I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Come a little close to my heart
Now living without you, back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
I think it won't turn out like you expect
Lost in the role but you're still just the same as me and more
I do not make sense of my tongue
So I'll start right here
And I feel I'm a lot younger for it
There's so much I need to get clear
You're my best song
Come a little close to my heart
Now living without you back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
You're setting it out, still you leave me dry
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
I think you don't need as much as you got
Cos I sit at home and watch you content to lose it all
We still return, to lust is to learn
I'm here to play
And I feel I'm a lot younger for it
This one time I want you to stay
You're my best song
We still need you
Come a little close to my heart
Now living without you back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
You're setting it out, still you leave me dry
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
(come a little closer)
Cos we still need you
We still need you
Now living without you, back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
I think it won't turn out like you expect
Lost in the role but you're still just the same as me and more
I do not make sense of my tongue
So I'll start right here
And I feel I'm a lot younger for it
There's so much I need to get clear
You're my best song
Come a little close to my heart
Now living without you back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
You're setting it out, still you leave me dry
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
I think you don't need as much as you got
Cos I sit at home and watch you content to lose it all
We still return, to lust is to learn
I'm here to play
And I feel I'm a lot younger for it
This one time I want you to stay
You're my best song
We still need you
Come a little close to my heart
Now living without you back from the dark
Come a little close to my heart
You're setting it out, still you leave me dry
Come a little close to my heart
Now running away, running away tonight
(come a little closer)
Cos we still need you
We still need you
Lyrics submitted by sainters
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