I love the concept of him using the same words in multiple songs. because that is his world. we all have certain issues or things that are in our daily lives. that we cant eacape. but it also m8ght be little jabs at his ex girlfriends that im assuming used to say he has boney knees. this band is doing things other bands cant do.
For all of you annoyed with sleepy eyes and boney knees they explained the meaning behind it so read this before complaining some more. propertyofzack.com/post/53901294685/real-friends-explain-defend-sleepy-eyes-bony-knees
I LOVE THIS SONG. the music is AMAAAZZZIIINNGGG! the lyrics describe the exact situation that i have encountered a few months ago. thanks Real Friends!!
I don't mind the sleepy eyes or bony knees. But when you guys act like you have to add it into the songs, it kind of mashes things up in a way they shouldn't be mashed up. But regardless of that nonsense, I love this.
honestly I love the sleepy eyes and bony knees. It's just their signature. kind of like how shitty rap artists use "bang bang" and "lace up" . at least Real Friends is using a beautiful line instead of something dumb .
It's just the same as how The Wonder Years used the line "I'm not sad anymore" in multiple songs from The Upside. Regardless of the repetitive lines, it's still good music. Let bands do what they want.
Spit in my face, tell me I didn't mean what I said I'll take those words with me when I'm dead Open your mouth and contradict everything you said last summer I don't even know you anymore, anymore You really fucked me up this time for good, even though you didn't mean to When the weather clears, that sweatshirt weather won't keep you warm like I do You'll be thinking of my sleepy eyes and bony knees You'll be thinking of me Maybe I'll run away from home, fake my own death and see if you really care A week goes by, I doubt you'll be waiting around for me at all No matter how many times I walk up my driveway, you won't be there You're nowhere to be found because everything you said was a lie You really fucked me up this time for good, even though you didn't mean to When the weather clears, that sweatshirt weather won't keep you warm like I do You'll be thinking of my sleepy eyes and bony knees You'll be thinking of me You wanted me when I was running away I needed you when I ripped your heart out I can't count the times we fell apart We can't go back, it's not the same You really fucked me up this time for good, even though you didn't mean to When the weather clears, that sweatshirt weather won't keep you warm like I do You'll be thinking of my sleepy eyes and bony knees You'll be thinking of me When something's fallen apart as many times as us I can't put it back together, it's not the same
I get how the sleepy eyes etc thing is repetitive and how people are annoyed. Sure it's their "signature," but the last two lines are from hebron. You cant keep using the same lyrics over new instrumentals. I love these guys but really.
No you're right, we can only say a phrase once and then it loses all meaning. Better start destroying every record, deleting every song, and burning every book... until we get down to the very first times phrases appeared. It's just a shame we can't get down to the first person who uttered the exact words.
When I heard the ETDYH EP and heard "sleepy eyes and bony knees" in 2 of the 5 songs, I thought "Okay, I can deal with that. I really hope it's not in other songs though, 2 is enough songs for the same line to be in" then I listened to the EP This is Honesty and heard it in another song and thought "wellllllllll....." and now I'm kind of disappointed that I've just heard it in two songs of the new EP. It's a great line, yes, but I feel it's far overused now.
I'm in love with this song, I kinda think of my ex/old best friend because the lyrics really explain what I felt during the duration of our friendship/relationship and yeah..
This is guys music females go for rapping street bums I hope I offend no one black ain't the problem gangster rap will put you in a cage no hate just reality
im a huge mayday fan and i dont see that. i would love if they did have a backup singer. but mayday (derek) has a much cleaner voice and their lyrics arent as straight forward as real friends. two completely different styles. both great.
Actually, to me, I think Real Friends has a unique sound that is not similar to Mayday Parade's. The vocals are different and RF is "heavier" I guess. (Not in the metal type of heavy, but yeah)
This is old as shit lol but if you get this, i've been listening to the 2 side by side and learning em. Mayday is def. cleaner, I think because he stays in range more, Real Friends vocals are like a 5th above Mayday's on some songs. Real friends is so damn high they need to auto-tune his voice on stuff like floorboards, it sounds BADASS imo but I'd love to hear him try it live. As far as how much I like the bands, they're both equally awesome in my book just different approaches. And lyrically they are really similar.
you know what else is redundant and boring? THE FACT THAT A LOT OF PPL ARE POINTING THE SLEEPY EYES AND BONY KNEES THING OUT. don't fucking listen to the music if you don't like it~
SLEEPY EYES AND BONY KNEES IN EVERY FUCKING SONG. I'm a fan of these guys, but come on. How long can they milk a lame line? 5 out of 7 songs on this EP.
