Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
Too Close To Touch
As said by lead singer Keaton Pierce, this song details the aftermath of his little sister’s unfortunate death.
A blog post was made by Kim Crouch, an alleged friend of Keaton’s mother, Vicki. In the blog post, Kim details the story of Eiley’s tragic passing.
[Verse 1]
How can you say this was all part of your plan?
Start explaining
Crafted from hope and hospital beds, she's gone
And honestly
You fed a dose of comatose to what I love most
Death is not a game with the ones I hold close
She was mine, mine, you can't deny
Three years is too quick to die
[Chorus]
Take me instead
You only loved, I only consume
I'm worthless to the world
You're innocent and pure
God, why didn't you choose me over her?
[Verse 2]
Tell me she's listening as I search for signs of why I'm standing
Left with this hole that six feet of dirt can't fill
So why don't you just look me in the eyes?
Say it straight to my face?
What type of man takes a girl from her place?
She was mine, mine, you can't deny
Three years is too quick to die
[Chorus]
Take me instead
You only loved, I only consume
I'm worthless to the world
You're innocent and pure
God, why didn't you choose me over her?
Take me instead
You only loved, I only consume
I'm worthless to the world
You're innocent and pure
God, why didn't you choose me over her?
[Bridge]
So answer me, how am I supposed to deal with this?
Why did she die when I'm the one deserving it?
And what the hell am I to tell my little sisters
To ease their tears when they tell me that they miss her?
And what about my mother and my father?
They lost a child and deep inside they wither
God, I'd do anything to ease the pain
That ripped through the chest of my brothers that day
She was mine, she was mine
What did we do to make you take her from our lives?
She was mine, she was mine
Oh God, oh what did we do?
[Chorus]
Take me instead
You only loved, I only consume
I'm worthless to the world
You're innocent and pure
God why didn't you choose me?
Take me instead, you only loved, I only consume
I'm worthless to the world
You're innocent and pure
God I question your judgment
[Outro]
You're innocent and pure
I'm worthless to the world
Tell me why you picked me over her?
Eiley was written by Erik Ron & Too Close To Touch.
Eiley was produced by Erik Ron.
Too Close To Touch released Eiley on Fri Sep 23 2016.
In my opinion the most powerful love song on our discography is “Eiley.” It’s not a typical love song but it does express, in a way, Keaton’s love for his sister. It is a testament of how strongly he feels for her and how he would give anything to have her back. Even his own life.
— Kenneth Downey...
We knew what the song needed to be about, and after [Erik Ron] listened to the instrumental, we sat down one day and he was like, “Hey, here are three songs that I want you to listen to that, from a producer standpoint, I’m feeling that would do really well and would really inspire you.” One of them...
So in the bridge of “Eiley,” when I tracked it, I got choked up. I actually started kind of crying, and just like pushed through the take. It’s that moment when you really channel, like, “Fuck, I’m feeling this right now.” And I did it, and I thought it was a good take, but that wasn’t the first thi...
I hoped that it would. Erik [Ron] was really adamant, especially after we tracked it, was like, “It’s gonna be a big one. I’m proud of all of you guys.” But I didn’t… I had no way of knowing. That’s such a sensitive subject that a lot of people don’t really feel like opening up to you about. You don...