A Friend Like You
FRAGMENTED · Shadows and Ash: Afterburn · Out now
The moment you realise a friend rewrote the truth to justify who they became. No forgiveness, no second chances: this is where the cord gets cut.
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Credits
Artist: Fragmented
Album: Shadows and Ash: Afterburn
Album release: 3 July 2026
Label: Fragmented Music
Lyrics
Why is it so damn hard for you to even comprehend
that every wound you left still trembles underneath my skin?
You never tried to trace the ground that splintered under me,
so don't you point your trembling blame like you know what I've lived.
I've owned the things I broke—don't waste your pity on my name;
I only ever thought you stood beside me in the storm.
All the quiet nights and laughter now collapse into the dust,
so here I stand, releasing you,
this is where I cut the cord.
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
collapse into betrayal without a second thought.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
rewrite the truth to justify what you became.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
My heart was shattered clean—fractured edges in my hands,
and you just pressed your heel until the pieces turned to dust.
You never cared for any pulse except the one you could extract,
as long as gain was on the line,
the rest was dead weight in your path.
I never tried to cage your steps or hold you from the truth—
I only prayed that time would show the wreckage in your wake.
But time ran out; your choices carved a verdict into stone.
Now I walk with what you left me,
finding peace where you left pain.
And you still drift untouched, unaware of what you carved,
blind to the nights I bled from wounds you never could admit.
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
collapse into betrayal without a second thought.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
rewrite the truth to justify what you became.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
Could you ever understand the weight
your hands left buried in my chest?
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
collapse into betrayal without a second thought.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
It tears through bone to see a friend like you
rewrite the truth to justify what you became.
Could I forgive you? No—let it fall.
Just turn away now, I won't be there when you call.
