Made up … Read Full Bio ↴The Academic is an indie/rock band from Mullingar, Ireland.
Made up of Craig Fitzgerald, Dean Gavin, Matthew and Stephen Murtagh, The Academic grew up just outside the small rural Irish town of Mullingar, about an hour west of Dublin and set in the heart of Ireland’s midlands. Meeting in school, the quartet became firm friends through their shared of love of toasted sandwiches, Nicholas Cage movies, and of course, music, with each having their own unique influence. Bonding over a shared enthusiasm for the early 2k NYC rock revival lead by the likes of The Strokes, Interpol and Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and the post-punk sound at that time, all made an indelible ‘watermark’ on The Academic’s reason for starting a band.
From those early days at local battle of the bands competitions and playing half empty pubs on bingo night, the band now take to much larger stages across the globe. The Academic have gone on to play sell out shows and festivals across Ireland, the US, the UK and Europe.
Why can't we be friends
The Academic Lyrics
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You've heard of people getting lost
Here we don't even talk
Don't drink my fear
When I've had too much
You've heard of people getting lost
I wanna see you in the dark
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
All night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
Talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
This world is pointless
If you're not here
This world is pointless
If we're not self-destructing love
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
All night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
Talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
All night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
Talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
The Academic's song "Why Can't We Be Friends?" explores the complex emotions that arise in the aftermath of a break-up. The singer pleads with his ex-partner to stay with him, begging her not to leave him alone with his thoughts and fears. He is clearly struggling to come to terms with his new reality, where the two of them are no longer together.
The lyrics paint a picture of a world that feels pointless without his former lover in it. In his despair, he seems to long for a kind of self-destructive love, as if the pain of being without her is preferable to the emptiness of being without any kind of love at all. The chorus of the song sees the singer asking his ex-partner why they can't just be friends, despite the fact that he clearly still has strong feelings for her.
Overall, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" is a powerful exploration of the aftermath of a break-up, capturing the confusing mix of emotions that can arise in the wake of a relationship ending.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't leave me here, especially not with her
Please don't abandon me in this situation, particularly not with her
You've heard of people getting lost
You may have heard of people becoming confused or unmoored
Here we don't even talk
In this place, we don't even communicate verbally
Don't drink my fear
Please do not consume my sense of dread or anxiety
When I've had too much
In a situation where I am already overwhelmed
I wanna see you in the dark
I desire to be with you in a situation where visibility is minimal
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
Whether things deteriorate or are transformed depends on the specific details
I say don't let me go
I implore you to not permit me to leave
And you say why can't we be friends
You query the reason why we cannot maintain a friendly connection
All night I watch it burn
Throughout the evening, I observe something burn steadily
Talk to me and tell me how this one goes
Please converse with me and recount the details of this situation
I need a taxi
I require a vehicle to transport me to a specific location
This world is pointless
The world is devoid of meaning or purpose
If you're not here
In the absence of your presence
If we're not self-destructing love
If our love does not succumb to ruin through its own actions
Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CRAIG FITZGERALD, DEAN GAVIN, MATTHEW MURTAGH, STEPHEN MURTAGH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@alessandrobianco9318
Don't leave me here
Especially not with her
You've heard of people getting lost
Here we don't even talk
Don't drink my fear
When I've had too much
You've heard of people getting lost
I wanna see you in the dark
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
This world is pointless
If you're not here
This world is pointless
If we're not self-destructing love
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
@ciara7640
LYRICS
Don't leave me here
Especially not with her
You've heard of people getting lost
Here we don't even talk
Don't drink my fear
When I've had too much
You've heard of people getting lost
I wanna see you in the dark
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
This world is pointless
If you're not here
This world is pointless
If we're not self-destructing love
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something new
And it falls and it breaks and it turns into something
I say don't let me go
And you say why can't we be friends
And all night I watch it burn
And you say why can't we be friends
And talk to me and tell me how this one goes
I need a taxi
@CanalInsanityAnimes
Por Que Não Podemos Ser Amigos?
Não me deixe aqui
Especialmente não com ela
Você já ouviu falar de pessoas se perderem
Aqui, nem sequer conversamos
Não beba meu medo
Quando eu tive muitos
Você já ouviu falar de pessoas se perderem
Eu quero ver você no escuro
E cai e quebra e se transforma em algo novo
Eu digo, não me deixe ir
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E a noite toda eu vejo isso queimando
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E fale comigo e me diga como isso vai acontecer
Eu preciso de um táxi
Este mundo é inútil
Se você não está aqui
Este mundo é inútil
Se não somos um amor autodestrutivo
E cai e quebra e se transforma em algo novo
E cai e quebra e se transforma em algo
Eu digo, não me deixe ir
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E a noite toda eu vejo isso queimando
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E fale comigo e me diga como isso vai acontecer
Eu preciso de um táxi
E cai e quebra e se transforma em algo novo
E cai e quebra e se transforma em algo
Eu digo, não me deixe ir
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E a noite toda eu vejo isso queimando
E você diz porque não podemos ser amigos
E fale comigo e me diga como isso vai acontecer
Eu preciso de um táxi
@TheAcademicMusic
Listen to 'Don't Take It Personally': https://theacademic.lnk.to/DontTakeItPersonallyID
@chetblueychristiansalinaso2738
This sounds like a last day of school kinda song
@theirtheyrethere7946
it sounds like the credit song of a good movie
@micaelaclifford2729
And to me it feels the way you feel when you see your school crush every day but you can't tell her/him cause they have a boy/girlfriend. And I wish I could've talked to him and be his friend at least cause I truly love him and I would never hurt him... but situations made it impossible to happen and I will never tell him how much I love him 😫
@stefanyregis3869
@Micaela Clifford my history here, dude. How did you know? 😥😂😌
@Evanikolaou645
And maybe the guy/girl you like after a party gratuation likes you
and you feel completed and found
@Evanikolaou645
@TheirThey'reThere I'm hearing it for the first time and i feel like i could be on that movies right?
@rominaandrade2743
I love when in a random day i found amazing music like this
@notinusearrow7556
Same
@calamitouspoetry
same