1) An… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple bands which perform under the name This Boy
1) An Alternative Rock band from Surrey, England. Founded in 2010, This Boy have been slowly growing and developing a sound distinct, yet integral to the UK music scene.
http://www.this-boy.com
They describe themselves thusly:
"128 years after the birth of the Kazoo came This Boy; six vagabonds who find words are far easier when in time and in tune.
Innovative, edgy, ground-breaking and electrifying are all words the newspapers like to describe up and coming bands with. We may be none of these but we express our lifes through our music. We are real. That doesn't make us any less up and coming than your average edgetastic band. In fact we are up and coming even faster than most.
'Music is the language of us all', frankly music is the just the alphabet. Art, movement, images and sounds are all part of This Boy's vocabulary in which they require to create their language. The language they want everyone to speak.
The band are due to release their debut album late 2012. Their journey is about to start, why not join them?"
2) Lo-fi overdubbed delayed soundscapes
Performed by Michele Manfellotto
Young Love
This Boy Lyrics
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You hope
This beat
Is gonna turn
into a song
Untamed
This game
I might be a child
In your eyes
And if you mistake
Old for wise
You can go talk
To the grownups
This is young love
This is young love
This is young love
This is young love
This is young love
This is young love
Grow up
Please stop
This young love
Isn't forcing you to stay
they wont write my name
on this ball and chain
ill stay the same
This love
dont need a thing
like reason
No purpose
and no
higher meaning
im wide
Awake
You go on sleeping
In these lyrics, the artist is expressing the hope that the beat they are creating will eventually transform into a fully developed song. They acknowledge the untamed nature of the game they are playing, suggesting that they are exploring new and uncharted territory.
The artist then addresses a potential age difference in a romantic relationship, acknowledging that they may be seen as a child in the eyes of their partner. However, they dismiss any misconception that age determines wisdom, stating that if their partner confuses old age with wisdom, they should go seek advice from adults instead.
The repeated chorus, "This is young love," emphasizes the central theme of the song. It highlights the youthful and uninhibited nature of the love being experienced. The phrase is repeated for emphasis and to underscore the significance of this young love.
The artist then urges the object of their affection to grow up and stop blaming this young love for any dissatisfaction or feelings of being trapped. They assert that this love does not compel anyone to stay against their will.
The line "they won't write my name on this ball and chain, I'll stay the same" suggests that the artist refuses to be tied down by societal norms or expectations. They embrace their individuality and stand confidently in their own identity.
The lyrics continue by stating that this kind of love does not require reasoning or a purpose. It exists without any ulterior motive or deeper significance. It is simply an intense and genuine feeling.
The final line, "I'm wide awake, you go on sleeping," alludes to a difference in awareness or consciousness between the artist and their partner. While the artist is fully aware and engaged in the intensity of this young love, their partner is depicted as being unaware or oblivious, "sleeping" through the depth of the connection.
Overall, these lyrics depict a passionate and youthful love that defies societal expectations and norms. The artist embraces the intensity of this love without seeking justification or reason. They assert their individuality and reject any attempts to impose limitations or constraints on their romantic relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Ghostnotes
Faint and subtle musical tones that you hope can transform into a complete song.
You hope
You are optimistic and have a desire for something positive to happen.
This beat
The rhythm and melody of the music that you expect will evolve into a complete composition.
Is gonna turn
Is going to develop and transform into something greater.
Into a song
Become a complete and harmonious piece of music.
Untamed
Uncontrolled and unrestrained, just like the nature of the game we play.
This game
The unpredictable and uncertain dynamics of our interactions.
We play
The actions and choices we make in this relationship.
I might be a child
I may appear inexperienced or naive in your perspective.
In your eyes
According to your judgment and perception of me.
And if you mistake
And if you inaccurately perceive or understand.
Old for wise
Age as a representation of wisdom, which you confuse or misinterpret.
