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Who Needs Friends

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Who Needs Friends

Release date: 29th April 2021

From TyphoonsTrack 43:10

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Lyrics

Who Needs Friends

Slip inside my sick dream
Constant creatures all around me
I got leeches on my right
Letdowns on the fence
Use me 'til I'm dry
Then demand I bleed for them
Who needs friends?

Stuck inside my fantasy (na-na-na)
Lookin' like I live the dream (na-na-na)
But I got cheapskates on my right
Vultures up ahead
And when I turn my back
They snatch up what is left
And I can't pretend

On the outside of me
It's gettin' harder to see
What goes on and on
On and on
On the inside of me
You wouldn't believe
What goes on and on
On and on
So who needs friends?

Come inside my fallacy (na-na-na)
See the other side of vanity (na-na-na)
Yeah, preachers on my right
Evil in my head
And when I close my eyes
I pray there's no one there
Still can't pretend

On the outside of me
It's gettin' harder to see
What goes on and on
On and on
On the inside of me
You wouldn't believe
What goes on and on
On and on

Can I make you stop talkin'?
How can I make you stop callin'? (Yeah)
You're just a creature come crawling
There's no need for you to stay
Who needs friends?
Yeah, who needs friends anyway?

On the outside of me
It's gettin' harder to see
What goes on and on
On and on
On the inside of me
You wouldn't believe
What goes on and on
On and on

On the outside of me
It's gettin' harder to see
What goes on and on
On and on
On the inside of me
You wouldn't believe
What goes on and on
On and on
So who needs friends?

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Track details

From Typhoons

3:102021

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Album

30th April 2021

Track number

4

Release year

2021

1Trouble's Coming
3:48
2Oblivion
2:41
3Typhoons
3:57
4Who Needs Friends
3:10

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How Did We Get So Dark?

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Royal Blood — Waves (from Back To The Water Below) [3:49]
Royal Blood — Pull Me Through (from Back To The Water Below) [3:09]
Royal Blood — Tell Me When It’s Too Late (from Back To The Water Below) [2:44]
Royal Blood — How Many More Times (from Back To The Water Below) [3:12]
Royal Blood — High Waters (from Back To The Water Below) [2:46]
Royal Blood — Triggers (from Back To The Water Below) [2:56]
Royal Blood — Shiner In The Dark (from Back To The Water Below) [3:28]
Royal Blood — The Firing Line (from Back To The Water Below) [3:23]
Royal Blood — There Goes My Cool (from Back To The Water Below) [2:57]
Royal Blood — Mountains At Midnight (from Back To The Water Below) [3:06]
Royal Blood — Honeybrains [3:07]
Royal Blood — Honeybrains
Royal Blood — All We Have Is Now (Orchestral Version) [2:35]
Royal Blood — Limbo (Orchestral version) [4:50]
Royal Blood — Sad but True
Royal Blood — Sad But True [5:29]
Royal Blood — Limbo / All We Have Is Now (orchestral versions)
Royal Blood — Limbo (SebastiAn remix)
Royal Blood — Oblivion (from Typhoons) [2:41]
Royal Blood — Mad Visions (from Typhoons) [3:09]
Royal Blood — Trouble's Coming (from Typhoons) [3:48]
Royal Blood — Hold On (from Typhoons) [3:14]
Royal Blood — All We Have Is Now (from Typhoons) [2:34]
Royal Blood — Limbo (from Typhoons) [4:53]
Royal Blood — Million and One (from Typhoons) [4:19]
Royal Blood — Either You Want It (from Typhoons) [3:01]
Royal Blood — Typhoons (from Typhoons) [3:57]
Royal Blood — Boilermaker (from Typhoons) [3:29]
Royal Blood — The Ground Below (Royal Jewels mix)
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine Remix) [Extended] [6:18]
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine remix)
Royal Blood — Trouble’s Coming
Royal Blood — Spotify Singles
Royal Blood — Hole in Your Heart (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:46]
Royal Blood — Hook, Line & Sinker (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:28]
Royal Blood — Lights Out (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:57]
Royal Blood — Where Are You Now? (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [2:47]
Royal Blood — Look Like You Know (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:06]
Royal Blood — She's Creeping (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:24]
Royal Blood — Sleep (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [4:17]
Royal Blood — How Did We Get So Dark? (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:18]
Royal Blood — I Only Lie When I Love You (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [2:50]
Royal Blood — Don't Tell (from How Did We Get So Dark?) [3:38]
Royal Blood — Tiesels (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:00]
Royal Blood — Third World War (feat. Dubsidia) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:03]
Royal Blood — Son of a Glitch (feat. BBK) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:34]
Royal Blood — Tombstone Fazzbear Pizza (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:07]
Royal Blood — Robotown (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [5:27]
Royal Blood — Minimalista (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:37]
Royal Blood — Muffled (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:28]
Royal Blood — Cappuccinka (feat. Sayruss) (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [4:34]
Royal Blood — Feel That (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:12]
Royal Blood — Give You (from The Amazing Burger Planet) [3:35]
Royal Blood — Figure It Out (Live from The BRITs)
Royal Blood — Royal Blood (Live from Deezer Sessions)
Royal Blood — Hole
Royal Blood — Little Monster (from Royal Blood) [3:32]
Royal Blood — Come On Over (from Royal Blood) [2:54]
Royal Blood — Loose Change (from Royal Blood) [2:36]
Royal Blood — Figure It Out (from Royal Blood) [3:04]
Royal Blood — You Can Be So Cruel (from Royal Blood) [2:44]
Royal Blood — Careless (from Royal Blood) [3:22]
Royal Blood — Blood Hands (from Royal Blood) [3:09]
Royal Blood — Better Strangers (from Royal Blood) [4:12]
Royal Blood — Ten Tonne Skeleton (from Royal Blood) [3:08]
Royal Blood — Out of the Black (from Royal Blood) [4:01]
Royal Blood — Spotify Sessions
Royal Blood — Angel of Love (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:21]
Royal Blood — Can You Hear Me? (For a Friend) (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [5:00]
Royal Blood — Something You Should Know (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [5:07]
Royal Blood — Every Dog Has It's Day (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:06]
Royal Blood — Outrageous (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:15]
Royal Blood — Boys Get Tough (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:10]
Royal Blood — I Don't Want Her (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:24]
Royal Blood — If You Wanted to Kill Me (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [5:18]
Royal Blood — Bring On the Night (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:31]
Royal Blood — Do or Die (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [5:00]
Royal Blood — Move Me (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:18]
Royal Blood — Under Fire (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:30]
Royal Blood — (It's My) Groove Thang (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [3:37]
Royal Blood — Tear It Down (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [3:48]
Royal Blood — Flying (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [4:55]
Royal Blood — A Better Way (from Thanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!) [7:11]

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Do or DieThanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!
5:00
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FlyingThanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!
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I Don't Want HerThanks Seattle… for Killing My Band and My Dreams!
4:24

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