Real Friends - Waiting Room (Official Music Video)

Real Friends - Waiting Room (Official Music Video)
Stream the song here:
go.mhe.fm/rf_waitingroom
Buy merch here:
realfriendsmerch.com/
Lyrics:
After I knew there was only bad news
Your hospital bed felt more like a waiting room
And I had to leave before you left
Cause I was too weak to watch your last breath
I thought time healed every wound ‘til I lost you
I swear life has been so cruel
Taking it all away, everyone, everything’s gone but the pain
I’ll just lie
Say I’m fine as tears run dry
I thought time healed every wound ‘til I lost you
It hurt like hell when I dropped your clothes off at Goodwill
Now It smells like cigarette ash in my backseat
somehow it feels like you’re next to me
I need you right now
Cause I can’t see the end
The space you left goes on forever
Directors: Errick Easterday @easterxdaily Michael Herrick @michaelherrick_
Producer: Michael Herrick @michaelherrick_
Gaffer: Taylor Eisele @tecinema
BTS/PA: Perri Leigh @perrierleigh
BTS: Chris Anderson @thekodakchris
Set Design: Ross Hughes
Hair & Makeup: Wyn Sempsrott @wynstamakeup
Actor: Steve Franklin
Editor: Errick Easterday @easterxdaily
VFX: Avery Whaite @babyave
Title Card: Olivia Jackson @olivialjackson @oliviagraphic
Special Thanks to Carmel Total Fitness @carmeltotalfitness and Bonnie England @bonniengland
© 2024 - Midwest Trash

[@realfriendsband]

If you have ever lost a loved one, this song is for you. You are not alone in your grief. ❤

[@lindsaykovanitz1245]

Thank you this is the song I have been waiting for ❤🥹

[@normandvictor16]

you and tssf got us griefing like a mf tysm

[@ComicBookPoser]

I lost my mom on Christmas eve-eve 2023, with her in and out of the hospital for the past two years. This song does an amazing job vocalizing my thought process throughout her demise, and where my struggles have been everyday since then. This is beautiful, thank you for the song.

[@codyb6849]

Thanks guys I have lost folks an family to thanks for this song and video guys love Cody

[@emobuddha]

You dropped this when I needed it the most 😭😭😭

[@JoeydrinksSherry]

Your guys rebuild and re-rise since Cody has joined has not only been awesome and impressive…it’s personally been inspiring. Thank you and God Bless

[@realfriendsband]

Thank you for the kind works. Excited to show you everything we got lined up for the year. It’s gonna be a wild ride!

[@FOURYE4RSTRONG]

@@realfriendsband you fuckin suck. dan was real friends this shit is generic as FUCK

[@natalievillegas7361]

The vocals are insane on this one! Everyone slayed this

[@realfriendsband]

Cody sang his whole heart out on this one

[@natalievillegas7361]

@@realfriendsband he absolutely did 🔥

[@batman91500]

@@realfriendsband. This song is amazing. You guys are truly talented.

[@artificiallyflavord5588]

Dan had a better, unique sound

[@realfriendsband]

Anybody stoked or should we just not release the song? Let us know. Thanks.

[@joshwojciechowski8214]

Don’t tease…we want the new album. All of it!!

[@realfriendsband]

@@joshwojciechowski8214we’ve got something to say about that soon

[@JhonAngeloTagle-uv6xx]

cant wait

[@diannaslater984]

Don’t scare me like that lol 😂 we absolutely love you! ♥️

[@Fearsome87]

Well if this helps...this just popped up in my KZbin feed at 430am, and I just found a new band to listen too! How I havnt heard of you before I'm not sure, but I absolutly love it!

[@maxrichardson6495]

In the last twelve years, I’ve lost my mom, stepdad and brother. This song speaks volumes and I just miss them everyday.

[@KOLFANS]

Lost my mom a few months ago..... She was too young to leave us. See you soon, Mom!

