In 2000, Nathan Nicholson left Tennessee, America after the death of his mother, and came to London. The band formed in 2001 through a chance meeting at London's 12 Bar Club between vocalist Nathan and guitarist Todd. This quickly cemented into a firm friendship which resulted in them living and writing together. College friends Adam and Piers, were soon intrigued, and completed the line-up. All shared common influences, and a passion for epic, escapist music - The Boxer Rebellion was born.
In June 2003, after funding and releasing their own limited edition self-titled EP, they bolstered their way onto Glastonbury's New Bands tent, and were soon snapped up by Alan McGee's Poptones label, who put out first single Watermelon in the same year. Before the enormity of what they were doing had even registered, the Boxers spent months in the studio rehearsing and writing, before disaster struck for Nicholson, and riders and roadies were swapped for a hospital bed and saline drips. A twelve hour operation to remove a life-threatening growth from his stomach was successful. He was lucky. The result was the cancellation of tours with Razorlight and The Killers, among others.
The band was signed by major label Universal Music following Exits, who promised worldwide distribution and a free hand in continuing to create records of longevity and substance. Instead, the deal proved more of a curse than a blessing, as Universal became reluctant to continue to finance the lengthy gestation of the next record. Financial difficulties led Poptones to drop the Boxer Rebellion in early 2007, with Universal following suit soon after; however, both continued to hold rights to the band's catalogue and digital distribution. With the record nearly complete and invitations to tour from Editors and others still open, the band began a lengthy fight to get control back over them, which they eventually won in 2008. In January, an unmixed version of future single Evacuate was released on limited vinyl, but it would be a full year before anything approaching a full release was possible, and some of the band moved to Berlin in 2009.
With the money nearly running out and so a physical self-release impossible, the band entered an exclusive worldwide deal with iTunes to put their new record Union out as well as a re-release of Exits. The album charted highly, reaching #2 on the Alternative chart and #4 on the iTunes UK Top 100, but was ineligible for the official UK Top 40 as it was released when a physical release was required. The CD and vinyl were eventually released in August.
The Cold Still was released in the U.S. on 1 February 2011 on iTunes and is available on CD worldwide through the Boxer Rebellion's own label Absentee Recordings. The album charted on iTunes at #24 with a peak position of #20, spending 9 days on the US iTunes album chart. The band made their network television debut on 2 February 2011 on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, where they performed the single "Step Out of the Car" live. The Boxer's new song "Both Sides are Even" was featured on ABC's Grey's Anatomy on 3 February 2011. Since the release of The Cold Still, the band have had several music placements including two in the videogame industry. "Step Out Of The Car" from The Cold Still was used in 2011's Rocksmith game and original composition "Losing You" was written exclusively for the Batman: Arkham City game soundtrack. Additionally "Caught By The Light" was used in the serial drama Nikita.
Also in 2011 the band released their first full-length live record Live in Tennessee. It was recorded and mixed by Ben McAmis and featured 16 tracks from a single concert.
On 7 November 2012, the band announced the release of their two volume B-Sides & Rarities Collection, Vol. 1 & 2, which contains tracks that had been previously recorded, but not included on initial releases of any of the studio albums. Volume one focused on material before and around the band's debut, Exits, and volume two included tracks that were released around and after Union, as well as some rarities that didn't make the cut or were included as bonus tracks for The Cold Still.
The band finished recording their fourth studio album, Promises, in the late part of February 2013. The music video for the debut single from the album, "Diamonds," was released on March 26. The band have toured regularly and released further singles, "Keep Moving", and "Promises".
On April 29, 2014, Todd Howe announced he was leaving the band to concentrate on production and other interests, leaving the Boxers as a three-piece.
http://www.theboxerrebellion.com
https://www.facebook.com/theboxerrebellion
http://instagram.com/theboxerrebellion#
http://www.youtube.com/user/theboxerrebellion
https://soundcloud.com/theboxerrebellion
Discography
2003 - The Boxer Rebellion EP, Watermelon
2004 - In Pursuit, Code Red
2005 - All You Do Is Talk, Exits LP, World Without End
2007 - Broken Glass, J F K F C
2008 - Evacuate, Don't Drag Your Dirty Feet
2009 - Union LP, Flashing Red Light Means Go, iTunes Live From London
2011 - The Cold Still LP, Step Out Of The Car, The Runner, No Harm, Live in Tennessee
2012 - B Sides & Rarities Vols. 1 & 2
2013 - Diamonds, Promises LP, Keep Moving
2014 - Promises
Promises
The Boxer Rebellion Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
To live again with innocence
Like the good old days, our glory years
When you still were here
You would promise me we wouldn't change
Though we were young we'd stay the same
That I'd always be in your life
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I would dream of days when I could leave
This place we grew to disbelieve
Now I'm wide wake from looking back
How soon our time has gone
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I can excite your soul
I can excite your soul
It's never too late
It's never too late
And we can run away
And we can run away
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
It's never too late
It's never too late
Run
The lyrics to The Boxer Rebellion's song Promises speak of the longing for the past and the promises that were made back then. The song talks about wanting to live again with innocence like the ''good old days'' and how time has passed by too quickly. The singer talks about the promises that were made by someone close to them and how they would never change, but they soon moved on. The lyrics suggest that promises made in youth are often broken as we grow older and life takes us on different paths.
