I wanted to explore an acoustic/pop type of vibe with this song. Something laid back and just different than anything I've done before. And, in terms of the context of the song: Bad Friend is a song about having meaningful relationships in life that we value but not always being able to allocate our time and energy towards them. It explores the conflicting needs in relationships and begs the question: ‘If I’m not able to give my resources towards this relationship at this time, does that make me a bad friend?⁠ ⁠ Most of my life I’ve spent time bouncing around. Whether it be where I was living, who I was hanging out with, or what I was doing, there has been an almost cyclical pattern to my life (as many can relate to I’m sure). I would hang out with one friend group for a month incessantly and then be almost “unreachable” to that same friend group for the next few months while I hung out with other people or chased other things. They started jokingly labeling this as “K’sa’s monthly disappearing act.” And while many of them accepted it, many were hurt by my inconsistent presence.⁠ ⁠ As I started getting older, my priorities and values shifted and so did my life (and consequently, relationships) as a result. I didn’t want to spend time going to parties and getting drunk (something I centered my life around for a while). Frankly, I wanted to be productive and work tirelessly towards my goals and dreams. During this time, I realized that I just simply didn’t have the resources to be able to do both things: consistently be there for all of my friends/family while also consistently pursuing the things I wanted to do. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes the two would merge together and it would be awesome. But it rarely worked out that way. ⁠ ⁠ All of this led me to the conundrum of conflicting relationship needs and how to address those. This song is a collection of my thoughts on this entire process and also, a reminder to my friends that: I love and care about them regardless of the amount of actual time I get to see them in person. ⁠more