Story Behind The Song
Based on true experience of having "lost" a young friend to drugs and wondering/worrying about the outcome
Song Description
Written about a teenager I knew in England who was living in a squat at the time and only saw her friends and family when she wanted money to buy drugs
| Song Length |
4:45 |
Genre |
R & B - Soul, Rock - Funk |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Anxious |
Subject |
Addiction, Lies |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
Too Close to the sun by Roslin Sinclair Nelson Copright 2004
All the bridges burned on your flight there
What a lesson learned for one so young
The vision turned into your nightmare
You were flying too close to the sun
All the people there that you lied to
While smiling, having too much fun
You don't see them now, you don't try to
They don't understand what you've become
You turned another way, you led yourself astray
And now you don't seem to know where you are
Too close to the sun, too close to the sun, Too close to the sun
Too many hands willing to help you
Give you what you need for today
So many plans you discarded
Won't have them getting in the way
In the heat of the moment
You own the night, everything's ok
How long will it be till you climb out?
Tell me How long?, how long are you gonna stay?
You turned another way, You led yourself astray
And now you don't seem to know who you are
Too close to the sun ,Too Close to the Sun
You're much too young, You turned another way
Having too much fun , You turned another way
On your distant star, You don't seem to know where you are
YOU'RE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
YOU'RE ON THE OUTSIDE ONCE AGAIN
YOU'RE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING AT : THE END