What is “Closer” about?
"Closer" captures the charged moment before two people close the distance between them, with shadows on the ceiling and bass beneath the floor. The narrator traces constellations on a collarbone and wants the atmosphere between them to dissolve, finding a whole universe in the space between their breaths. As track ten on Velvet, it follows the tenderness of "Satin" with something more urgent, even declaring that "oxygen is overrated."
Closer lyrics
Mmm, come closer
Just a little closer
Shadows on the ceiling, bass beneath the floor
Something in the silence making me want more
Tracing constellations on your collarbone
Every breath between us has a life its own
Pulling like the tide, I can't resist the wave
Dangerous the way you make me misbehave
Whisper me a secret that the night won't keep
Falling isn't falling when you fall this deep
Closer, pull me closer
Let the atmosphere dissolve
Closer, ever closer
Gravity won't let us fall
Feel your heartbeat through the wall
Baby bring me closer
Midnight conversations turning into dawn
Tangled in the melody we're moving on
Smoke and amber filling up the space between
Living in a painting that we've never seen
You're the bass line running underneath my chest
Every note you give me puts me to the test
Blur the line between us till there's nothing there
Oxygen is overrated, I don't care
Closer, pull me closer
Let the atmosphere dissolve
Closer, ever closer
Gravity won't let us fall
Feel your heartbeat through the wall
Baby bring me closer
In the space between our breath
There's a universe
Every inch is infinite
And I want it worse
Closer, pull me closer
Let the atmosphere dissolve
Closer, ever closer
Gravity won't let us fall
Feel your heartbeat through the wall
Baby bring me closer
Closer, closer
Mmm, just a little closer
Yeah