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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mark Foster
Vocals
Isom Innis
Synthesizer
Jacob Fink
Bass
Mark Pontius
Drums
Sean Cimino
Electric Guitar
Steward Cole
Horn
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mark Foster
Songwriter
Isom Innis
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Darrell Thorpe
Additional Engineer
Paul Epworth
Producer
Matthew Wiggins
Recording Engineer
Joseph Hartwell Jones
Assistant Engineer
Rich Costey
Mixing Engineer
Greg Calbi
Mastering Engineer
Martin Cooke
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Nicolas Fournier
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Bo Hill
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Chorus]
When your best friend's all strung out
You do everything you can 'cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
When you find it all around
Yeah, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start
[Verse 1]
Feelings sleeping in the field again
But I can feel, I can feel, I can feel it's beginning to end
Yeah, premonitions smiling in the dark
Well, I can see, I can see, I can see the story's starting to arc
[PreChorus]
It dries up
I've been a spoken word, I've been a riverbed
I've been a rabid force and let it flow out from within
Sometimes it feels like I only dream in black and white
And color's so, oh
[Chorus]
When your best friend's all strung out
You do everything you can 'cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
When you find it all around
Yeah, you say it's what you need and hide your eyes when you're close to me
With your feet up in the clouds
Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start
[Verse 2]
Waves in theta slipping into dreams
I can feel, I can feel, I can feel the celestial beings
Wilted pleasures leave you with a breath
I can see, I can see, I can see the beauty in the mess
[PreChorus]
It dries up
I've been a riverbed, I tried to salt the wound
I've carried more than I can, I feel I've got a lot to prove
Sometimes I feel like I only dream in black and white
And color's so, oh
[Chorus]
When your best friend's all strung out
You do everything you can 'cause you're never gonna let it get 'em down
When you find it all around
Yeah, you say it's what you need and hide your eyes when you're close to me
With your feet up in the clouds
You oughta know that I'm here no matter where you go
With your head hanging upside down
Well, it comes in waves, but it's hardest from the start
[Bridge]
I am here
No matter where you are
I'm waiting here with open arms
No matter where you are
Sometimes you have to wait until it passes by
Like a satellite or star
No matter where you are
[Chorus]
When your best friend's all strung out
You know it, ooh, ooh
With your feet up in the clouds
Oh, yeah, you know it, ooh, ooh
When your best friend's all strung out
Oh, yeah, you know it
You oughta know that I'm here no matter where you go
With your head hanging upside down
Yeah, you know it
That's how you know that your best friend's all strung out
Written by: Isom Innis, Mark Foster