Bring Me The Horizon

Released: October 2, 2004

Songwriter: Curtis Ward Lee Malia Matt Kean Matt Nicholls Oliver Sykes

Producer: P.A. Yeadon Johnny Carter

[Verse 1]
A cherry sunset blossoms
But we're not there to watch it fall
On the vacant canvas
We should be waiting
With our face down on the grass
Staring till our eyes give way
Paint this city black
While the night's still young

[Verse 2]
This cherry sunset withers
Words as frail as paper
A dawn I thought we'd never see
Alone on this silent beach
Nothing we can do
There is nothing we can do

[Chorus]
The sky, it burns itself
The sky, it burns itself out
Sky, it burns itself out
The sky, it burns itself

[Bridge 1]
The trees rot down to nothing
Throats dry out and corpses fill the sidewalks
These promenades, our graveyards

[Chorus]
The sky, it burns itself out
Sky, it burns itself out

[Interlude]
There is nothing we can do
The sky, it burns itself
And I think we're all about to fucking die
The trees rot down to nothing
Throats dry out and corpses fill these sidewalks
These promenades, our graveyards
Kneeling down on what's left, sacrificed upon doomsday
Oh, if we could take it back and see one last twilight

[Refrain]
Take a picture, take a picture
Take a picture, take a picture
Take a picture
Take a picture, take a picture
Take a picture, take a picture
It will last longer

[Bridge 2]
Our hands in prayer formation
Our elbows on the bed
One last try for Heaven
Thinking "Who wants flowers when you're dead?"
You're dead
When you're dead

[Outro]
Cherry, cherry
Cherry, cherry
Cherry, cherry
Cherry, cherry
Cherry, a cherry sunset

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.

more tracks from the album

The Bedroom Sessions

From the albums

The Bedroom Sessions (2003)
This Is What the Edge of Your Seat Was Made For – EP (2004)

Bring Me The Horizon popular songs

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The Bedroom Sessions