Luke Top was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to an Iraqi refugee and a Russian-bor… Read Full Bio ↴Luke Top was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to an Iraqi refugee and a Russian-born aviator. Music making was adopted at an early age, serving as the buffer between a distant home turf and a newly adopted land of milk and honey: Southern California. Balancing the collision of identity, religion, and western culture was (and is) a process that has found an artistic culmination on Luke Top’s first full-length musical album, “Friends.” Mostly self-recorded in a backyard bungalow, it stays true to Luke’s formative roots in California while expanding its imagery beyond the simple evocation of one particular time and place. Up to this point, Luke could be seen and heard in a number of musical configurations throughout the world. Notable collaborations include Cass Mccombs, The Papercuts, Foreign Born, and co-founding of the L.A. based Afro-Hebrew dance band Fool’s Gold.

Friends
Luke Top Lyrics

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Friends, like smoke and holy water
Warm bread that softens up the blow
Friends, burned into the marrow
A mirrored den, a place to leave your skin

Darling, darling can you wait for the sun to come up?
Darling, darling will we wait for our friends to catch up?
Darling, darling

Friends, I love you more than lightning
Your light is strong, not just a passing storm
Friends, emotion in the desert
Stalling death, like winter in L.A.

Darling, darling can you wait for the sun to come up?

Darling, darling will we wait for our friends to catch up?
Darling, darling

Overall Meaning

The song is called "Friends" by Luke Top, and it describes the importance and depth of friendship. The lyrics compare friendship to smoke and holy water, warm bread that softens up the blow, and being burned into the marrow. They are a mirrored den, a place to leave your skin. The imagery suggests that true friends are essential, comforting, and can even be transformative.

The chorus begins with a question posed to a loved one, asking if they can wait for the sun to come up and for their friends to catch up. This could be interpreted as waiting for good things to come, or for others to come around to the same level of appreciation for their friendships.

The second verse continues to extol the virtues of true friends, saying that their love is stronger than lightning and not just a passing storm. They bring emotion to the desert and stall death, like winter in L.A. This verse reinforces the idea that friends are important and necessary for a fulfilling life.

Overall, the lyrics of "Friends" celebrate the importance of authentic, lasting friendships, and how they can bring meaning to our lives.

Line by Line Meaning

Friends, like smoke and holy water
Friends are like two opposing elements, smoke that dissipates and holy water that purifies

Warm bread that softens up the blow
Friends bring comfort and ease the pain of life's hardships like warm bread does to the palate

Friends, burned into the marrow
Friends are etched deep into our being and have become an intrinsic part of us like our bones and marrow

A mirrored den, a place to leave your skin
Friends are a reflection of ourselves and provide a safe haven to shed our emotional skin and bare our true selves

Darling, darling can you wait for the sun to come up?
Asking a loved one to hold on in difficult times and have faith for better days

Darling, darling will we wait for our friends to catch up?
Questioning whether we should leave our friends behind or stick together and help them along the journey

Friends, I love you more than lightning
Friends are more valuable than fleeting moments of excitement and energy

Your light is strong, not just a passing storm
The impact of a friend's character and influence is strong and lasting, not just temporary like a storm

Friends, emotion in the desert
Friends bring depth and meaning to an otherwise barren and dry life

Stalling death, like winter in L.A.
Friends have the power to delay the inevitable end and bring a reprieve to life's difficulties like the rare occurrence of winter in Los Angeles

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