Closer & Closer To The End

Story Behind The Song

Written entirely on the Triton LE, including the main drum loop, which was embellished with other beats afterwards. Bumblefoot's guitar gives it a bit of Pop-era U2 feel (which is always a good thing) & the idea for the phone ring at the end happened on t

Song Description

Celebrity is a three ring circus. It's fueled by the media, by PR flacks, & by capitalism. It's a plague in this country. I've had a lot of experience with groupies, screaming girls, entourages, & hangers-on during my times as a Top 40 radio employee, and

Song Length 4:06 Genre Electronic - Electronica, Pop - Dreampop
Tempo Medium (111 - 130) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Cool, Pleasant Subject Conformity, Musician
Similar Artists Coldplay, Moby Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

CLOSER & CLOSER TO THE END

I'm not here to make friends
Just wanna do what's right
I know why you're being kind to me
You want to get inside

The velvet ropes are stretching down the block
Flashbulbs keep popping
Put your costume on, it's time to start this charade
You must be sore from rubbing elbows
Photo-ops and heys & hellos
Get behind the line, let's watch the parade

And they say

Gimme gimme what ya got
Gimme gimme some
Gimme gimme what ya got
A piece of you
You're the only one I ever really really loved
Closer and closer

So put your makeup on
It's all about the hype
You don't have to pay attention to me
I'm not the jealous type

They love him cause he plays guitar
They'll never let him stray too far
While he's a story on a magazine page
But if he starts to sing
And suddenly he breaks a string
There's plenty more to see
Beyond this animal's cage

Will they keep screaming

Gimme gimme what ya got
Gimme gimme some
Gimme gimme what ya got
A piece of you
You're the only one I ever really really loved
Closer and closer

Lyrics Q*Ball Music Q*Ball
Producer Q*Ball, Bumblefoot Publisher Bald Freak Music (ASCAP)
Performance Q*Ball Label Bald Freak Music

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