The singer talks about dreaming of leaving the place they grew up in but the reality of the situation has hit them and now they are left looking back at how quickly time has gone. The chorus speaks of forgetting the way we live and making promises, which suggests the singer wants to go back to a simpler, more innocent time. In the latter part of the song, the singer talks about how it's never too late to run away and make promises, which implies that they may have a chance to relive the past.
Overall, the song Promises by The Boxer Rebellion speaks to the universal feeling of wanting to go back to a simpler time and relive the past. The lyrics suggest that as we grow older, we often forget our promises, and time passes by too quickly leaving us with nothing but memories of what could have been.
Line by Line Meaning
I never knew how much you'd want
I didn't realize how much you would desire
To live again with innocence
To return to a time when things were pure or untainted
Like the good old days, our glory years
Going back to a time when things were better
When you still were here
When you were still alive or present
You would promise me we wouldn't change
You made a commitment to remain the same
Though we were young we'd stay the same
Even though we were youthful, we would not change
That I'd always be in your life
Assurances that I would always be a part of yours
But we soon move on
But we inevitably move forward and grow
And we can make promises
We are capable of making commitments
Forget the way we live
Ignore how we currently exist
I would dream of days when I could leave
I yearned for the opportunity to escape
This place we grew to disbelieve
This location in which we no longer believe
Now I'm wide awake from looking back
Now, upon reflection, I'm completely alert
How soon our time has gone
How rapidly time has passed
I can excite your soul
I have the ability to stimulate you emotionally
It's never too late
It is never too late for a fresh start
And we can run away
We can escape together
Run
A call to run away together
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: ADAM HARRISON, NATHAN WARD NICHOLSON, PIERS JOHN TOWLER HEWITT, TODD WILLIAM HOWE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@klausxr4991
Eu nunca soube o quanto você queria
Viver de novo com a inocência
Como nos bons velhos tempos, nossos anos de glória
Quando você ainda estava aqui
Você me prometeu que nós não mudaríamos
Embora fossemos jovens, continuaríamos iguais
Que eu estaria sempre em sua vida
Mas logo nós seguimos em frente
E nós podemos fazer promessas
Esqueça a maneira como vivemos
Eu sonharia com dias em que eu poderia ir embora
Deste lugar em que crescemos para desacreditar
Agora eu estou consciente quando olho para trás
De como nosso tempo passou rápido
E nós podemos fazer promessas
Esqueça a maneira como vivemos
Eu posso excitar sua alma
Eu posso excitar sua alma
Nunca é tarde demais
Nunca é tarde demais
E podemos fugir
E podemos fugir
E nós podemos fazer promessas
Esqueça a maneira como vivemos
Nunca é tarde demais
Nunca é tarde demais
Corra
@Darkness_Before_Dawn
I never knew how much you'd want
To live again with innocence
Like the good old days, our glory years
When you still were here
You would promise me we wouldn't change
Though we were young we'd stay the same
That I'd always be in your life
But we soon move on
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I would dream of days when I could leave
This place we grew to disbelieve
Now I'm wide wake from looking back
How soon our time has gone
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I can excite your soul
I can excite your soul
It's never too late
It's never too late
And we can run away
And we can run away
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
It's never too late
It's never too late
Run 🎵
@yavuzaky
I never knew how much you'd want
To live again with innocence
Like the good old days, our glory years
When you still were here
You would promise me we wouldn't change
Though we were young we'd stay the same
That I'd always be in your life
But we soon move on
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I would dream of days when I could leave
This place we grew to disbelieve
Now I'm wide wake from looking back
How quick our time has gone
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
I can excite your soul
I can excite your soul
It's never too late
It's never too late
And we can run away
And we can run away
And we can make promises
Forget the way we live
It's never too late
It's never too late
@JofilsonQuarta-zz7nz
Beautiful
@jorgelucas9954
I didn't know this band. that sound was like something resonating inside me and the tears rolled down.
indescribable magic song
@kundaichiremba7279
Um a big fan of the Originals and I came across this gem. Fell in love with it ever since.love all the way from Zimbabwe
@chamwok1680
Oonga boonga
@jellothewhale425
One of TBR's best songs. These guys are criminally underrated...
@keidronmiller7273
I agree
@maymagallon4971
One of the most amazing band of all time, whose underrated by the new generation
@altair769
Criminally so!
@parsleyeugene
I love it when Hailey hugs Elijah and when Elijah later goes to apologize to Klaus.❤️
@MeganLouAlexander
Heard this song in the originals
Love it 😍