“Only Friend” is the introductory track of Wallows' debut album, Nothing Happens. Sonically, it is reminiscent of the band’s Spring EP, which allows it to function as an effective transition from the older era of Wallows into the newer era.
Fittingly, the track is about the loss of innocence, as th...
[Verse]
Weathered and faded
Who feels alone in the world?
You do
Too complicated
It's not the same anymore
You're through
[Pre-Chorus]
You're signing off again
But you're my only friend
I don't know what to say
I feel the ending close
[Chorus]
Pick up the pieces
Finding a place in the world to be
Too many reasons
To keep an ear at the door for me
[Outro]
Will you come back again?
I only need a friend
When it's all said and done
Will you need me too, girl?
Girl
Girl
Girl
Oh, girl
Only Friend was written by Cole Preston & Dylan Minnette & Braeden Lemasters.
Only Friend was produced by John Congleton.
Wallows released Only Friend on Fri Mar 22 2019.
“Only Friend” is a song we’ve felt could open our debut album for a long time. It touches on themes of isolation and losing the one person who means the most to you. Musically we wanted the opening riff to always be going throughout the whole track and wanted it to feel like it was building up to th...
I remember “Only Friend” being two different songs, that Dylan and I kind of spliced together. The music of “Only Friend,” I was watching a lot of space documentaries – it was originally called “Space Jams” – and I was watching this Craft Spells fan-made music video for “Nausea,” one of their songs...