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).

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Friends Lyrics

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I'ma come through
Winter in the hood and I wanna be there with you
What you wanna do?
Sittin' in the crib, I could be there 'bout around two
What we got to lose?
Hoppin' in a cab, on the way, I'ma get some food
Give me good news
Kick it on the couch with the sweats on, play a good tune

All them girls in New York be so damn fine, there ain't nothin' like (you)
All them girls in LA make a nigga say, "Woo," there ain't nothin' like (you)
We don't gotta go outside in the cold, I could stay for another night
Hold you close, I'ma never let go, I'ma take this slow like

Let's just stay in the crib all day
Curl up by the fireplace
Just us, that's a fire day
Let's just not try today
Let's just get high today
Said let's just sit here, live all day
End up in a higher place
That stress gon' fly away
Don't pay it no mind today
This love gon' find a way
I said yo

Vibes on a hundred and I got it if you want it, if you really wanna get right (yeah)
Call my phone, I'm already on the road, I be hoppin' in the Benz like (yeah)
Snow day, in it for the whole day, laid up, you know how we get like (yeah)
Thing so good I be doin' one-ten, got me goin' through the red lights

I got free time
These days, I been doin' more me time
Feel good when it's comin' onto we time
Snow day, said she wanna do tea time
Chardonnay, I don't pull up with the cheap wine
Nice place and the whole block tree-lined
Don't come from the money, but she live good
Don't trip for the cash and I see why, yeah
She a five-star chick
Lookin' for a five-star nigga, that's it
Never been the type in the club all night
Tryna give it up quick to a nigga that's rich
Look your way and I love the view
And this thing right here, I would love to do
And I'll be right there when the seasons change
Young love, gotta seize the day
In the meantime

Let's just stay in the crib all day
Curl up by the fireplace
Just us, that's a fire day
Let's just not try today
Let's just get high today
Said let's just sit here, live all day
End up in a higher place
That stress gon' fly away
Don't pay it no mind today
This love gon' find a way
I said yo

Vibes on a hundred and I got it if you want it, if you really wanna get right (yeah)
Call my phone, I'm already on the road, I be hoppin' in the Benz like (yeah)
Snow day, in it for the whole day, laid up, you know how we get like (yeah)
Thing so good I be doin' one-ten, got me goin' through the red lights

Let's just stay in the crib all day
Curl up by the fireplace
Just us, that's a fire day
Let's just not try today
Let's just get high today
Said let's just sit here, live all day
End up in a higher place
That stress gon' fly away
Don't pay it no mind today
This love gon' find a way
I said yo

This love gon' find a way, find a way
This love gon' find a way, find a way

Overall Meaning

The song "A Light" by Friends depicts a wild party with alcohol, smoking, and mischief. The lyrics urge the person listening to the song to get ready, call their friends, and convince their parents that they are grown-up enough to sleep away from home. The singer, who is the host of the party, wants to keep the party location a secret from the parents and implies that the party might not be suitable for them.

The chorus of the song, which is repeated throughout the song, describes the party as a "light" one, with smooth drinks and everyone having fun. The guests are all carefree, with no inhibitions about engaging in the activities at the party. The party is also portrayed as one that carries an underlying sense of mischief.

The song portrays a carefree outlook towards life, suggesting that one should indulge in life's pleasures without worrying about the consequences. Although the song's messaging may be considered problematic, it is a representation of a subset of youth culture that tends to push social norms' boundaries.

Line by Line Meaning

Se arruma aí e chama suas amigas
Get yourself ready and call your friends over

Fala pro seus pais que você já 'tá crescidinha
Tell your parents that you're already grown up and can make your own decisions

Vai dormir fora de casa, Só não conta que é na minha
Go spend the night out, just don't tell anyone it's at my place

Que hoje vai rolar o famoso probleminha
Because tonight the famous 'bad behaviour' is going to happen

E vai ser vodka com beijo as long necks tão trincando
There will be vodka and kissing, the long necks are popping

O som a meia luz e o narguis 'tá fumegando
The music is playing in dim lights and the hookah is smoking

A maldade veio de turma, toda maquiada
The bad intentions came from a group of girls, all dolled up

Já veio intencionada pra sair desarrumada
They came with the intention to leave looking undone

Pro nosso rolezinho light só pt suave
For our mild outing, only light drugs

Todo mundo pã rãrã e ninguém fica no empate
Everyone is in agreement and no one is hesitant

O nosso rolezinho light só pt suave
Our mild outing, only light drugs