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Close Friends Only lyrics
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Intro
Close friends only… fr
Verse 1
Room lit by the screen at 2am, another story for the 'gram Smiling in the mirror but deadass feeling like trash Unread DMs stacking, thumb hovering on post Likes hitting different when they think you got it all on lock, no cap
Pre-chorus
For the feed but not for me, lowkey can't breathe Every caption a flex, every heart just make believe
Chorus
Close friends only, the rest get muted Scrolling for the W's but I need the truth Lights down low, no more proof Just the ones who fw me in the room Close friends only
Verse 2
Arguments start over who wasn't tagged, jealousy from every post Friends assuming I'm good 'cause the highlight looks the most Delete a story, rewrite the caption, hesitate before I send Wonder if they notice when the real me doesn't trend, bruh
Pre-chorus
For the feed but not for me, lowkey can't breathe Every caption a flex, every heart just make believe
Chorus
Close friends only, the rest get muted Scrolling for the W's but I need the truth Lights down low, no more proof Just the ones who fw me in the room Close friends only
Verse 3
Flashback to when the internet felt light Middle-school YouTube, group chats staying up all night Now it's sponsorships and metrics, every scroll's a comparison game If I stop posting, deadass will anybody still know my name? On god
Bridge
First night I left the phone in the other room… Shoulders finally dropped, silence felt like truth No more proving, no more views, just the circle that stayed
Verse 4
Mute the ones who only watch, restrict the ones who never call Archive the pressure, let the close friends see it all One less story, one more breath, the quiet hits different now Smaller world but deeper roots, finally figuring out how
Verse 5
Wake up slower, open apps like they’re not the boss of me Measure life in real moments, not in hearts on a screen Close friends only taught me peace is not a trend Just the ones who knew me when the likes weren’t my friend
Chorus
Close friends only, the rest get muted Scrolling for the W's but I need the truth Lights down low, no more proof Just the ones who fw me in the room Close friends only
Outro
Yeah… close friends only
Inside the recording
Close friends only… fr
For the feed but not for me, lowkey can't breathe Every caption a flex, every heart just make believe
Yeah… close friends only
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