Best Friend
Foster and the People Lyrics

(When your best friends are strung out)
When your closest companions are struggling with addiction and substance abuse

You'll do everything you can
You will put forth maximum effort to help them

'Cause you're never gonna let it get em down
Because you will never allow their issues to bring them down

(When you find it all around)
When you encounter this problem frequently in your environment

Yeah, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start
The problem is cyclical in nature, but the hardest part is at the beginning

Feeling, sleeping, in the field again,
Returning to a state of emptiness and detachment

Oh, I can feel, I can feel
Experiencing deep and intense emotions

I can feel, it's beginning to end
It feels like the situation is approaching a resolution

Yeah, premonition smiling in the dark
A gut feeling that something is about to happen, despite being in the dark

Oh, I can see, I can see
I have a clear vision or understanding of the situation

I can see the story starting to arc
I can see how the situation is developing and where it is headed

It's comes up
It comes to the surface

I've been a spoken word
I have shared my thoughts and feelings verbally

I've been a river bed
I have felt dry and depleted emotionally

I've been a rabid voice
I have become passionate and intense in expressing myself

And let it flow up from within
I have allowed emotions to surface and express themselves

Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white
At times, life seems dull and unexciting

And colors so
And the vibrancy and joy they bring

(When you find it all around)
When you observe this problem pervasive in your vicinity

Yeah, you say it's what you need
You profess that it is necessary, despite it being very destructive

And hide your eyes when you're close to me
You refuse to confront the problem when I try to talk with you about it

(When you feel up in the clouds)
When you are high and under the influence of drugs

Waits, and fed us, slipping into dreams
Going along with the flow, being taken care of, and sleeping

Oh, I can feel, I can feel
Feeling sensations, both physical and emotional

I can feel the celestial beings
Experiencing a spiritual awakening or acknowledging the presence of a divine force

Oh welted pleasures leaving with the breath
Temporary and harmful pleasures, fading out swiftly

I can see, I can see
I understand with clarity

I can see the beauty in the mask
I can appreciate the guise of beauty and serenity hiding the true nature of the situation

You ought to know
You should be aware

That I'm here no matter where you want to go
I will always support you, no matter where you find yourself

(In your head hanging upside-down)
When confused and disorientated, with everything turning upside down

I'm here, no matter where you are
I will be with you physically or emotionally, wherever you are

So let it in with, open arms, no matter where you are
Welcome and accept the situation, despite where you are and what you might have done

Sometimes, you'll have to wait,
Sometimes, patience is required

And it passes by like a satellite or star
The problem will eventually disappear quickly or linger like a satellite or star

You know when
You are aware

That's how you know
That is the indicator

When your best friends are strung out
When your closest companions are dealing with addiction and substance abuse