“Closer To You” is the second single off Clairo’s debut album Immunity.
She sang it live for the first time on April 11th, 2019 at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
On June 26th, 2019, Clairo announced on Twitter and Instagram that the song would premiere on Beats 1 World Record with Zane Lowe t...
[Verse 1]
I feel it in my bones, even when I'm alone
Mama said, "I told you so," going down a different road
You call me late at night, I pick up every time
Wish that I could rewind, get some peace of mind
[Pre-Chorus]
Shut up, don't wanna hear it now, I'm fed up
Wish I could say it was enough, oh, to make me walk away
And I'm messed up 'cause every time I start to get up
And now my head feels fucked up, and I know it won't change
[Chorus]
The things you do
Only make me want to get closer to you
And the things that you say
Only make me want to stay
[Verse 2]
Can't push me away, I'm not going, I'll wait
You know this street runs two ways, say
So I need to hear your voice
Know I'm standing here by choice
And I can't hear the background noise, anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
Shut up, don't wanna hear it now, I'm fed up
Wish I could say it was enough, oh, to make me walk away
And I'm messed up 'cause every time I start to get up
And now my head feels fucked up, and I know it won't change
[Chorus]
The things you do
Only make me want to get closer to you
And the things that you say
Only make me want to stay
Closer To You was produced by Rostam.
Clairo released Closer To You on Thu Jun 27 2019.
Clairo also explained the song in a series of tweets:
I think a lot of that song is about me feeling like I’m not enough, or me feeling like I know this is wrong, but maybe I can be the one person that changes them. You read stories or you see movies where the guy has had failed relationships his w...
When explaining the song on Twitter, Claire explained why she (and the studio personnel) decided to have prominent autotune on the vocals: