Looking Too Closely Lyrics
So don’t worry yourself, worry yourself
The devil’s right there, right there in the details
And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
By looking too closely
By looking too closely
No no no no…
And don’t punish yourself, punish yourself
The truth is like blood underneath your fingernails
You don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
By looking too closely
By looking too closely
No no no no…
No no no no…
You don’t wanna hurt yourself
So don’t kid yourself, kid yourself
It’s you right there, right there in the mirror
You don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
By looking too closely
Mmmmmmmm
By looking too close
Mmmmmmm
Looking too closely
You don’t wanna hurt yourself
You don’t wanna hurt yourself
By looking too closely
This song is about denial---not necessarily about cheating. The person knows something about himself or the things around him but is too terrified to admit it for fear of the repercussions it will bring. He chooses instead to ignore it or to distract himself as a way to survive or cope.
This song helped me during my depression and for me its about suicide. Fink tells the listener to calm down or take a time before doing bad things...
I just heard this on Suits, and I loved it.
Seems to be a song about heartbreak and cheating. About not looking to closely at the details because you don't want to hurt yourself.
Blood underneath fingernails implies scratching, either defensive or sexual in nature.
@jamlad I feel like blood under the finger nails mean you can't get it out . The truth is like blood stuck under your fingernails. Something you can't get off can't wash away .
@jamlad I feel like blood under the finger nails mean you can't get it out . The truth is like blood stuck under your fingernails. Something you can't get off can't wash away .
@jamlad : Same situation (first listened in Suits) here. I like to imagine the song was written for that very episode of Suits.
@jamlad : Same situation (first listened in Suits) here. I like to imagine the song was written for that very episode of Suits.
For me, looking to closely at your blind spot is dangerous because you might find out that you are meeting your own high moral standards. The inner voice therefore tells you not to look to closely pretending this song was about somebody else though it is not. It is about the cross everyone bears to have done things he or she would prefer to not have done.
For me, looking to closely at your blind spot is dangerous because you might find out that you are meeting your own high moral standards. The inner voice therefore tells you not to look to closely pretending this song was about somebody else though it is not. It is about the cross everyone bears to have done things he or she would prefer to not have done.
In that episode the song can be applied to every of...
In that episode the song can be applied to every of the main characters: Louis, Harevey, Mike & Rachel, Jessica. All of them did wrong and their guilt is coming back to the surface although they tried hard to hide it from the world and themselves. The devil in the details does that the camouflage isn’t perfect or lasting.
While the Suits characters need to worry about themselves they keep pretending they need to fix their friends‘, partners’, colleagues‘ problems and give comfort to them instead to their own mind. They put their arms around the others, they protect their secrets although they have their own secret to be kept. Finn as their inner voice leads them to continue believing the others were in need of support although each one knows that he or she is living on the edge and might fall deep and would need to use all their energy on themselves.
Although they would love to believe the song was not about themselves they are reminded of their own problems when they look at themselves in the mirror because there they see that „somebody else“ the song is about. They cannot deny the truth like a murderer with blood underneath his fingernails cannot deny his crime. There is not denying against the painful proof: the dead victim’s blood the police can see as the murderer can see it himself. Oh no, no, no!
Louis in that episode doesn’t want to look too closely to not see that blood, but he finally does, which is painful, and resigns. Harvey and Donna feel that pain but don’t punish themselves; for the moment they think the problem is about somebody else (Louis). Mike and Rachel are the lucky ones because the painful look at the their moral mistakes opens them up to forgive the partner his or her moral misbehaviour.
I think this song is about a bad relationship but he wants it to work out because he's looking too closely at this bad relationship that he should try to work it out with someone else but he really wants it to work out. Its killing him like blood under the fingernail that it's not working out. He knows that he should look at the picture as a whole and understand that looking too closely can cause him to stay with someone bad and not find someone new by looking far, for other fish in the sea. He knows he might hurt himself by trying to break it off and find someone knew but he knows its for the better. He says looking too closely and then says no no no no no no because he's trying to convince himself that he's not looking too closely And that it will work out one day. He doesn't want to risk loosing her because it might work out but he wants to stop looking so closely and find other fish In the sea.
