Best Friends by Hillsong Young & Free is a candid look at the struggles of modern youth. The song captures the feeling of being lost in a world of superficiality, where everyone seems to be putting on a show. It’s a call for genuine connection and truth.
The lyrics express a longing for something deeper than the fleeting thrills and constant comparisons that often define young adulthood. It’s a reflection on the pressures to fit in and the desire to break free from those constraints.
The song’s message is simple: true happiness and fulfillment come from real relationships and a search for meaning beyond the surface level. It’s a reminder that it’s okay to be vulnerable and honest, and that there’s strength in unity and shared experiences.
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Best Friends Lyrics by Hillsong Young & Free
I don’t want to be on my phone but I can’t be alone
Welcome to the modern way
Trying to be somebody I’m not but it’s not what I want
Tell me there’s another way
PRE-CHORUS:
All of the lights
I chased are now faded
All the cheap thrills
Were only time wasted
Tell me why society’s plan should define who I am
Surely there’s a higher way
CHORUS:
All of my best friends
Are sick of pretending
We want the truth
So much is missing
So give us the real thing
I know it’s You
VERSE 2:
I don’t want a stereotype
To decide who I am
It never knew me anyway
I’m over trying to find the next hype
Cos the high never lasts
I’m going to go another way
PRE-CHORUS 2:
All of the lights
I chased are now faded
Dylan was right
The times they are changing
Tell me why society’s plan should define who I am
Surely there’s a higher way
