Up So Close Lyrics

Lyric discussion by SMUSER17481015 

Cover art for Up So Close lyrics by Cake

I interpreted this song in an entirely different way. When I first heard this song I thought about a long distance relationship. Two people constantly far away, and when they do see each other close up, they soak up every little detail of the other person. The second part of each line indicated the previous distance to me, rather than being "too close".

"I might as well be out in space" "I never get to see the view" "I'm never sure if it's still you" "It's seems I only think of you"

That last line "Up so close, I never see the sky so blue" was the part that indicated that he was happy to be so close. It's as if the world around you is brighter now that the other person is there. In the very end of the song I hear him say "oh it's so sad." Long distance couples get that little time together, but they always have to go back to being far away.