Broken Rita - Weirdo (My Friend)

I still hear your laugh. I still remember your stupid jokes. And sometimes, when I pick up my guitar, I swear there's a little piece of you hiding somewhere in the noise. Maybe growing up isn't about leaving people behind. Maybe it's about learning to carry them with you. So wherever you are, you weirdo... I hope you're still laughing. I miss you, my friend. Somewhere in the noise, you're still here. 💗 Lirycs: I still remember your laugh. That stupid laugh you had when we were kids. The kind that made everybody look at us like we were fucking crazy. You weirdo... I guess some people never really leave. We were kids in a dirty little yard, scraped-up knees and stupid little scars. You'd pick a fight if someone picked on me, then laugh like nothing happened afterwards. We had big dreams and nowhere to go, two little idiots putting on a show. You said, "Don't worry, we'll get out someday." I didn't know you'd still be with me anyway. We were broke, we were loud, we were young, we were dumb. But when the whole world told us who to be— We just fucking ran. My friend! Do you remember those days? Running through the streets, getting lost for days? My friend! You were always there. When I fell apart, you didn't fucking care— Well... You cared. You just never made it weird. And that's why I still remember you. You had that fire nobody could kill, that little rebel with a headstrong will. You'd look at the world like it owed you an answer, then dance in the street like some stupid disaster. We talked about leaving, we talked about dreams, talked about everything kids shouldn't need. We thought growing up would make us free. Nobody told us what growing up would mean. Then life got busy. Different roads. Different towns. Different people pulling us around. I got lost. You got lost. We both fucked up a thousand times. But somehow when I hear your name, I'm thirteen again. Standing beside you. Laughing too hard. Thinking we'd live forever. My friend! Do you remember those days? The stupid little jokes, the stupid little games? My friend! You were always there. When I couldn't breathe, you'd drag me somewhere. No big speech. No fucking plan. Just, "Come on, idiot. Let's go." And somehow that was enough. You taught me how to fall without staying down. How to laugh when the whole world turns around. How to lose, how to hurt, how to start again. How sometimes your best friend is the only one who knows when to shut up and just sit there. People think love has to be romantic. Big words. Big promises. Forever and ever. Bullshit. Sometimes love is someone saving you half their sandwich. Someone waiting outside when you're too scared to go home. Someone knowing you're lying when you say, "I'm fine." That's you. That was always you. [Build] Years went by. We changed. We fucked up. We grew up. Well... Somewhat. But every time I pick up this guitar, there's still a little piece of you in the noise. My friend! WE WERE FUCKING KIDS! My friend! LOOK AT WHAT WE DID! We fell! We broke! We ran! We grew! And somehow I still came back to you! My friend! NO TIME CAN TAKE YOU AWAY! Not the years! Not the miles! Not the mistakes we made! My friend! If I could go back tonight, I'd find that dirty little yard, sit beside you, and laugh until it hurt. Maybe that's what growing up is. Not forgetting who you were. Just carrying them with you. So... Wherever you are, I hope you're still laughing. Still fighting. Still being a pain in the ass. ... [friend voice recorded] I miss you, weirdo. And yeah... You were right. We did get out. We just didn't end up where we thought we would. But I'm still here. And you're still here. [singer voice] Somewhere in the noise. #BrokenRita #Childish #PunkRock #SkatePunk #AlternativeRock #GaragePunk #FemalePunk #PunkMusic #DIYMusic #UndergroundPunk #90sPunk #SkatePunkMusic