Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
Grace VanderWaal
With reflective lyrics and an upbeat rhythm, “Boyfriends” serves as the comeback single by American singer-songwriter, Grace VanderWaal, following the release of “Lion’s Den” an a year earlier. It was released on July 21, 2023.
The track was first teased at somepoint in 2020, on an Instagram Live,...
[Verse 1]
I'm not going out tonight
I'm hanging out with the lights
Talk to myself through the night
Discuss all my voices and how they hide
[Pre-Chorus]
You don't know me like I know you
If you'd ask, you'd hear
[Chorus]
I hate my summers, I hate my friends
I bite my tongue again and again
I listen to stories, they never end
Got so many boyfriends but got no damn friends
[Post-Chorus]
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Verse 2]
Wait by my phone, wait for a line
Got some much to say, I still say it's fine
'Cause everyone seems like they don't got time
It's interesting how you seem to hide
[Pre-Chorus]
When you don't need me when I need you
If you'd ask, you'd hear
[Chorus]
I hate my summers, I hate my friends (I hate my, I hate)
I bite my tongue again and again (I hate my, I hate)
I listen to stories, they never end (I hate my, I hate)
Got so many boyfriends, ain't got no damn friends (I hate my)
[Post-Chorus]
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da, mmh
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
La-da-da-da, la-da-da-da
La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Chorus]
I hate my summers, I hate my friends
I bite my tongue again and again
I listen to stories, they never end
Got so many boyfriends, but got no damn friends
[Outro]
Got no damn friends
Boyfriends was written by Grace VanderWaal & Dan Gleyzer & Rollo Spreckley.
Boyfriends was produced by Dan Gleyzer.
Grace VanderWaal released Boyfriends on Fri Jul 21 2023.
I wrote this song about feeling like you need to constantly perform for the people around you and not having those real intimate friendships you always see in the movies. I felt like I was treating everyone around me more like a boyfriend dynamic rather than a friend.
— via Instagram