Pierce The Veil "Stay Away From My Friends"

"Stay Away From My Friends" is from the album 'Selfish Machines,' available now. Get the album here: bit.ly/ptv-merch
Lyrics:
Waking up your neighbors downstairs
I've been inside your bedroom a thousand years
And as you tie me to the bed for good I say
That I want you in the most unromantic ways
Louisiana, You're torturing me with a beautiful face
Anna, come on, I thought we had a damn good thing
A penny in the couch and a diamond ring
So, baby, stay away from my friends
Because I need them to carry me when it's over
I'll count back from ten and you can listen to glass hearts shattering
I don't know how you get into me
Down my throat and made a home in my veins
They used to be the rivers that would take us away
Now you only call me every Christmas and my birthday
I still can't believe how you look next to me
Just like a strip club bedroom scene
Baby, stay away from my friends
Because I need them to carry me when it's over
I'll count back from ten
And you can Listen to something that you've never heard before
Oh, never heard before.
But you don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night
Scaring the thought of kissing razors
This blood evacuation is telling me to cave in
Just stay away from my friends
#piercetheveil #selfishmachines

[@kurtshirvinski836]

I hate that you can only hear this song for the first time once. I was 15 and hooked, I'm almost 21 now and still chasing that feeling. Sometimes there's beauty in the sadness.

[@tapitforever]

There is. You’re young though. You’ll find it

[@clxrr502]

I know exactly what u mean dude

[@clxrr502]

also why I like to listen to these gems every once in a while

[@kurtshirvinski836]

@@clxrr502 I'll be 22 in 2 days and honestly I've found myself relating to these songs a lot more now than I ever have before. It's like they've taken a completely new meaning in a way

[@clxrr502]

they are memories bro, & same I just turned 21 these songs always bring me back to my younger teen years!

[@Founderof115]

“But you don’t know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night scaring the thought of kissing razors” welp that hit too close to home🥺💔

[@vampluvr]

Fr :((

[@random12345457]

[@Raincloud_2789]

This song really describes how self harm and depression can ruin you, and no matter how much people try to help you you feel like a burden. "this blood evacuation is telling me to cave in" SOBBING

[@x.kindred.x]

I'd think a lot more people would be here. Hello everyone who saw this by the way! Have a nice day!

[@Jack-zp3cx]

I thought the same I hope you have a great day

[@shesasunshinemsp6805]

It's an old song. The audio was already posted on youtube under the bands channel. Idk why their old label decided to post it again...to get money maybe 👀

[@Pineapplepizza-]

You too! :0

[@Ptve1lzx]

🤪

[@diavolosteddy7594]

a year late but you too!

[@princesspopidk4385]

TW ~ this song is actually not about a relationship. Ana is referring to (although I don't remember the name) a type of mindset where one is upset with how their body looks. His "friends" are referring to harmful coping tools. "Just like a strip club bedroom scene" is referring to hallucinations induced by drugs and alcohol. And quite obviously "scaring the thought of kissing razors" is self-harm. Vic is a wonderful man and this song got me through so much

[@xxkissingrazors]

omg never thought of ana like that, so relatable lmao

[@PlutotheElf]

This comment made me absolutely ball my eyes out.

[@princesspopidk4385]

@@PlutotheElf Aww i sowyy

[@PlutotheElf]

@@princesspopidk4385 is this supposed to be making fun of me I’m sorry I don’t know if this is satire or genuine ☹️☹️☹️

[@rose__._.]

Body dysmorphia

[@matteachernugal3598]

One day you’re 12 years old, crying yourself to sleep every night, wishing for anything to change. Everything to end. And then one day you’re 22, and dancing to this song in the kitchen while you make dinner, and you realize that everything is gonna be alright.

[@heatherallen7896]

Me but when drunk oops

[@KRR480]

Not one personal experience. Sorry you had that at a young age too ❤

[@Heatherloves08]

Then one day I turned 33 years old and I'm still in love like the first time❤❤❤❤

[@jae.lorin.]

one day i'll scream this song from the rooftops

[@zoinker3356]

can i come

[@taisiarenae9024]

( I don't know how you got into me Down my throat and made a home in my veins)😌😌 Gets me every time

[@lesliecohetero3585]

I remember being 15 and adding this to my breakup playlist :)))

[@HelloThere.....]

Dude me too but it didn't help that we were both emo and liked this band. She liked them more so it didn't help xD I actually hated on them a lot now I love this album also I turned 21 this year

[@StephanieQuiroz-ps9nl]

Me here because I’m going through a breakup :D

[@jordanrayne4779]

I never thought of it as a breakup song. I always thought it was metaphor for mental illness and self ending thoughts

[@jennybear1408]

Woah. I'm 15 right now and I added this to my playlist too ..

