Speaking to Purple Music Pod about movie samples in music and his album The Atheist, Jamie said
‘Bad Friend was different. Bad Friend, although may sound like a movie, that’s a real person, one of my close friends, Ashley Kay.
Who I knew she’d been through a traumatic experience, a toxic relationsh...
[Intro: Ashley Kay]
When I think back on our relationship, it was clear that I
I was not in charge, you were in charge
[Verse 1: Jamie Lenman]
Do what I say
Wear what I wear
You're too fat
For that kind of hair
I call in tears at 5:00 am
You talk me off the roof again
But when you're down and all alone
Go tell it to the dial tone
[Chorus: Jamie Lenman]
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I just don't care
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I know I'm a bad friend
For the weekend
Unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I just don't care
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I know I'm a bad friend
For the weekend
[Verse 2: Ashley Kay and Jamie Lenman]
It was always about you and you were always the victim
You nеver took any responsibility for yourself, it was poor you, always
And you wantеd to able to tell people how close we were, but you weren't that nice to me
The favours and the things I do
They give me power over you
You'll never know just where you stand
I'll always have the upper hand
[Chorus: Jamie Lenman]
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I just don't care
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I know I'm a bad friend
For the weekend
Unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I just don't care
I'm unkind, unaware
Whatever you feel, I know I'm a bad friend
For the weekend
[Outro: Ashley Kay and Jamie Lenman]
Do what I say (Unkind, unaware, whatever you feel I just don't care)
Wear what I wear (I'm unkind, unaware, whatever you feel)
You're too fat (I know I'm a bad friend)
And I just don't care (For the weekend)
And I just couldn't cope with it anymore
And so I had to let you go
Bad Friend was written by Jamie Lenman.
Bad Friend was produced by Mark Roberts.
Jamie Lenman released Bad Friend on Fri Nov 25 2022.