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Empty Friend Lyrics
I came here to
be shallow
And to watch you spill
out all your dreams
Sucked them up like a
cool drink
I was never too willing
to leave
Some empty friend
Who talked me into sleep
Sweet dreams
And threw my wings
Into the blazing sun
Coughed a castle
of crystal
Across the bright yellow
kitchen floor
Watched the roaches
grow kingly
Served them death by
the ivory sink shore
Caught up in my
thoughts a
beehive swarming
I can't swat you out your
stories are too sweet
Should've never
believed you
Why'd I ever believe you
be shallow
And to watch you spill
out all your dreams
Sucked them up like a
cool drink
I was never too willing
to leave
Who talked me into sleep
Sweet dreams
And threw my wings
Into the blazing sun
of crystal
Across the bright yellow
kitchen floor
Watched the roaches
grow kingly
Served them death by
the ivory sink shore
thoughts a
beehive swarming
I can't swat you out your
stories are too sweet
Should've never
believed you
Why'd I ever believe you
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What a great song! Just like all Failure's songs.. It's a shame that this band was so underrated. It was probably one of the best alt rock bands of the 90's.
Anyway, this could be about a friend who talked him into heroin abuse because of the "sleep" reference.
this song seems to be about the addict to heroin, i mean it is not news that is what a hand full of their songs are but... shrug the empty friend= heroin and it talks him into sleeping his life away and destroying him
This is about a person that acts like your friend so that you can share your drugs with them, but really they aren't a very good friend at all because they wait until you're asleep then do all your drugs. He should have never believed him.