[@Ihavepiercings]

LMFWK SAME NOW IM GOING THROUGH ANOTHER BREAKUP AND LISTENING TO IT AGAIN

[@user-fn4xf4pr2j]

When I was 14, my best friend killed herself. Pierce the Veil was one of the things that brought us together in the first place, we both had a PTV t shirt... we were friends for years & she showed me this song & at the time I didn't really appreciate it for what it is & now I get it way more then I ever wanted too & listen too it still 10 years later when my entire music taste has changed. I love you Kenzie, forever & always.

[@austingreene1101]

My gf at 14 passed away, hold on till may was the song for her.

[@red_enid]

Waking up your neighbors downstairs I've been inside your bedroom a thousand years And as you tie me to the bed for good I say That I want you in the most unromantic ways Louisiana, you're torturing me with a beautiful face Ana come on, I thought we had a damn good thing (damn good thing) A penny in the couch and a diamond ring So baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten and you can listen to Glass hearts shattering I don't know how you got into me Down my throat and made a home in my veins They used to be the rivers that would take us away But now you only call me every Christmas and my birthday I still can't believe how you look next to me Just like a strip club bedroom scene Baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten And you can listen to Something that you've never heard before (never heard before) But you don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night Scaring the thought of kissing razors This blood evacuation is telling me to cave in Stay away Oh no Just stay away from my friends.

[@cristalgalindo7094]

lyrics are in the description, but i luv when ppl take time to put the lyrics in the comments so thank u :)

[@grroleanderr]

@@cristalgalindo7094 they can just copy and paste it into the comment it isnt really that hard 🤷 *comments fuck

[@ohno1361]

Excuse me, when he says "the thought of kissing razors" whats the meaning of that?

[@mexicanguy6724]

​@@ohno1361 I think it's referencing self harm such as cutting with razors and maybe he means razors cutting his throat/ face

[@7eviathan]

His voice is beautiful.

[@Soundeffex1]

I used to listen to this album as a teenager and I still love it.

[@random12345457]

i agree with you, good music is above time and age

[@yuoaki6468]

My heart is forever here

[@marissamojica2303]

Listening to this at 25 hits just as amazing as it did when it first came out ❤️

[@3nemytrash684]

When we were together I told them I’d always skip this song cause I wasn’t into it but now I’ve been replaying this 100 times after we broke up cause it’s relatable

[@italoziho6809]

They deserve a lot more, I love them so much

[@BrendaCastillo-nz7xr]

This is the first time I have ever heard this song and 3:06 hit me like a tone of bricks. His vocals and the piano made this song so emotionally charged it brought tears to my eyes, I love ptv and the way their music digs emotions out of me. Nothing compares to listening to this song for the first time ❤️

[@alfjensoliman5786]

I f*k'n love this song so bad! 😭💕

[@Moonsauko]

This song will always be so good 😭!!!

[@zoinker3356]

yep

[@iwannanumber]

When I first heard this song I thought it was so pretty and loved it so much. So much so that I showed it to my parents. It was as the three of us were listening to it that I realised what the lyrics were talking about lmao bit awkward Still love this tune though

[@gaylittlepixie]

my sister and i both did not appreciate this song as teenagers. as adults it's hit us so profoundly. thank you ptv for all the feelings we got to process through the music

[@lilizsuzsannafedor216]

I can't sing this. Reason 1. I cry Reason 2. I don't have friends Reason 3. This song is beautiful my voice would ruin it

[@captain_cherry1298]

1)pls dont cry 2)wanna be my friend? 3)the song is beautiful and do whatever makes you happy

[@kimberlybellerose4188]

This song isn’t actually about friends though

[@stefanimitrevska6904]

I highly agree with captain..!!

[@TraumaTizeChannel]

I always took this song to be about how after a breakup, the girl still has connections to his friends and it makes it harder to get over her. He needs his friends to make it through the breakup but if they share the same friends she's basically still in his life. And I can relate to having exes who share my same group of friends. It hurts.

[@jackawaka]

there's an implication that the other person would proceed to have intimate relations with the singer's friends, basically

[@zaesimone7598]

I adore this song so much

[@WinterBrew]

can't hit the like button when im crying

[@rabid_raccoonx]

I love how everyone can mutually agree that they didn’t like this song, but it grew on them over time ❤

[@IncelCherub]

2:16 this part reminds me of a soundtrack that would play during a mission in Halo 1, something about the beat paired up with the background singing is very reminiscent of Halo

[@cxterinxx]

Masterpiece.

[@mrpenumbra6180]

Bro this makes me cry

[@henrypaniaguajovel9131]

maybe this is a way of building up to finally give us a clue about the next album!!?? ?

