Name: a Friend is a Fiend
Duration: P00H03M56S
Description: "a Friend is a Fiend" is a dark, groovy track driven by the stark contrast between the angry harangue of the lead vocal and the ominous atmosphere of the orchestral arrangement. Betrayal within friendship, a bitter feeling, is the central theme of this song, as well as the pressure to meet other people's expectations.

a Friend is a Fiend

by Methodologist

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"a Friend is a Fiend" is a dark, groovy track driven by the stark contrast between the angry harangue of the lead vocal and the ominous atmosphere of the orchestral arrangement. Betrayal within friendship, a bitter feeling, is the central theme of this song, as well as the pressure to meet other people's expectations.

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you shake your head
you scoff and giggle
I'd smack that smirk off your face if I were
in the position
you turn away
you don't bid goodbye
I wonder what's the game
what coalition

no one talks to me like that
no one talks behind my back
if I were to guess I'd say your parents
didn't teach you manners
it's hard for me to please myself
while pleasing everybody else
I'm sorry I didn't meet your expectations
but neither did I meet my own

I've been around
many people
hypocrites wouldn't speak their minds
nudging opportunists
when you picked me
amongst the others
you made me think you appreciated
the quality of being honest

no one talks to me like that
I wouldn't behave like a rat
I've taken my chances, I've turned my cheeks
now it's your turn, isn't it?
no one knows my other selves
no one know where my heart dwells
don't give me that look now, don't be indulgent
this monster crawled out of your hands

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released March 31, 2023
Drums: Pietro Lanza
Piano & Strings: Federico Coderoni
Additional Engineering: Joe Maneiro, Anton Stein, Ben Bultrini, Rudmer Visser
Produced and Mixed by Methodologist
Mastered by Pietro Lanza

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Methodologist Amsterdam, Netherlands

Methodologist combines pop music and its archetypal song structures with a broad, experimental sonic palette. His art is the result of a highly inefficient creative process that involves research, collaboration, doubt, chronic disheartenment and finally a bit of “well at this point I don’t really care anymore”. ... more

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