Frenemies
Alternative rock with pop-punk and electronic elements. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted power chords in the verses and open, sustained chords in the chorus. A prominent synth bass with a gritty, overdriven texture follows the kick drum pattern. The drums feature a compressed snare with a sharp crack and a driving eighth-note hi-hat pattern. Male vocals are processed with light saturation and doubling, shifting from a melodic, slightly breathy delivery in the verses to a more aggressive, belted style in the chorus. A high-pitched, staccato synth lead appears in the background of the chorus. The tempo is 155 BPM in the key of B minor.
Frenemies
Alternative rock with pop-punk and electronic elements. Distorted electric guitars play palm-muted power chords in the verses and open, sustained chords in the chorus. A prominent synth bass with a gritty, overdriven texture follows the kick drum pattern. The drums feature a compressed snare with a sharp crack and a driving eighth-note hi-hat pattern. Male vocals are processed with light saturation and doubling, shifting from a melodic, slightly breathy delivery in the verses to a more aggressive, belted style in the chorus. A high-pitched, staccato synth lead appears in the background of the chorus. The tempo is 155 BPM in the key of B minor.
Lyrics
Hook
I can hear all the static now that I’m sober
If you hate me that much, then come on over
Got me feeling like we Frenemies, yeah, it’s a trap
Tell 'em that you hate me while you’re sitting in my lap
Yeah, tell 'em I’m the monster, tell 'em I’m the end
While you’re tracing every scar like a long-lost friend
You’re the only person who makes me feel alive
In the backseat of a car that we’re never gonna drive
Verse 1
I’m lighting candles just to see if you’re still in the room
A blunt-smoke séance, trying to exhume the "us" we knew
You’re a ghost with a heartbeat, a "frenemy" in the hall
Rehearsing all the reasons why you’re waiting for my fall
(Watching for the crash...)
You tell the world I’m toxic, like a secret you can't keep
Then you’re crying at my window while the rest of the city sleeps
It’s a beautiful tragedy, a poem written in lead
You’re the only nightmare that I want inside my bed
Hook
I can hear all the static now that I’m sober
If you hate me that much, then come on over
Got me feeling like we Frenemies, yeah, it’s a trap
Tell 'em that you hate me while you’re sitting in my lap
Yeah, tell 'em I’m the monster, tell 'em I’m the end
While you’re tracing every scar like a long-lost friend
You’re the only person who makes me feel alive
In the backseat of a car that we’re never gonna drive
Verse 2
(Yeah...)
You’re a ghost in my DMs, but a demon in my bed
Playing "frenemies" just to keep me in your head
(In your head...)
You tell your girls I’m poison, then you’re begging for a taste
Leaving lipstick on the trauma that you’re trying to erase.
I’m a blunt witch, baby, rolling up the spite
While you’re watching from the driveway in the middle of the night
Yeah, you’re obsessed with the wreck, obsessed with the fall
You don’t hate me at all, you just hate that I call.
End up dead together, yeah, that’s how we’re gonna go
A cinematic ending that we’re both too high to know
You’re my favorite enemy, my favorite way to bleed
Hook
I can hear all the static now that I’m sober
If you hate me that much, then come on over
Got me feeling like we Frenemies, yeah, it’s a trap
Tell 'em that you hate me while you’re sitting in my lap
Yeah, tell 'em I’m the monster, tell 'em I’m the end
While you’re tracing every scar like a long-lost friend
You’re the only person who makes me feel alive
In the backseat of a car that we’re never gonna drive
Bridge / Breakdown
You say you’re done with me... (But you’re still here)
You say you’re done with me... (Then you’re in my ear)
Let’s turn the static up... let the neighbors hear...
TELL 'EM THAT YOU HATE ME!
TELL 'EM THAT YOU HATE ME!
BUT DON'T YOU EVER LEAVE!
(Don't you ever leave...)
Hook
I can hear all the static now that I’m sober
If you hate me that much, then come on over
Got me feeling like we Frenemies, yeah, it’s a trap
Tell 'em that you hate me while you’re sitting in my lap
Yeah, tell 'em I’m the monster, tell 'em I’m the end
While you’re tracing every scar like a long-lost friend
You’re the only person who makes me feel alive
In the backseat of a car that we’re never gonna drive
Outro
Instrumental