We Can Never Be Friends

The Streets · Computers and Blues [2011]

Saying i love you forever, wont hold us together

A dove and a feather wont better our love

Or recover us ever

But i dont know if i missed you

Or if im blowing this tissue, because i only miss you

Rather than no id not risk you

Thats not a frown i like, how is it now you decide

Ill go to town if i like, be round about 5

Your future lies in you seeing new guys

You'll feel new eyes on you you'll need to lie about this

And me you like wise too.



We can never be friends

One wants to stay together

One wants it to end

We can never be friends

We can make it easy.



Mistake a little, wait for an ache

Mistake loneliness to mean only us

An addiction to a fix of praise

Rely on me to say its ok

There is only room for one in this sun

There was only one of me and you once

And you want to want another few loves

In the night let it fly to the light

All the bits you miss from your ex

Commitment, kissing and sex

Are what you'll insist from the next

Are what you'll insist from the next

But is it who dares wins, or only who knows goes

Frank Brunos nose has seen too many blows

Your bitter then its better to pretend not bicker

Its butters when it festers it fucks all the fun

This is us fizzling

But with added little pangs

We reached the end, you'll never see me again.



We can never be friends

One wants to stay together

One wants it to end

We can never be friends

We can make it easy.



We can never be friends

One wants to stay together

One wants it to end

We can never be friends

We can make it easy.



We can never be friends

One wants to stay together

One wants it to end

We can never be friends

We can make it easy.

We Can Never Be Friends

From The Streets' 2011 album Computers and Blues, this track stands as a gritty exploration of urban alienation and the complexities of modern relationships. Released during a period where the artist refined his signature blend of spoken-word delivery and aggressive hip-hop production, the recording captures the tension between intimacy and distance. The song reflects on the difficulty of maintaining connections in a hyper-connected yet emotionally detached society, utilizing a dark, minimalist soundscape that underscores the narrative's somber tone. It serves as a poignant addition to his discography, reinforcing themes of isolation found throughout his later work while maintaining the raw, street-level authenticity that defines his career.