Remember me
She whispered heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave

So now this is how it feels when you're all alone
This is how it feels when your heart starts racing
You can ask but you'll never know
The way it feels, the way it feels

Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again

You're letting your fears stand in your way
The hardest demons that you'll ever face

How does it feel when you're all alone?
How does it feel when your heart starts racing?
You're out of time, you're out of faith
The hardest demons that you'll ever face

Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, if this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again

Pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete

So pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete

I'm underneath
I'm underneath

So remember me
Heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave


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Keep Me Close Lyrics as written by Elliott Gruenberg Beau Bokan

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    My Interpretation

    I believe this song is about the struggle to except ones self enough to be who you truly are with someone. To let others in & no longer hide away in fear or put on a mask. To me the most telling lyric line is The hardest of demons that you’ll never face unless one can face their own demons full on, they won't have the strength to keep anyone else close to them for long.

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