I listened to this after a breakup i initiated in a period neither of us really tried. My mind constantly went back to what i could of done differently to make it work and I also kept thinking about what if I never brought it up, would we still be together? Should I have waited to see if things got better? Listening to this song has given me a different perspective. Maybe the best thing to do is keep your mind occupied with different thoughts, move on and not look too closely. Accept that what happened, happened. "Truth is like blood underneath your fingernails" It's hard realizing that you don't really fit together after being together for a while and it hurts getting used not having that person there anymore so at first you might be in denial of the truth going over the things you could of done differently to make it work(looking too closely). But with time you'll see it was the right decision and if you didn't look to closely to begin with you would have prevented yourself that pain
"It’s you right there, right there in the mirror And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself" Don't analyse your flaws in every detail even if it's what you did wrong in a relationship or just in general in life. Which also goes back to "The devil’s right there right there in the details" Focusing too much on the details is going to crack your self esteem.
Journo: The first single of the album, ‘Looking Too Closely’, advises someone not to look too closely for the truth in order to prevent pain. Should we close our eyes to reality? Fink: Yeah, you absolutely nailed it. It is about the relationship you have with yourself. About NOT looking too closely. Sometimes it is best to do it this way to remain positive. You can be obsessed with details.
I don't think anything needs to be added, since the man himself has settled all arguments, but I'm going to anyway. To me there are six lines in pairs that tell the whole story:
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This is a song about somebody else, So don’t worry yourself, worry yourself Look away, folks, nothing to see here, I'm not talking about myself, but a "friend".
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The devil’s right there right there in the details, And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself ... [by] Looking too closely I think the implied "by" is very important, but easy to miss. Look too closely, see the details, and you'll hurt yourself. But, it's worth noting that he's talking to someone else at this point. So he's told them to look away because if they look at him closely, they'll only end-up hurting themselves. I see depression in that. You hide your despair from others to save them from being dragged down into the pit of despair you inhabit.
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Put your arms around somebody else, Don’t punish yourself, punish yourself Don't hug me to console me, you're only going to make your life worse. Really, just run from me, I'm toxic.
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Truth is like blood underneath your fingernails, And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself ... [by] Looking too closely Again, don't hurt yourself by looking into my life. Truth is unpleasant, just like a murderer with bloody fingernails, if you look closely and see these truths, you're going to be shocked, disappointed, even hurt by the toxicity that oozes from me, in my despair, that I am.
AND THEN, third verse, he goes with the meaning he describes above:
- It’s you right there, right there in the mirror, And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself ... [by] Looking too closely He's now talking about those prone to an excess of self-examination and self-criticism, because there lies the path to depression, which is true. People totally satisfied with their lives don't succumb to non-biochemical depression, it's those of us who do look too closely, who do fret and worry about every little "shameful" thing we did this morning, the way we missed hair #28,465 or the way we greeted that person while distracted. We burn ourselves with out laser-focus ... and you don't wanna hurt yourself ... by looking too closely. So, he implies, stop it.
I think it's about blaming someone else for something you've done. 'A song about someone else' - blaming someone else. 'Looking too closely' - as you would have to admit guilt. 'No no no no' - but you can't admit to it. Admitting guilt is painful and you would 'hurt yourself'. However you're accountable for what you've done as the 'truth is like blood underneath your fingernails'. And really when you're looking for someone else to blame it's just 'you in the mirror'.
Beautiful song and lyrics.
First of all, this song is absolutely beautiful. As much as a cheating situation is applicable here, I resonate with this a lot without that aspect. In a relationship, one is starting to look into the details "the devil is right there in the details" of the problems in their relationship and realizing that they are uncovering something they never wished to. Displacing the emotion on someone else makes one able to continue on in their situation without addressing. As someone previously mentioned, when they do get too close to realizing their truth, they say "no, no, no, no." Powerful song.
I think this song is addressed to a cheater in a relationship from the person he/she is cheating with. The person goes back to his relationship and leaves the "other man/woman" off to the side. That person is singing to him/her but doesn't want to admit it.
I think it’s about someone he loves deeply, maybe someone he shouldn’t like. When it says ‘Your looking to closely, you don’t want to hurt yourself’ it means that he is looking for anything for the person to like him back, he is pulling at straws and he knows he is. He knows that he will only end up hurt