Friend Is a Four Letter Word
Cake Lyrics
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Coming from you
Friend is a four letter word
End is the only part of the word
That I heard
Call me morbid or absurd
But to me
Coming from you
To me
Coming from you
Friend is a four letter word
End is the only part of the word
That I heard
Call me morbid or absurd
But to me
Coming from you
Friend is a four letter word
When I go fishing
for the words
I am wishing you would say to me
I am really only praying that
The words you'll soon be saying
Might betray
The way you feel about me
But to me
Coming from you
Friend is a four letter word
The lyrics of Cake's song "Friend Is A Four Letter Word" express the singer's disappointment and hurt over the way their friendship has ended. The title of the song plays off of the double meaning of the phrase "four letter word", which can refer to profanity, but also to the fact that the word "end" is four letters long. The repetition of the line "To me coming from you, friend is a four letter word" emphasizes the singer's feelings of betrayal and suggests that the end of the friendship was a painful experience for them.
The second verse reveals that the singer is still hoping for some kind of reconciliation or closure, but they are afraid that the words their former friend will say will only confirm their suspicions that the friendship is over for good. They are "fishing for the words" that the other person might say, but they suspect that those words will "betray" the way that person really feels about them. The repetition of the chorus at the end of the song reinforces the idea that "friend" has become a negative word for the singer, because of the way the friendship has ended.
Overall, the song expresses a sense of disillusionment and sadness with the way that friendships can end unexpectedly and painfully. The use of wordplay in the title and the repetition of the chorus serve to emphasize the bitterness and hurt that the singer feels over the loss of their friendship.
Line by Line Meaning
To me
From my perspective
Coming from you
When spoken by you
Friend is a four letter word
Your friendship is not important to me
End is the only part of the word
The way our friendship is going to end is all I can think about
That I heard
That's the only thing that stuck with me
Call me morbid or absurd
You might think it's strange or not normal
But to me
In my opinion
When I go fishing
When I try to start a conversation
For the words I am wishing you would say to me
For you to express your true feelings towards me
I am really only praying that
I am hoping that
The words you'll soon be saying
What you say to me next
Might betray
Could reveal
The way you feel about me
Your true thoughts and feelings towards me
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
Written by: John McCrea
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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