Closer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tinto1123 

Cover art for Closer lyrics by Damien Rice

what a great song. it's about a guy who just wants to go to a party, get drunk, and get laid, but the girl he finds at the party says she's got a boyfriend. so he just ups his aggression and tries harder and harder to win her over and let down her defenses for the night. it's evil, it's manipulative, it's short-sighted, and it's absolutely brilliant and beautiful. my favorite line is "you tell me your real name, i'll take you home, i'm gonna let your baby down." haha, just the image of him coming on so strong that she might give him a fake name or number, or that he'd come on too strong too many times before and he'd gotten many fake names before. you just get this picture of a big party with a bunch of drunk people. great song.