“Friends” is now available on all streaming platforms! It’s the second single of the Identity EP on which I’ll take you on a personal journey. With “Friends” I’ll talk about the theme friendship. I am very proud of how the song turned out and I can’t wait to hear what you think!
Where are my friends?
Have you ever looked at lifetime long friendships and wondered “What is that like? How did I miss out on that?”. For me friendship is an ambiguous theme.
Part of me is the biggest introvert you’ll ever meet. I like my nights by myself. Just me, my guitar, a candle, a cup of tea, a pen and a piece of paper to write down my thoughts. I feel happiest then. But on the other hand I can get really lonely. I long for those deep connections, those long lasting friendships. I’ve just never been great at maintaining them, putting in the time and effort it takes.
For me friends come and go. And sometimes this can make me feel sad, especially when I compare my friendships to the friendships I see around me. I wrote “Friends” about that feeling of sadness, loneliness and jealousy.
But at other times I am grateful for having such a good friend in myself. There’s power in being able to be happy on your own. It’s a side of me that I’ve learned to embrace. Nothing wrong with being a happy loner, you don’t need many of them, just one or two and it’s okay if they change as you change.
Lyrics “Friends”
I’m looking at the party from the outside in
Written by Sylvia Aimee
Everybody here has known each other for years and years and years
They’re reminiscing on stories I haven’t lived
So I can laugh along but I’ll never really get it
I’m dancing with the ghost of loneliness
I’m spinning like these questions inside of my head
Where are the friends that I never made?
Where are the ones that never stayed?
What did I do so wrong to be here all alone today?
My momma says that life’s a train
Some people ride with you then they get off again
But I’m so afraid to have no one sitting next to me in the end
Where are my friends?
I’m looking at the party from the outside in
Came here with my man, he’s got many of them and I just got him
He says my friends are your friends, everybody thinks you’re great
And it might be true but it’s not the same
I’m drinking with the ghost of jealousy
I’m drowning in the thoughts of what could have been
Where are the friends that I never made?
Where are the ones that never stayed?
What did I do so wrong to be here all alone today?
My momma says that life’s a train
Some people ride with you then they get off again
But I’m so afraid to have no one sitting next to me in the end
Where are my friends?
Maybe I only got myself to blame
Wasted all my time chasing fame
Always put my dream before the team
Now look at me, in the end
Where are my friends?
I’m looking at the party from the outside in