Old Friends Lyrics

Yes, ma'am, we're sorry, but we're sure that your daughter

Went out and caught a ride to party for a while

Twice now she's arrested, for narcotic possession

If we kept track of her she'd probably go straight to jail

And the weight was coming down

Shoulders that were not built to support a force

That tried to erase her

He was not what you thought when you got in the car

And he asked you how far you would go with him to pay

Don't cry and don't fight it – just try to keep it quiet

The uniform implies he has a gun to hide mistakes

Her life with bars, and long rides with men in cars

Dismissive of their gaze / you're in danger if you don't obey

There is nothing that she wanted more

Than to feel them break – her rage hot and pure

But they could not stand it, they could not stand it

She reprimanded and then they preyed

A piece of, the puzzle, that they silenced with muzzles

The highway took her to a place so far away

Don't cry and don't fight it – just try to keep it quiet

The uniform implies he has an alibi

She was just one body – anthologized abruptly

A case that can't grow cold is one that's unbelieved

We'll scream and we'll fight it, make sure that we aren't silent

Her name will carry on and we will make them pay.