Running in place
A joke for the age of detachment
This is how we unwind
This is how we unwind
Together but alone
When I look at you
It's a screen turned blue
Now my eyes never rest
Now my eyes never rest
Breathe indigo
It's the closest thing to living
I sometimes feel unlike myself
The time may come
We live once and we die once
(The time may come)
A cold mind comes rushing in
The time may come
(The time may come)
The time may come
(The time may come)
(It's the closest thing to living)
The time may come
(The time may come)
(It's the closest thing to living)
The time may come
The Closest Thing to Living was written by Jack Tatum.
The Closest Thing to Living was produced by Jorge Elbrecht & Jack Tatum.
Wild Nothing released The Closest Thing to Living on Fri Aug 31 2018.
It’s also the softest song on the record in some ways. I like that dichotomy. Another influence for this song is someone like Kate Bush, who I’m such a massive fan of. She does a really good job of having these jarring moments in her songs where she can kind of flip on the dime sometimes. I wanted t...