Discover the story of the song > Friendly Fire – Sean Lennon

The song talks about a conflict between two people who were once friends. The protagonist feels betrayed by his former friend who launched the attack first. The shadows in the lyrics represent the guilt that both of them feel about what happened. In the end, the protagonist comes to terms with the loss of the friendship and accepts that sometimes people hurt each other unintentionally, like in a case of "friendly fire".