“Back to Friends” by Sombr is a hauntingly introspective song about the emotional aftermath of an intimate connection that has been blurred by shifting boundaries. The lyrics explore the complex tension between physical intimacy and the struggle to return to a platonic friendship afterward. The song...
[Verse 1]
Touch my body tender
'Cause the feeling makes me weak
Kicking off the covers
I see the ceiling while you're looking down at me
[Chorus]
How can we go back to being friends
When we just shared a bed?
How can you look at me and pretend
I'm someone you've never met?
[Verse 2]
It was last December
You were layin' on my chest
I still remember
I was scared to take a breath
Didn't want you to movе your head
[Chorus]
How can we go back to being friеnds
When we just shared a bed? (Yeah)
How can you look at me and pretend
I'm someone you've never met?
[Bridge]
The devil in your eyes
Won't deny the lies you've sold
I'm holding on too tight
While you let go
This is casual
[Chorus]
How can we go back to being friends
When we just shared a bed? (Yeah)
How can you look at me and pretend
I'm someone you've never met?
How can we go back to being friends
When we just shared a bed? (Yeah)
How can you look at me and pretend
I'm someone you've never met?
[Outro]
I'm someone you've never met (Yeah)
back to friends was written by sombr.
back to friends was produced by sombr.
sombr released back to friends on Fri Dec 27 2024.
During the tracking week ending April 12, 2025, the song debuted at #90 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song marked his first appearance on the chart.
During the tracking week ending November 8, 2025, the song reached a new peak of #12.
Before ‘Back to Friends,’ all my music was very ballad-y — there was nothing with a beat. I was so tired of that. I feel like this is a lot more free, as far as the music I want to create. And I wanted my show to be more exciting. I didn’t want to just do ballads forever.
—via Billboard
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