No Friends – English Lyrics

• By: Cadmium, Rosendale

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the empowering message of self-acceptance in Cadmium and Rosendale's "No Friends." This electronic pop anthem, born from the artists' personal experiences as social outcasts, encourages listeners to embrace solitude and celebrate individuality, offering a unique perspective on the value of being alone and comfortable in your own skin .

[English]

People say I try too hard

People say I come off really awkward

You know I don't mean no harm

I'm just trying to be myself but

Sometimes I get confused

'Cause I can't read social cues

Threw my inhibitions out the door (out the door)

I don't have an excuse

I'm just living in my youth

Don't know why people don't like me more

I have no friends but that's okay

I don't need them anyway

I do my best all on my own

And I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends but I'll be fine

I don't need them to pass the time

And when I put my resting bitch face on, I look stone cold

I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends

...

I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends, but that's okay

I don't need them anyway

I do my best all on my own

And I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends

...

You'll never know what's on my mind (my mind)

You'll never know the secrets that I'm keeping

I'll scare you off with my crazy eyes (my eyes)

'Cause all I need is me myself and

I don't got no shame

'Cause my life is just a game

And I don't care who's been keeping score (oh no)

Everybody thinks I'm strange

It's just something in my brain

Don't know who they're being normal for

I have no friends but that's okay

I don't need them anyway

I do my best all on my own

And I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends (no friends) and that's a sign

I don't need them (don't need them) to pass the time (ah)

And when I put my resting bitch face on, I look stone cold

I'd just rather be alone (rather be alone)

Rather be alone (rather be alone)

I have no friends

No friends, uh-uh-uh-uh

(I'd just rather be alone)

(Rather be alone)

I have no friends but that's okay

I don't need them anyway

I do my best all on my own

And I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends

I don't need anybody's hand to hold at night

As long as I'm with me, I know I'll be alright

'Cause I can't love no one else

Spent my love on just myself

Took this people-pleaser heart

And I tore it all apart

Now I'm finally set free

I'm so proud to be me

That's why I don't care, I just wanna say

I have no...

La, la la la la

No friends (uh-uh-uh-uh)

I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends but that's okay

I don't need them anyway (I don't need them)

I do my best all on my own

And I'd just rather be alone

Rather be alone

I have no friends (no friends)

No friends

I'd rather be alone

No friends

All I need is me, myself, no friends

I have no friends

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
try /traɪ/ A2	verb - to make an effort to do something
awkward /ˈɔːkwərd/ B1	adjective - causing or feeling embarrassment or inconvenience
confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ A2	adjective - unable to think clearly; bewildered
cues /kjuːz/ B2	noun - things that suggest what to do
excuse /ɪkˈskjuːz/ A2	noun - a reason or explanation put forward to defend or justify a fault or offense verb - to attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense)
youth /juːθ/ B1	noun - the period between childhood and adult age
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - having no one else present
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low temperature
scare /skeər/ A2	verb - to frighten someone
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged, extremely enthusiastic
shame /ʃeɪm/ B1	noun - a feeling of sorrow and remorse for having done wrong or failed to do something
strange /streɪndʒ/ A2	adjective - unusual or surprising; difficult to understand
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the control center of the nervous system
score /skɔːr/ B1	noun - the number of points achieved in a game or contest verb - to gain a point or points in a game or contest
proud /praʊd/ B1	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction
tear /tɪər/ A2	verb - to pull apart or into pieces noun - a drop of liquid from the eye
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or power of another

Key Grammar Structures

• People say I try too hard

  ➔ Indirect Speech/Reported Speech

  ➔ The sentence reports what 'people' say. The verb 'say' introduces reported speech, shifting the tense from a potential present to past. The phrase 'try too hard' is reported.

• I'm just trying to be myself but

  ➔ Gerund as Complement/Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ "Trying" is a gerund functioning as part of the verb phrase, indicating an ongoing action. 'To be myself' implies the purpose of the trying.

• I have no friends but that's okay

  ➔ Correlative Conjunctions ('but')

  ➔ "But" connects two contrasting ideas. The first part states a lack of friends, and the second part expresses acceptance of that situation.

• I'd just rather be alone

  ➔ Conditional Mood ('would rather')

  ➔ "Would rather" expresses a preference. 'I'd' is a contraction of 'I would'. It indicates a stronger desire to be alone than to be with others.

• Everybody thinks I'm strange

  ➔ Impersonal Pronoun ('Everybody') + Present Simple

  ➔ "Everybody" functions as the subject, treated as singular. The present simple tense indicates a general truth or habitual action.

• Don't know who they're being normal for

  ➔ Present Continuous for Habitual Action/State

  ➔ The present continuous ('are being') is used to question the authenticity of others' 'normal' behavior, suggesting it's a performance for someone else.

• I don't got no shame

  ➔ Double Negative

  ➔ The use of both 'don't' and 'no' creates a double negative, which, while grammatically non-standard, is common in informal speech and emphasizes the lack of shame.