[@louiso1477]

i wish

[@shesasunshinemsp6805]

They aren't even with this label anymore lol (I don't think so) I feel like it's to get money from a band they no longer have

[@spishyofficial]

This was 3 albums ago though, so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@fallenfenix2138]

Been listening to this for the last few days amd been singing it but my southern draw drags it down

[@tylerchantavong8768]

i mean im not complaining

[@MoneyMuzic]

This is a song to attest the strength to overcome. Don't fret. You built for anything!

[@panfilolivia]

always liked the sound but thought the lyrics were corny until they were relable😭 so beautifully written i can finally appreciate them properly now❤

[@Jillidae2184]

I’m 39 and it’s still my ringtone! Haha love love this song … but like really having mutual friends during a breakup is the worst !

[@zeoux7223]

just listened to this song for the first time, I got mega chills at 1:31

[@Yare0127]

Always listening to this song >>

[@woeisme1123]

Mayday Parade: When you see my friends Pierce The Veil: Stay Away from my friends

[@Jahsicles]

I didn't like this song that much first time listening, but I still added it to my playlist, a couple of months later, it played again, really started to feel the song and the lyrics, and now I can't stop listening. It really is a work of art.

[@Benthelent]

Love this so much! I miss their songs :')

[@m-tetsuo]

Back when I was 18/19 this album just came out, I had downloaded it from tpb and there was a bleep sound at 1:47. I still hear it to this day.

[@k1llfilt3r]

every time I listen to this band I can only think about her I could never make her happy

[@laralilyLaraMaljevac]

i think you can interpret this song in 2 ways. 1. His friends is his demons/depression and his telling someone he loves to stay away from the dark sides of him . 2. its a love song to his he's demons/depression to stay away from his friends.

[@coocela]

hearing this at 23 means so much more than 16

[@giraffesushi8112]

I'm 30 and it still hurts

[@theshysinger0000]

You forgot you're sad until this song plays and all I gotta do is lay in bed again and remember everything. Still, my fave PTV song

[@chokomo510]

Ive always love ptv since a kid, especially this song reminds me of all the memories i made then, thank you ptv for making beautiful songs like this :]

[@lesterfredericks486]

Thanks for the music

[@jaeplaysbass]

i remember listening to this song in the back room of spirit halloween while crying and eating a ham sandwich while ghost busters played over the loudspeaker. i hated that job lol

[@jamhopsey]

Quarantine be like:

[@MARKlPLlER]

the piano reminds me so much of "slay the princess"

[@wanazizan4377]

2024? Am i the only one who listen to this masterpiece?

[@Cacasoap]

I will never not love this song 😛

[@ghostslapsl4740]

This song makes me think about my female have 2 kids with her shit is going down but listening to it had me cry I understand what he sings and how he feel it’s a piece of art

[@deleteduser4238]

...

[@I_love_80s_rock]

I cry everytime i hear this song

[@xxkissingrazors]

me too

[@DexFlex_YT]

so nostalgic

[@juanalejandrojuezvalbuena6260]

Los necesito...

[@j-dogg4207]

Not gonna lie I love to lay in my room and scream this song 🤣

[@moudly]

My ex-wife's song. My best friend girl showed me this song. Damn..... 8 years later.

[@veryraree]

hope lifes been treating you okay

[@moudly]

@@veryraree thank you

[@SincerelyWX]

I got into PTV over the summer thanks to a friend who’s been a fan for over 10 years, and she recommended that I should listen to Selfish Machines first, and it honestly was worth it. Out of all the songs on the record, this one is my personal favorite, given the circumstances I was going through at the time with a dying close friendship before hand, and I trace that past friendship to this song. We were really close friends, but he destroyed his life and it killed our friendship. anyway, the song means a lot to me, and i would kill to listen to it again for the first time.

[@-_bro_-]

i also became a fan last summer!!! :DD

[@paolavcgo]

so cute

[@TerrellThinksThrowBack]

Louisianaaaaaaa

[@biracial247]

I remember me and my friend where obsessed with this one song

[@nowijustsitinsilence]

You're not cool until your home state is mentioned in a ptv song 😻

[@-_bro_-]

FR

[@nowijustsitinsilence]

@@-_bro_- IK

[@kylmiii]

cried at 3:06

[@jhd4576]

Gosh I miss those highschool days.

[@paolaa2925]

OGGODDD

[@kamisierra2966]

But you don’t know what it’s like to wake up in the middle of the night .. ughh

[@taylorwright3660]

If you’re reading this I love you and I hope your personal battle with mental health is going well or atleast okay. Please reach out to your friends 🩵

[@rodentsofrandomness9203]

This song and album will never it hit.

[@KrZuh8]

waking up your neighbors downstairs :,(

[@salviijo]

💔

[@medleydoctor]

Its been a while, why?

