FAWM: "Dear Friend"

Dear Friend

1 week ago by @alyxanderjames

Dear Friend

alyxanderjames

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Liner Notes

There should be more love songs about friendship.

Sincerely,
Your friendly neighborhood asexual human

(And that makes 14 songs! I doubt I'll keep up this breakneck pace the rest of the month, but I'm pleased with what I've managed to fit in the last 10 days.)

#queer #love #friendship #PersonWithUkulele #folk #AcousticOneTake #acoustic #ukulele

Lyrics

I told you I was in love with my friends
You didn't run, you said it made sense
So if I say I'm smitten
I don't think you'll get it twisted
Dear friend
I adore you

I know what love is
I can see it in your smile
So come over here
Sit with me for a while

We sit in silence for hours each week
It's comfortable, knowing I don't need to speak
In spite of the distance
Our friendship has persisted
Dear friend
I adore you

I know what love is
I can see it in your smile
So come over here
Sit with me for a while
Dear friend, you are brilliant
Your presence is a light
I am grateful each day
To have you in my life

Dear friend
I adore you
Dear friend
I adore you

Comments

@paulotteson 1w

Again, your vocal delivery sets the stage for such tenderness and love here. I agree that there should be more love songs about friendship. This is a beautiful ode. The finger picking on the uke is particularly great here.

@kahlo2013 1w

This is so full of so much tenderness and love. Yes there needs to be more openness to sharing love and celebrating love with friends. This song is such a lovely tribute to friendship. Beautiful fingerpicking and gorgeous singing.

@guitargabe 1w

There *should* be more friendship songs in general, and non-romantic/sexual love songs. Thanks for writing this - it's really quite lovely.

@bijou 1w

Congrats! I am impressed with all the productivity people have made this year already! Your voice is very soothing.

@skylermf 1w

Congrats on reaching 14! I love the idea of a love song for a friend, and the detail of sitting in silence is very nice. I like this uke pattern too!

@bethdesombre 1w

Yay for 14! Yay for adoring friends and telling them in song! I love the melody on "I know what love is" -- and I love the specific details that show -- especially in that section -- that show that you love that person. (I also love how the melody goes up on "I adore you."

@coolparadisoMod 1w

here here. nicely said and done! I'm with you on this!

@theodamus 1w

There absolutely should be more love songs about friendship! I’m in love with all my friends and it makes my life wonderful. I really appreciate that the hook is simple and direct, not couching it in “just friendship” or being cutesy - its love, it’s friend love! And it’s catchy too, great song

@nwhosings 1w

Yes! Friendship love. I adore this.
I've always known my experience of friendship was different than many of the humans I encountered/what was expected. I love that queer and neurodivergent spaces are opening up this conversation even more.