time, so much said and done
In the brief duration of our relationship, we experienced a lot together
late night calls on the phone, love songs at dawn
We had deep conversations on the phone and shared love songs in the early morning hours
we've barely hugged goodbye, and I wont just sit and cry.
Although we barely got to say goodbye with a hug, I will not simply grieve over the end of our relationship
Instead what could've been love, I must now force to die
Instead of cherishing what could have been a great love between us, I must now actively work to let it go
Death of a feeling, loss of a friend, I wonder if we'll ever meet again (repeat 3x)
The overwhelming feeling of sadness and loss I experience at the end of our relationship leads me to question whether we will ever cross paths again
will we ever meet again.........
I am left uncertain whether our paths will ever cross once more
I must spend my time wisely, Ive got no time to just sit and cry
I cannot afford to waste my time mourning over the end of our relationship and must focus on other things
I didnt want to have to force this feeling to die.....
It is painful that I had to actively work to let go of the love I felt for you
Death of a feeling, loss of a friend I wonder if we'll ever meet again.
The end of our relationship brings about the death of my love for you and the loss of a friend, which leaves me pondering the possibility of a future meeting that may never come
We will never meet again.
The devastating truth is that we will not have the chance to see each other again
Contributed by Jordan D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.