[@Just_niaxx]

Cause stupid “fans” want to cancel mike

[@priyanshuchndr1]

[@solidjose54]

Ayy bb trickz sampled this song

[@Desert_Yota_]

I hope I made the right choice..

[@albertomartinez3862]

What’s good my g talk

[@tylerchantavong8768]

so r they just reposting the whole album again?

[@dbasnight2010]

used it as an excuse to re-listen

[@netherrealmshero]

I believe they are doing a reissue of the album, turns 10 next month

[@jobtuares2358]

10 yr anniversary

[@Just_niaxx]

Douglas Basnight no cause the ten year anniversary

[@Just_niaxx]

The ten year anniversary

[@reaper3.097]

sed lyrics

[@chabytemmie]

description

[@andreaouk]

0:30 1:02

[@night.time_sunshine]

Weird confession but this is my favourite song to listen to while I read sad Kellic stories

[@xxkissingrazors]

HELP same

[@xxkissingrazors]

and ur a killjoy ily

[@endgameSyndicate]

bro lowkey singing about he dont want this chick to sleep w his friends when he gone.. this kinda sad.

[@nicovamp]

I think it’s actually about him not wanting his friends to ever experience self harming like he has but I’m not sure :0

[@schwiftynat]

@@nicovamp no i think it’s about drugs, but yeah addiction mostly which you could apply to self harming

[@nootyt521]

I've thought about this a bit and I'm pretty sure it has a more literal approach to the lyrics, dealing with an abusive mentally straining relationship and how it might be to have to deal with the feeling of toxic reliance you'd have with someone who uses you. Though of course every song is interpretive

[@endgameSyndicate]

I can definitely see all of these 10/10 Look at us n our creative minds y'all

[@montral1871]

I think it was written as vaguely as it was so more people could apply it to their current situation

[@rubysbiggestfan]

i'm in school rn and i jsut left to cut myself in the bathroom lol. perfect timing bc this song came on my headphones

[@rubysbiggestfan]

wtf hoe?? you can't just say that

[@xxkissingrazors]

aw hun, i promise it will get better, please dont give up 🖤🖤

[@scout3018]

Please be careful :(

[@-_bro_-]

you okay???

[@rubysbiggestfan]

@@-_bro_- am now

[@juancarloscastellon436]

Hey don’t be fucked up

[@ZEN-on1px]

Is this song a relationship between men and women? It is said on the Internet that it is related to depression. Is this statement correct?

[@xxkissingrazors]

the original meaning is abt vic telling his ex gf to stay away from his friends who he loves, but its mostly interpreted as self harm (the 'friends' are his razors, he's telling people to let him use his unhealthy coping mechanisms basically)

[@xxkissingrazors]

i apologise if that didnt make sense

[@jxoseeee7808]

Stay away from my gf.

[@juancarloscastellon436]

Hey who’s this

[@juicer6291]

stop

[@tylergressle]

These comments are so beautiful🥹 Nostalgia overload in thee best way💜 3 PTV tattoos, 2 VIP meet and greats, 18 shows across the nation and you know what..at 33 maybe a few more😂💜

[@moldysadness775]

Ptv , we need you T^T

[@moldysadness775]

Please go on tour again I’m begging you

[@autumnacosta1881]

Waking up your neighbors downstairs I've been inside your bedroom a thousand years And as you tie me to the bed for good I say That I want you in the most unromantic ways Louisiana, you're torturing me with a beautiful face Ana come on, I thought we had a damn good thing (damn good thing) A penny in the couch and a diamond ring So baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten and you can listen to Glass hearts shattering I don't know how you got into me Down my throat and made a home in my veins They used to be the rivers that would take us away But now you only call me every Christmas and my birthday I still can't believe how you look next to me Just like a strip club bedroom scene Baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten And you can listen to Something that you've never heard before (never heard before) But you don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night Scaring the thought of kissing razors This blood evacuation is telling me to cave in Stay away Oh no Just stay away from my friends.

[@umamoreno1840]

Waking up your neighbors downstairs I've been inside your bedroom a thousand years And as you tie me to the bed for good I say That I want you in the most unromantic ways Louisiana, you're torturing me with a beautiful face Ana come on, I thought we had a damn good thing (damn good thing) A penny in the couch and a diamond ring So baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten and you can listen to Glass hearts shattering I don't know how you got into me Down my throat and made a home in my veins They used to be the rivers that would take us away But now you only call me every Christmas and my birthday I still can't believe how you look next to me Just like a strip club bedroom scene Baby stay away from my friends Because I need them to carry me when it's over I'll count back from ten And you can listen to Something that you've never heard before (never heard before) But you don't know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night Scaring the thought of kissing razors This blood evacuation is telling me to cave in Stay away Oh no Just stay away from my friends.