His first single "Permission to Love" was released in June 2013 with remixes from label mates Touch Sensitive and Charles Murdoch.
His debut EP, Hayden James was released on 30 August 2013. Since then, James has supported Disclosure and Odesza on their US and Australian tours. He has also played at the major Australian music festivals Splendour in the Grass and Groovin The Moo.
His single "Something About You" was released in December 2014 and went Gold in Australia. It has now been streamed over 68 million times on Spotify, SoundCloud and Youtube.
James released "Just a Lover" in June 2016 which received an ARIA nomination for Best Dance Release and was followed by a national tour with producer Dena Amy as a support.
His latest single "NUMB" featuring GRAACE was released in October 2017.
Just Friends
Hayden James Lyrics
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Do you recall that night?
'Cause I think about it sometimes
I'm just lying, it's all the time, babe
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
When you say my name
So casual, touch my hand
I stop and play it cool
Like I'm not into you
But I'm just lying
You drive me wild and say
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
Hayden James's song "Just Friends" is a song about two people who are in love with each other but instead of committing, they choose to stay just friends. The first stanza describes how the singer constantly thinks about a particular night and how he wishes that it happens every night. He found his way to the other person's heart but eventually found himself lost. However, he doesn't want to label what's going on between them and just enjoy what they have. The second stanza reiterates how they started off as innocent friends, but eventually, things progressed, and now they wake up next to each other. They acknowledge that there might be feelings involved, but they don't want to say much and ruin what they have.
The lyrics also describe the emotional tension between the two people. The singer tries to play it cool, pretending that he's not into her, but in reality, he's lying and doesn't want to admit his true feelings. He's consumed by the girl, but he still doesn't want to label what's going on between them. They're content with where they are now, and they want to enjoy each other regardless of what anyone might say.
Overall, "Just Friends" is a song about two people who are madly in love with each other but choose to stay just friends because they're afraid of the consequences of committing.
Line by Line Meaning
When it's late at night
At night, do you think about the time we spent together?
'Cause I think about it sometimes
I think about it more often than just sometimes
I'm just lying, it's all the time, babe
I'm lying, I think about it all the time
I found out the way to your heart
I won you over and made you fall for me
Then found myself completely lost
But now I'm lost and confused about what we are
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
But I don't care because we're fine the way we are
I don't need to label how we good time
I don't need to define what we have as long as we enjoy it
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
We don't need to tell anyone about us, we'll just keep going
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
Because we're young and having fun, we don't need to worry about anything else
It started off just a touch
It started with innocent touches
Innocent like friends, like friends
We started out like friends with innocent touches
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We woke up tired and lying down next to each other
We just friends, just friends
We're just friends, nothing more
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Maybe we had a drink, but we didn't go too far
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
The stars aren't telling us to fall in love
We don't say much as we lay here
We don't say much, we just lie here
When you say my name
When you say my name casually
So casual, touch my hand
And casually touch my hand
I stop and play it cool
I try to play it cool and pretend I'm not into you
Like I'm not into you
Like I don't have feelings for you
But I'm just lying
But I'm just lying to myself and to you
You drive me wild and say
You make me crazy and say things to me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Hayden James Luby, James Norton
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@polly4531
When it's late at night
Do you recall that night?
'Cause I think about it sometimes
I'm just lying, it's all the time, babe
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
When you say my name
So casual, touch my hand
I stop and play it cool
Like I'm not into you
But I'm just lying
You drive me wild and say
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
@j.beltran369
[[LYRICS]]
[Verse 1]
When it's late at night
Do you recall that night?
'Cause I think about it sometimes
I'm just lying, it's all the time, babe
[Pre-Chorus]
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
[Chorus]
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
[Verse 2]
When you say my name
So casual touch, my hand
I stop and play it cool
Like I'm not into you
But I'm just lying
You drive me wild and say
[Pre-Chorus]
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
[Chorus]
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
[Bridge]
I found out the way to your heart
Then found myself completely lost
Whatever, it doesn't matter, we fine
I don't need to label how we good time
And we don't need to tell nobody, we ride
'Cause fuck it, we're young, it's just fun
[Chorus]
It started off just a touch
Innocent like friends, like friends
Yeah, wake up here tired, horizontal
We just friends, just friends
Maybe one drink, nothing too far gone (too far)
Is it the stars saying fall in love? No
We don't say much as we lay here
We just friends, just friends
@layanb.6684
The best relationships start with being friends ..
@pedrochaquisse20
So accurate.
@JAKETHEKING10
Oh shut up
@martinolivares1567
lol so every relationship captain Obvious lol
@asery8673
@@martinolivares1567 no
@keiranmarley4052
@@martinolivares1567 Wrong
@rasulbogdan6639
I remember playing this when I was single. Im still single.
@brauliosandoval3137
Amen 🙏🏽
@brauliosandoval3137
Still am !!
@Emmmajaane96
Stay single. It’s so much less hassle