Funeral for a Friend - Red is the new black
And so Dave has a look at this extraordinary emo-pic; a gorgeous and only mildly vengeful saga.
Can't pretend that you're nothing special You've got to look at all of your options You can't decide what to go for When it's all about trust It's all about trust You see yourself on the TV You read your magazines You can't explain how it's come to be this Stop and think... When it's all about trust It's all about trust Go!
Well there's something you don't see every day, an emo-metal band pouring scorn on someone who's popular. The guys in Funeral for a Friend don't seem to care much for media figures who are in the public eye, which is totally ironic considering they are more than happy to appear on the front page of Kerrang, or have their video playing on MTV2 which kind of adds to this problem rather than aiding it.
Maybe these guys have a point, perhaps it is abhorrent that people who are famous think they're special, and appear on TV and in magazines. How dare they try on the new fashions and become so "conformist". In the end these people are just conforming to a life full of colour and happiness when they really should be dark, gloomy and all dressed in black? After all isn't the whole principal of emo music based on the ethic: "I'm a non-conformist, just like all my friends"? It couldn't be that the guys in the band are a little bit jealous of the fame and fortune of these people could it?
This coverage, your centre spread Your neon light daydream will shatter and break And if you think I'm thinking of your value here You're the one You're the one who's losing control
Jealous or not the band is considering, or at least predicting, destroying these people and their dreams of fame and fortune. If this is so then why form a band and sign to a major record label? However, maybe their aim is more sinister. Perhaps they simply want these other people out the way.
With people like Jordan, Kerry Katona and Chico out the way, then Funeral for a Friend could run rampant through the media and Heat Magazine. Can you imagine a world completely overrun by emo? I had a glimpse of this once in Cardiff when I walked through one of the subways and was met with a sea of black raggedy things. At first I thought someone had left a load of bin bags in wind but soon these forms took on human shapes and I realized what I was facing. Needless to say it's not something I'd like to see a lot of. This is possibly what Funeral for a Friend would have things like if they had their way.
This eventual stop, this Break in the mould I scream down this hotline Just to feel somethingOnce again the guys are singing about breaking the mould, which probably means all the listeners should get tattoos saying pain or perhaps a lip ring or something else suitably permanent, individual and yet completely uniform at the same time.
At least they are trying to vent their feelings a bit by calling a hotline (Childline perhaps). Although I don't think screaming at the operator is appropriate, those people have a difficult job. The boys justify themselves by claiming it's the only way that they can feel something. Still, prank calling a helpline is never a cool thing to do, only twats tend to do something like that (hint hint).
This situation isn't getting any better I see that look in your eyes (the look in your eyes) You want to see a pretty face? There isn't anything wrong with giving up And for what it's worth I still hate you
Oh dear. Things are taking a turn for the worse, as it sounds like they've been beaten up by someone who doesn't take kindly to this self-pitying, self righteous tripe. In retrospect it seems a tad inevitable, although one of them has strangely chosen this time to break up with their girlfriend.
Did I say break up? I think I meant brutally wrenching apart, as they claim that they hate this person and that giving up on the relationship is not wrong. Well if that's the way these chaps want to live their lives then fair play to them but they shouldn't expect people to think they're cool for it. Maybe it's the only way they can excuse the fact that they don't get invited to parties much. Then again saying all this they do come from Bridgend so it's not a big surprise their lives seem so empty and bitter.
This situation is... is all fucked
I have to agree with them. I sincerely hope they don't join Facebook as it could lead to their end. You know what happens when you put Bridgend and Facebook together, shame really as it's quite a nice town.
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