[@alexbischof9338]

Guys you did it! That’s finally the perfect mixing between you and Cody… what a song I’m speechless

[@Dave-oh2sv]

Sad song. Shook me up. Cant stop playing it

[@ashleyschmitt1850]

Currently sobbing. I lost my dad to prostate cancer a few years back and I've been missing him so hard. Thank you for ones again speaking to my core ❤ I love you real friends 🧡

[@Khritter]

I'm sorry for your loss, sending you love and hugs

[@znys9972]

I’d recommend The Story So Far new album! He lost his dad and the whole album is about that! It’s called I want to disappear

[@znys9972]

I love real friends and the story so far ❤ sorry for your loss!!

[@DonySetiawan]

I’m really grateful for Cody being in Real Friends. Everything is perfect right now for you guys! Please don’t ever think to break up or something like that. Love from Indonesia. 🇮🇩

[@mikeashcraft4383]

Amazing songwriting and Cody absolutely crushed the vocals. You guys should be super proud of this. This feels like such a special time for the band and I am so stoked for the full album release. Real Friends for life!

[@xJessasaurusRex]

Already one of my favorite RF songs. I absolutely can not wait to scream sing this.

[@realfriendsband]

❤️ thank you. It’s a very very special song to us and glad we can share it with you now

[@skateordie280]

The vocal performance on this is next level

[@mikedriscoll6278]

Real Friends dropping one of the best songs they’ve ever made? Wow, what a great day!

[@ryaniscool.1245]

How are you guys not more popular? Everything you release is amazing. Hopefully people will catch on soon.

[@realfriendsband]

We are grateful for everyone that is here. Tell your friends.

[@Beanwiththedip]

I needed this today thank y’all! It’s been almost 8 years since I lost my mom and the beginning of this really hit me. R.I.P Momma

[@realfriendsband]

Sending you all the love today. Thanks for listening.

[@mofzpo]

Awesome vocals. This band was definitely upgraded. Keep up!

[@realfriendsband]

Thanks dude ❤❤

[@chriss5461]

Good job guys- I know the opposition you feel in rising above the legacy of Dan in real friends. Every band the replaces a singer has challanges of that. You guys just release your best song, this many years into your career and a new singer that the fans love- unreal

[@Evenfall777]

I've been stuck on this video for over an hour!

[@hexn00b52]

Show up randomly in my feed. I’m not mad about it. Great music.

[@K3n_R0y]

damn what a very beautiful song

[@rileydickerson542]

An absolute banger per usual. RF forever and ever, enough said.

[@realfriendsband]

Real Friends FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@Bumblebee.turbo.charger]

This is an anthem!!!!

[@Dougish1000]

I thought I was good until I heard this song. Damn!!! 🔥

[@dylancampbell1165]

Two years ago my dad took his own life because my mom left him and he didn’t want to live without her. I miss him every day. They were together for thirty four years and he couldn’t function without her

[@ROOBDANUBE]

Cant wait to shed some tears at sad summer this year! I hope theres a chance i can meet any of you just say thank you!

[@Skux720]

Almost one year since I lost my friend. This song is just what I need. Thank you Real Friends. Miss you Cass.

[@arjya1987]

It's like you guys find a way to pick the best parts of Blink 182, Angels and Airwaves, Nickelback, Feeder and Linkin Park ; and combined all of it to make a masterpiece. This makes me feel late 90s and early 2000s are back. The vocals are powerful, the drums are heaven, trh bassline is cool and the keyboard is surreal. It is awesome. Good job. We want more.

[@challengeyourenglish]

Man, that chorus just hits so hard! So good!

[@bonnielynn1779]

I always told my friends that this band is my favorite band and they gonna famous more for sure! Love you guys so much❤❤xoxo

[@LeeshaRJ]

Every new single just gets better and better! Love the sad & heavy songs - you guys are killing it!