You can go talk
Feel free to engage in conversation.
To the grownups
With those who you consider more mature and knowledgeable.
This is young love
This affection and romance we share is youthful and inexperienced in nature.
Grow up
Mature emotionally and mentally.
Please stop
Kindly cease your current behavior or mindset.
This young love
Our youthful and inexperienced affection.
Isn't forcing you to stay
It does not compel or oblige you to continue being a part of it.
They won't write my name
It won't be acknowledged or recognized under societal norms or expectations.
On this ball and chain
On the burden or restraint that customary conventions impose.
I'll stay the same
I will remain unchanged and unaffected by those expectations or limitations.
This love
Our affection and connection.
Don't need a thing
It doesn't require any external factors or justifications.
Like reason
Similar to logical or rational explanations.
No purpose
It lacks a specific objective or intention.
And no
Furthermore, it
Higher meaning
Does not possess a deeper or profound significance.
I'm wide
I am completely
Awake
Alert and aware.
You go on sleeping
You continue to be ignorant or unaware of the reality of the situation.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: This Boy
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@randymulder9105
I had many times just like this one. Definitely had "special" time with my "special" friend. Many ended this way. It was a tough life! Lucky, I knew I was gay. I tried to still have a life and a relationship. I'm the guy leaving... Always turned down... I was too open for other guys.
Coming out wasn't a thing.
If I could turn back time. I would have had a date for grade 8 and for highschool. But alas, we weren't allowed when I was young in the 80s. While everyone married their highschool sweet heart and lived the "good" life. I was robbed of a normal gay childhood and teenage years. And college years.
Finally, after college, I moved out to the big city....because it is what us gay people had to do. We had to find a place to live in case our community, church, school, or family hated us.
Again, while everyone was getting full support for being straight...they had more confidence in life and did better in school and work.
Instead, my life started at 23 as an openly gay man. Took about 10 years to get it together. So at 33 I started really getting my gay life together. Why? Because every school and job I went to people sabotaged my work, made fun of me, alienated me, targeted me and I was never invited into straight people's lives. I'm a late bloomer because that's what a bigoted straight world wants to see with gay people....FAILURE. They support each other and encourage failure in gays. And make fun of us. Like the peasants of the middle ages. Sucked to be gay for a long, long time.
Now, nearing 50 things look brighter. I managed to enjoy most of my life. But, I will retire late or never because of the bigoted straight world. I do blame them for my heartache. It's hard to succeed when many people around you don't want you or your company because you are gay.
Being gay can be a long, long lonely life if being surrounded by hate, prejudice, and total disregard of our lives and our successes. Sadly, support is in low amounts.
Nearing 50. Support has improved. It took 50 years for people to start hearing my story and realizing that my struggle actually was real. For the most part, us gays still do most things alone and try to support each other because many cultures and people still hate us. We still have to take care of each other incase our family, culture, church, school, and work hate us at any given moment...and attack us in public or in private. Tough gay life. Not easy. Period.
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@xiony7570
When am I gonna see the world that sees this kind of love as normal?
@lovemyself6441
Never
@ameerpasigan1596
@Love Myself it's getting normal
@selkim7426
@Love Myself your username says otherwise.
@juansebastian9259
Sooner than you think
@user-zb5tk9en1d
Probably when we're all dead
@SZ-ef9lz
Heteroflexible - oh my God.... it's hilarious! Because of his preconceived ideas the boy doesn't even realise how nice and sweet his friend is ... what a pity!
@mikephalen3162
He does realize it. But he's honest about how important appearances are to him. So it's best that things are clear rather than giving a boy false hope. Have you ever passed on dating "nice and sweet" people because they weren't your type? Because this nice and sweet person was too old/young, too tall/short, too skinny/fat, too macho/fem, too black/white?
@Kirin2022
It may mean that he is just less fixated and has more potential for normal development. However, that can't be ruled out for the other kid either despite growing pains.