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I Couldn't Be Your Friend

Description:

This is a song that Tegan Quin wrote and that appeared on the album Heartthrob. Sara co-wrote the chorus.

Lyrics:

Does your heart ache when you get around me?

Does your heart break when you think about me?

Now you want to say I was a liar, lead you astray

I won't deny it, I did what they thought would be good for me

Now you want to cry, call me a cheater

Left you to die, though I did neither

Thought that it would, that it would be best for me

Do you crumble? Do your worst (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Do you tumble? Do your worst (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend even if I tried again

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Try to conceal it, I won't believe it

Even if I tried again (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Does your body shake when you get around me?

Does your body wake when you think about me?

Now you want to say I was a criminal, stole you away

That sounds so fictional

I did what they thought would be good for me

Do you crumble? Do your worst (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

Do you tumble? Do your worst (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend even if I tried again

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Try to conceal it, I won't believe it

Even if I tried again (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Now you want to say, you had it all wrong

Now you want to say, you had me all wrong

Now you want to say (Oh, oh)

You had it all wrong (Oh, oh)

Now you want to say (Oh, oh)

You had me all wrong (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend 

Even if I tried again (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Try to conceal it, I won't believe it

Even if I tried again (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

Try to conceal it, I won't believe it

Even if I tried again (Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I couldn't be your friend (Couldn't be your friend)

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

(Couldn't be your friend)

Live Performances:

Credits:

Produced by Greg Kurstin

Mixed by Manny Marroquin

Engineered by Greg Kurstin at Echo Studio, Los Angeles CA

Additional engineering by Jesse Shatkin

Drums recorded by Billy Bush, assisted by Jeremy Miller and Andrew Ford, at EastWest Studios, Los Angeles CA

Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Los Angeles CA

Mix assisted by Chris Galland and Del Bowers

Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering


Musicians:

Tegan Quin: Vocals, Keyboards

Sara Quin: Vocals

Greg Kurstin: Keyboards, Programming, Guitar, Bass

Joey Waronker: Drums


Written by Tegan Quin and Sara Quin

Published by Naked in a Snowsuit Publishing (SOCAN)


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