Sam Fender’s “The Borders” Lyrics Meaning

Sam Fender’s “The Borders” has been officially described as “a story of two boys growing up together and then going their separate ways”. But more specifically, we can see that the childhood companion whom the singer is referring to in this song is someone who had a rough upbringing. His mother was so abusive that both he and Sam were afraid of her. And his father deserted them when he was just a baby. Indeed he seems to have held some sort of lasting resentment against Fender due to the fact that, in contrast, he actually had a committed dad.

And in terms of the present day, it would appear that Sam’s friend has grown to be some type of a bad boy, as in one who engages in random violence and gets in trouble accordingly. Indeed the title of this song refers to a location where said individual assaulted someone with a glass bottle and now has beef with “some naughty family boys”.

But in all, there is a permeating theme of friendship throughout. That is to say that despite being regularly mistreated by his companion, Sam never states a desire to terminate their relationship. Rather he seems to sympathize with what he is going through on a psychological level. Thus insinuating that his personality flaws are a result of coming from a dysfunctional family, even though Sam faced his own challenges coming up also.

Release Date of “The Borders”

“The Borders” was released on 2 September 2019 in advance of the album it is featured on. This album in question is Fenders’ “Hypersonic Missiles”.

Writing Credits

Sam Fender wrote the lyrics for “The Borders”. And the track was produced by his regular collaborator, Bramwell Bronte.

The “Hypersonic Missiles” Album

English singer Sam Fender released “Hypersonic Missiles” as his first full-length studio album. This project, which is a product of Polydor Records, was officially launched on September 13 of 2019.

“Hypersonic Missiles” was promoted by three singles including its title track, which was issued as the album’s lead single. This song was released on March 5 of 2019.  A few months later, the second single, “Will We Talk?”, was launched. This track has an official release date of July 2. “The Borders” came out on in 2019 as the final single for this album.

This project was a massive hit in the UK. It peaked at #1 on the official album charts there and received Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry.

Furthermore, this album was included on several year-end compilations of notable publications. For example, popular British online magazine, The Independent rated this project at #20 on their list of “Top 50 Albums of 2019”.