Lyric discussion by karlpilkington 

Cover art for Briefly lyrics by Better Than Ezra

Of all their albums, Closer is my favorite, and Briefly is my favorite song on that album besides I do. I love the opening...to me its about doing stuff or not doing stuff based on what you think other people will think of you, and thus you slowly become someone that is not you, but who you think other people want you to be. You were only alive living your own life briefly. And if that's not what it means, it's still a cool song. Per Wickipedia... "A second single, "Misunderstood," was planned, but Beyond Records declared bankruptcy before it could be released.

As of early 2007, Closer is out of print due to Beyond Records going out of business and copies are fairly hard to find, though some are still in stock in stores."

Sucks that what is in my opinion their best album didn't get the full push it could have since the label went bankrupt.