[@realfriendsband]

The new album is 100% sad heavy songs so I’m glad to hear that’s what you’re in to

[@hxllxwbxdy]

This is so different yet so similar to older Real Friends, I love how you can make cool stuff like that! I lost my grandma earlier this year and absolutely feel the song

[@beanie_4977]

I’m not going to lie, I was very pro Dan era fan of real friends. But this is the first post Dan real friends song I genuinely enjoyed. They sound genuine and raw like they did in the beginning years of the band. I really appreciate the emotion expressed in this song. Keep it going 🖤

[@yohonjon7331]

i remember one time along time ago i was working at a Taco Belll. ya'll came into my drive thru late at night ordering a bunch of vegetarian items. (sub beans for meat). ya'll said we were the 3rd TBell you stopped at and we were the only ones to be able to accommodate your order. you guys were so cool in the drive thru window. gave me a free cd and a t-shirt as your thanks. been a fan ever since. copy pasted from my comment on Reddit

[@ericaconnor611]

this makes me so excited to hear the new album. love yall 🥹🫶🏻

[@andrewpottersfield]

One of the best pop punk songs in this decade

[@Toepioids]

Best band, best instruments, best breadsticks, best people, best music!!

[@rogergoza3180]

This new album is shaping up to be some of their best work to date

[@seanvillalta8109]

What a wait. Thank all of you guys! :)

[@SeannyMak]

It’s been 7 months and I think about her every single day. I miss you Mom. Thank you for this, guys ❤

[@mon7647]

I dont think i can even explain how much i adore this band. Your music heals the soul. ❤

[@YesturdayWasYourLast]

I love this song so much! And the vocals are incredible!

[@Bukowski1986]

More vocals like this please boys! Absolutely killed it.

[@rosszaf7597]

chills all over body. stunning

[@DriveMyMind]

Man, this is stunning. Great song, guys.

[@viniciusfigueiredo5969]

You guys stayed true to your sound over the time and that's admirable! Its easy to understand why your fanbase love you so much! Thank you for keeping this project up, and for another amazing song! Hope to see Real Friends here in Brazil one day!

[@artificiallyflavord5588]

Sounds nothing like when Dan was vocalist. Just sounds like a lot of other bands now.

[@tommyrosadi323]

Lagu terbaik yang pernah saya dengar dari RF 🇲🇨

[@sbh_24]

Great song, instant classic.

[@ardi1606]

Woah this is beyond amazingg ❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥❤‍🔥

[@danidelgado7550]

Thank you for another heart tugging song. Lost my grandma as a teen and had to hold in the agony, pain, and grief of her not being here for so long. I started therapy this year. And with the help of you guy's music, I'm able to take in and reflect those feelings in a healthy way. ✨Real Friends being the realest✨

[@garinrk7299]

cody's screams on the final line of those verses KILLS

[@davidstacy2151]

You guys have me shedding tears at 6 in the morning before I go into work. Thank you ❤

[@opalinskyband]

Damn… What a song ❤

[@realfriendsband]

❤❤ thank you, truly.

[@cheemsdog7071]

All I can say is holy moly, this song is wonderful, Cody's vocals went hard and the instrumentals we're perfect, god i'm so excited for this album

[@curehazy]

Incredible! Thank u sm for this song

[@The430Resistance]

Loved your work with Youth Fountain! Killing it over at Real Friends as well!!!! You guys fuckin rock!!!!

[@totallytrey7819]

I didn't know a song could make me cry in the first 30 seconds

[@realfriendsband]

Hope it was a good cry

[@lexidarling]

What an absolute gut punch of a song. Blown away.

[@realfriendsband]

Thanks for the love ❤❤

[@raphaelsantiagomoreno6251]

This song...

[@skylerwalker8889]

There back! Time to get hit in the feels again

[@Goodfighter0]

reminds me to Taking back sunday . great song

[@fredsaraga8852]

makedamnsure camera angles ❤

[@AT_Lemongrab]

Cody bro I was apprehensive but you are amazing mate. When are you guys coming back to the UK?

[@alyslouise9018]

I want the rest of the album!! This song is so good 🖤🖤

[@alexanderzelinka413]

Been waiting for this! Crushed it, can’t wait to see you guy this summer! So damn good!

