“Can’t Be Friends” by Trey Songz
On “Can’t Be Friends”, Trey tells the story of how he lost a close female friend because they crossed the line by getting romantically intimate. He ended up falling in love with her and wanted to be her lover, but their friendship eventually ended due to the same reason.
The singer begins by confirming that this girl ended a love that he believed would have been better than anything he had experienced. The main cause of their split, he states, is because after making love to her and falling for her, there was no way he would have settled to just continue being her friend. He wanted more than that, but this girl did not want the same. This is probably why he wishes they never had sex or fell in love.
On the other hand, Trey wants her to know that they had a real connection and though she wants to forget about it, they can never erase the past. He also stresses on the fact that they could have worked things out and had a beautiful love relationship. To him, he only wanted them to move past friendship to lovers.
He however, withdraws his perception now that he has lost both a lover and a friend. He regrets the past because if they had not ventured into an emotional and sexual attachment, they would’ve remained as good friends.
Facts about “Can’t Be Friends”
“Can’t Be Friends” was released on September 28th, 2010. It was released as a single from his fourth album entitled “Passion, Pain & Pleasure”.
It was written by Songz and Mario Winans, who eventually produced the song.
The track topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and spent 13 consecutive weeks at the summit of the chart.
After debuting at number 74 on the Billboard’s Hot 100, “Can’t Be Friends” went on to hit number 43 (peak position) on the chart.
In an interview with MTV, Songz expressed the opinion that the track is a song that “everyone can relate to.”
Trey Songz told The Boombox that the song was based on his life experience, though he explained that not all aspect of the song were referring to his life.
