Old Friends

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back when the world was two bikes and a street, Cheap headphones, scraped knees, summer heat. You knew every secret I was scared to say, Before California pulled me away. We swore that nothing would ever change, Same dumb jokes from a thousand miles away. But calls got shorter, months went by, Till your name was just a ghost online. [Pre-Chorus] Then I came back wearing somebody new, Gold on my neck, cameras in the room. You looked at Rogue like you never knew Ryder— Guess I made the mask a little too convincing. [Chorus] Old friends shouldn't hurt like this, Shouldn't know exactly where the weak spot is. Shouldn't make me wanna win just to make you look, Shouldn't know me better than the whole damn world. I can fool a million strangers, Make them love the version I pretend. But I never learned how to fool you— That's the problem with old friends. [Verse 2] You call me spoiled, say I sold my soul, Like every flashing light made me lose control. Maybe you're right, maybe somewhere between The kid that left and the face on the screen, I started keeping score of everything, Views, applause, money, diamond rings. Thought if everybody knew my name, I wouldn't notice you weren't saying it the same. [Rap Verse] Yeah, mansion on the hill but the room still echoes, Everybody wants Rogue, nobody knows. Got numbers in my phone, got crowds at the shows, But one look from you and there my confidence goes. You moved on—I took that personal, Turned every little wound into something commercial. Made Vortex the enemy, made winning the mission, When really I was mad you could live without missing me. So I pushed too hard, crossed too many lines, Called it ambition when it was jealousy disguised. You said I changed—yeah, maybe that's true, But the worst parts of me always come out around you. [Chorus] Old friends shouldn't hurt like this, Shouldn't know exactly where the weak spot is. Shouldn't make me wanna win just to make you look, Shouldn't know me better than the whole damn world. I can fool a million strangers, Make them love the version I pretend. But I never learned how to fool you— That's the problem with old friends. [Bridge] Maybe I wasn't angry that you hated Rogue. Maybe I was terrified you'd finally let me go. Maybe every fight was easier than saying I still remember every promise that we made. And maybe there's a reason No goodbye ever felt like yours. Maybe somewhere growing up I started wanting something more. I buried it beneath the fame, The parties and the arrogance— 'Cause losing you as my best friend Already hurt enough back then. [Final Chorus] Old friends shouldn't feel like home After years of learning how to stand alone. Shouldn't make you wanna tear your whole life down Just to find the kid they used to know somehow. Keep the money, keep the headlines, Keep the crowd screaming again. I'd trade every stranger knowing Rogue For Ryder to know his friend. And if you ever ask me Why I couldn't just let this end— You were never only history. You were never just An old friend. [Outro] Two bikes. One street. Summer heat. You and me. Before LA. Before Rogue. Before we learned How to let go.