Friends is a name of at least eleven entities:
[1] A New York, USA dance… Read Full Bio ↴Friends is a name of at least eleven entities:
[1] A New York, USA dance-punk / indie pop band.
[2] A London, UK romantic pop-rock band.
[3] A Tennessee, USA pop punk / emo band.
[4] A Japanese j-pop seiyuu group.
[5] A Swedish pop group.
[6] A UK psych-folk trio.
[7] A USA 70s jazz rock group.
[8] An Adelaide, Australia rock band.
[9] A Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA math rock band.
[10] A Japanese noise-pop band (aka 友人).
[11] A USA television series.
[12]An obscure 1960s British pop group

[1] A Brooklyn, NYC, NY, USA dance-punk / indie pop band (aka Perpetual Crush), founded in 2010.

Sites: Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

[2] A London, UK based romantic pop-rock band formed, in 1986, by William Jones (vocals, songwriting, guitar), in Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, UK. In 1992, Jones was joined by Martin Parker (drums, percussion), who together are the band's nucleus. They have released nine albums and six singles (on Summerhouse). Their latest album is Spangleland (May 2007).

Their lyrics span incurable optimism to dark miserableness and influences include: Teardrop Explodes, The Chameleons and 70s acoustic, e.g. Nick Drake and Renaissance. Spangleland is stylistically atypical, featuring somewhat weird epics.

Sites: Discogs.

[3] A Nashville, TN, USA, pop punk / emo band, with members of Dependency and début EP Better Off Alone (Jun 2011, Blood and Ink).

Sites: Twitter and Facebook.

[4] A defunct Japanese j-pop seiyuu group / seiyū group (声優ユニット), formed in 2008 (aka Ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ). The group is an all-female sextet of: 小林ゆう (Yu Kobayashi), 下田麻美 (Asami Shimoda), 桜井真子 (Mako Sakurai - more-commonly / ambiguously known as Mako), 明坂聡美 (Satomi Akesaka), 本多陽子 (Yohko Honda) and 阿澄佳奈 (Kana Asumi). As Friends, the débuted with single "ニセモノ" (5 Nov 2008), followed by albums: 今日の5の2 BGM集音祭り春夏秋冬 (Dec 2008), Best Friends (Jan 2009) and Friendship (Sept 2009).

The band promoted / cross-marketed television anime 今日の5の2 (romanised Kyo no Go no Ni - Today in Class 5-2) and consisted of series' seiyuu / seiyū (声優, voice-over thespians). They performed the opening / end themes throughout the series and, as common with seiyuu groups, were dissolved with its 2009 discontinuation.

Sakurai is best know as a member of Bon-Bon Blanco.

Sites: Ja.Wikipedia.

[5] A Swedish pop group which split 2004. They contested Eurovision 2001 and parted when two members founded Nina & Kim.

[6] A defunct UK psych-folk trio, of: Peter Howell, John Ferdinando and Ruth Cubbin (vocals). Their only album was Fragile (1972).

Howell and Ferdinando also released albums as Agincourt / Ithaca.

Sites: Discogs.

[7] A defunct USA 70s jazz rock group, with members: John Abercrombie, Clint Houston, Jeff Williams and Marc Cohen. Their only album was Friends (1973).

I Am What I Am
Friends Lyrics

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I am He who healeth thee
From all of thine infirmities
I am He who healeth thee
If you hearken to My voice
There was a man blind from birth and he could not see
The disciples asked who was at fault how could this be
And Jesus said that men would see God in His Glory
Rise and receive your sight

I I am He am He
Who healeth who healeth thee
From all from all of thine
All of thine infirmities infirmities
I I am He who heal who healeth thee
If you hearken if you hearken to My voice My voice
There was a man lost in a crowd and he could not see
He heard the son of man would come from Galilee
And Jesus said that men would see God in His Glory
Rise and receive Oh rise and receive
Rise and receive Rise
Rise and receive and receive and receive and receive
Oh rise and receive and receive oh

Rise and receive and receive your sight
Your sight

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "I Am King" by Friends and Family speak of the healing power of God, referencing two stories from the Bible. The first story is that of a man who was blind from birth, and the disciples questioned who was at fault for his condition. Jesus answered that the man's blindness was not a result of sin, but rather an opportunity for God to be glorified through his healing. Jesus then told him to rise and receive his sight, proclaiming that he is the one who heals.

The second story tells of a man who was lost in a crowd and could not see. He heard that the son of man was coming from Galilee, and Jesus again proclaimed that men would see God in his glory. The man was told to rise and receive his sight. Throughout the song, the repetition of "I am He who healeth thee" emphasizes the power and authority of God to heal all infirmities if one hearkens to his voice.

The song's message is one of hope and faith in a higher power, particularly in times of physical or emotional pain. It encourages the listener to trust and turn to God for healing, believing that he has the power to heal all infirmities.

Line by Line Meaning

I am He who healeth thee
I am the one who can cure all your afflictions.

From all of thine infirmities
I can heal you from any weakness or illness that afflicts you.

If you hearken to My voice
If you listen to me and follow my teachings, you will receive my blessings.

There was a man blind from birth and he could not see
There was a man who was born blind and couldn't see anything.

The disciples asked who was at fault how could this be
The disciples asked who was responsible for his blindness and how it could happen.

And Jesus said that men would see God in His Glory
Jesus explained that people would recognize the divine power and presence of God in his deeds and miracles.

Rise and receive your sight
Get up and regain your vision.

I am He am He
I am the one; I am the only one who can do this.

Who healeth who healeth thee
I am the one who can heal and cure all your illnesses.

All of thine all of thine infirmities infirmities
I can cure all your weaknesses and illnesses.

If you hearken if you hearken to My voice My voice
If you listen carefully and follow my teachings, you will receive my blessings.

There was a man lost in a crowd and he could not see
There was a man who was unable to see and got lost in the crowd.

He heard the son of man would come from Galilee
He had heard that the son of man was coming from Galilee.

Rise and receive Oh rise and receive
Get up and be healed.

Rise and receive Rise
Get up and regain your health.

Rise and receive and receive and receive and receive
Get up and receive all the blessings I have for you.

Oh rise and receive and receive oh
Get up and receive all the blessings I have for you.

Rise and receive and receive your sight
Get up and regain your vision.