Bring Me The Horizon

Released: September 11, 2015

Songwriter: Oliver Sykes

Producer: Spotify

Four: "True Friends." "True Friends" is about certain people [?] about a situation that really caught me up. But to be honest, it applies to a lot of people I've known throughout my life. I don't hold hate or anger towards anyone. Maybe I used to, but it's too draining of emotion. This song is about making peace with those situations. It's about those people I know I can forget but I'll never forgive. From here on out, I'll always keep them at arm's length.

Bring Me The Horizon are a British alternative rock band from Sheffield, Yorkshire—often stylised as simply “BMTH” or shortened to “Bring Me.” Formed in 2003, the group currently consists of lead vocalist Oliver “Oli” Sykes, lead guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls, and keyboardist Jordan Fish.

The name of the band was taken from Captain Jack Sparrow’s line in the first Pirates of the Caribbean which he “Bring me that horizon.” Oli stated in an interview with Spin how the name connects with his vision of the

Right at the end of the film—it might even be the very last line—Johnny Depp says, “Bring me that horizon.” That was really inspiring. I was still living with my parents in Sheffield, England, when the movie came out [in 2003]. For me and the band, playing music was always wrapped up with the idea of touring and traveling and seeing the rest of England and the rest of the world. We never thought doing that was possible, but that’s what we wanted to do. So that quote sort of stands in for our feeling of wanting to see what the planet had to offer.

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