[@robinjamesmanansala7753]

man this speaks my heart

[@karinacarrillo1091]

I love you guys! Can't wait for the album! 🫶

[@notsosupern0va349]

i don't know if i'll ever recover from this thank you for this beautifully sad song

[@realfriendsband]

Sending love

[@mactanzi]

Thanks, crushing song! You are always Real Friends in my heart and mind.

[@ciswarehouse2352]

still waiting for south asia tour

[@sk8te2hard]

im in tears

[@daveholohan2388]

Amazing song

[@Mexfinity]

The vocal harmonies during the verses are heavenly 🖤

[@PinoliCanoli]

You guys have not missed since Cody joined, super stoked to see you guys again in August!

[@tiltshiftvis]

the visuals of this gave me huge nostalgia for life is a waiting room by senses fail, i think it was the video for wolves at the door. good stuff, keep it up

[@backtoemocovers]

The mix is so good in the sense that the drums are not excessively compress, which gives a more organic sound.

[@andrewprahlow]

yea I thought this too ! it's a mix between current wave emo stuff and guitar-forward mixes from blink's self-titled

[@backtoemocovers]

@@andrewprahlow indeed

[@jamesshafer2887]

I got Story of the Year vibes from this and that is not an insult.

[@dmitriyerofeev6940]

Can't wait for the new album! "There's nothing worse than too late" is masterpiece, I'm sure that new things will be like that too❤

[@whatthataqsomealcantara1098]

This song is so good my favorite this year now but danm made me relive feelings losing my grandparents couldn't stop crying i love it thank you.....

[@ophelienchanted]

So emotional, this song is amazing and the video is so beautiful ! Love it so so much ❤

[@davidleandro4034]

Very good! Great great great! 🤘🏻🔥🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@GuillotineKing]

Holy wow woW Wow WoW WOW WOW. Everything was perfection here.... AOTY maybe??? Maybe........ MAYBE!?!?

[@mathiastherm]

I’ve been replaying your last single then I see this talk about perfect timing! You guys are amazing and this song is amazing. Cody your vocals are ridiculous on this! Thank you guys for this! Also those Fender guitars are beautiful were they used while recording this song?

[@deugeniosm]

Y’all are just the best 🫶🏻🐸

[@ryanhedrick4424]

This one hurts. I lost my dad when I was 18 to aggressive prostate cancer. I couldn’t stay in the room in the final moments either. Seeing someone who was so strong their whole life being so weak and vulnerable was too much for me. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of him and wish that I could tell him about my day. Thank you RF.

[@trapt29]

This is fantastic

[@EchoLikesKimchi]

First song I've heard from you guys and im now fully a new fan

[@realfriendsband]

Welcome to the family. Follow us on socials to keep up with us ❤

[@ryanregulus6066]

Sooooo good ❤ Keep em coming boys! We’re all here for it. Thank you 🙏

[@micah_wasowski]

okay, I’m obsessed

[@delytv]

Congrats !!!!!

[@Stressy_Jessy_Smokes]

You guys are killing it 🖤

[@loneryouth]

oh man that hurts 💔😢 genuinely love this one

[@importedtv]

Sense fail, Thursday, TBS video vibes. Great song

[@lizettevazquez2597]

Such a banger!! Can’t wait to hear it liveeeeee!!!

[@gabby_8123]

This is INCREDIBLE!

[@weeatpplproductions]

Never really got into Real Friends and I completely regret it. So glad to have come across this song. It's so beautiful. Incredible vocals, instrumentals, and lyrics. Bravo!

[@cameronliterally]

Every new Real Friends song is my new favorite

[@RHasten]

Congrats RF ♥️♥️

[@JackIvyGB]

This hits hard. We've had so much loss in my family the past few years, and this is absolutely the feeling that permeates it all. Beautifully written, beautifully performed.

[@realfriendsband]

Sorry for your loss, Jack. I’m glad you’ve been able to connect with our music and this song.

[@chelseamcewen7389]

Every damn song y’all put out- FIRE. Tysm for being you 🖤

[@MissLVRGRL]

Man. Another song where it hits the heart. Great song guys!!! ❤

[@realfriendsband]

Thank you ❤️