Archive is a music-collective, originating from London, UK, but based in Pa… Read Full Bio ↴Archive is a music-collective, originating from London, UK, but based in Paris, France for many years where they enjoy a much bigger following. They are signed to Warner Music France.

Archive was formed by Londoners Darius Keeler and Danny Griffiths in 1994 and began as an electronica project. At the beginning, they mixed Bristol-style, Massive Attack, Portishead with Rap. The first album of the band, Londinium released in 1996 (with Roya Arab and Rosko John as guest vocalists). The second album, Take my Head, (which the band hates) was released in 1999 (with a new guest vocalist Suzanne Wooder), it is much more melodic than Londinium. The first song of the album, You Make Me Feel, illustrates this change in the Archive's music. After being dropped by their label and more changes in the lineup, the band seemed to hit its stride on the third album You All Look The Same To Me (2002), featuring singer Craig Walker (formerly of Power of Dreams), which took a decided turn toward more progressive music (with some Progressive Rock influences, notably Pink Floyd whose indelible influence is audible on tracks such as 'Finding it so Hard' and 'Again'), while still maintaining electronic elements. The band saw growing popularity and critical acclaim, especially in France, Greece, Germany and Poland. After recording two more artistically—but not too commercially—successful albums, Michel Vaillant (2003) and Noise (2004), Walker left the band for reasons the band and he will not talk about. The project continued on as a Collective, with new vocalists, Pollard Berrier and Dave Pen. In May 2006 they released the album Lights with Pollard Berrier on lead vocals, who is also a member/guest member of the innovative group, "Bauchklang" - a completely vocal beat-box (Vocal Groove) group based in Vienna, Austria. Archive released a live album, entitled,Live at Paris Zenith, in May, 2007 - which was recorded on January 20th, 2007 at the sold out Zentih Arena in Paris. Rolling Stone called it, "The best live album ever made." Archive continues to tour and is working on a number of forthcoming releases in the near future.

Archive are a Collective, not a band.

Friend
Archive Lyrics

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Friend, you're getting paranoid
Friend, you're becoming so destroyed
They all laugh at you
They're all dismissing you.

Cause I want to run with you
And I want to run with you
And I want to run with you
And maybe then we could walk together.

Cause I want to see no pain this time,
Cause I wanna see you shine.
Blind me, blind me, blind me.

Cause I want to run with you
Cause I wanna run with you
Cause I wanna run with you
And maybe then, we could walk together...together....together....together
Together..

I'm coming to drag you out, to drag you out
and we can walk together.We can walk together.

Overall Meaning

The song Friend by Archive is an introspective look at a relationship between two friends. The lyrics speak of the struggles that the singer's friend is going through and how they are affecting their relationship. The first two lines of the song say, "Friend, you bring me down. Friend, there's so much around." These lines address the negative impact that the friend is having on the singer, likely due to their pessimistic attitude or behavior.

The second part of the song seems to be directed towards the friend as the singer suggests that they "try communicating" and not "anticipate." This can be interpreted as the singer urging the friend to open up and share their thoughts and feelings instead of keeping them bottled up inside. The chorus of the song repeats the desire of the singer to run with their friend, suggesting a desire for a deeper connection and understanding between them. The lines, "Cause I want to see no pain this time, Cause I wanna see you shine," show that the singer is empathetic to their friend's situation and desires to see them happy and fulfilled.

Overall, Friend by Archive is a powerful and emotional song that speaks to the complexities of human relationships. The lyrics are poignant and thought-provoking, and the melody is hauntingly beautiful. The song reminds us of the importance of communication and empathy in our friendships, and the value of being there for each other in times of need.

Line by Line Meaning

Friend, you bring me down
You, my friend, are very negative and pessimistic and it affects my mood.

Friend, there's so much around
There are a lot of things happening around us and we should try to focus on the good ones.

Try communicating
Let's talk about what's bothering you instead of keeping it all inside.

Don't anticipate.
Instead of worrying about what's going to happen, let's focus on the present moment.

Cause I want to run with you,
I want to spend time with you and be your friend.

And maybe then, we could walk together.
After we spend time together, let's continue to be friends and support each other.

Friend, you're getting paranoid
You're becoming overly anxious and suspicious of others.

Friend, you're becoming so destroyed
Your negative thoughts are taking a toll on you and causing you to feel hopeless.

They all laugh at you
You think everyone is making fun of you, but that's not necessarily true.

They're all dismissing you.
You feel like no one is taking you seriously, but that's not necessarily true either.

Cause I want to see no pain this time,
I don't want you to suffer anymore and I want things to get better for you.

Cause I wanna see you shine.
I want you to be happy and successful, and I believe in you.

Blind me, blind me, blind me.
Don't let your negative thoughts and feelings affect me.

I'm coming to drag you out, to drag you out
I want to help you get out of this negative cycle and be happy again.

And we can walk together.We can walk together.
Let's continue to support each other and be friends.

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Friend, you bring me down
Friend, there's so much around
Try communicating
Don't anticipate.
Cause I want to run with you,
Cause I want to run with you,
Cause I want to run with you.
And maybe then, we could walk together.
Friend, you're getting paranoid
Friend, you're becoming so destroyed
They all laugh at you
They're all dismissing you.
Cause I want to run with you
And I want to run with you
And I want to run with you
And maybe then we could walk together.
Cause I want to see no pain this time,
Cause I wanna see you shine.
Blind me, blind me, blind me.
Cause I want to run with you
Cause I wanna run with you
Cause I wanna run with you
And maybe then, we could walk together...together....together....together
Together..
I'm coming to drag you out, to drag you out
and we can walk together.We can walk together.