JOHNNYSWIM is a Nashville based duo composed of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ram… Read Full Bio ↴JOHNNYSWIM is a Nashville based duo composed of Amanda Sudano and Abner Ramirez. The two began writing and singing together in the spring of 2006 and found that their similar influences of folk, soul, and rock blended together lusciously. Nashville newspaper "the Tennesean" describes JOHNNYSWIM as ,"A mix of Lauryn Hill and John Mayer." Influences are, Stevie Wonder, Johnny Cash, Thom Yorke, Coldplay, John Legend, John Mayer, Bob Dylan, Feist, Robin Thicke, Shangrala.

Closer
Johnnyswim Lyrics

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You're cold and sweet, just like ice cream
With eyes so big I hoped you'd see,
You begged for grace, you left no grace for me
You traded places with the sun
Made me orbit around your love
With no regard or notice of my world below you burning up

So don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer

Ooh ooh ooh

Yeah I closed my eyes, I dreamed today,
I lust for all those memories
But ashes fell to ashes and I laid to rest those better days
You washed your hands all clean of me
But look there's blood left on your sleeve,
Now everywhere you'll ever be, at least you will remember me

But don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer

Oh help me please, I'm ruined by your love
The damage has been done
And oh shame on me I took at your word, is that really all it's worth?

Don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Cause I closed my eyes, I dreamed today,
I lust for all those memories
But ashes fell to ashes, yeah ashes fell to ashes

So don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Don't you come any closer, oh don't you come any closer

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

Overall Meaning

The song "Closer" by Johnnyswim is a heartfelt ballad about a relationship that has gone sour. The lyrics describe the singer's feelings towards their ex, who they describe as "cold and sweet, just like ice cream." The singer hoped that their ex would see their perspective, but instead, the ex left the singer with no grace or regard for their feelings. The ex, however, was the center of the singer's world, which caused the singer to revolve around them. The singer compares the ex to the sun and describes their love as being so bright that it burns up the world around them. The singer, however, asks the ex not to come any closer since they have moved on.

The chorus of the song, "Don't you come any closer," is repeated several times throughout the song, emphasizing the singer's firm decision to move on. The singer admits to having dreams about the past, but they quickly come down to reality and realize that the times have passed. The singer accuses the ex of leaving them with no closure, washing off their hands clean of any wrongdoing, and leaving the singer to hold on to the memories alone. The singer, however, has put some thought into situations and accused themselves of taking the ex's word for it.

Overall, "Closer" is a moving song about the end of a relationship and moving on. The lyrics have an emotional tone that reflects the singer's emotions, which are raw and heartfelt.

Line by Line Meaning

You're cold and sweet, just like ice cream
You have a charming personality but also distant, like ice cream

With eyes so big I hoped you'd see
I hoped you could understand how I felt by looking into your big eyes

You begged for grace, you left no grace for me
You asked for forgiveness but did not give me any

You traded places with the sun
You became the center of my universe, even ahead of the sun

Made me orbit around your love
You became the focus of my world, with me revolving around your love

With no regard or notice of my world below you burning up
You did not care about the destruction you left in your wake, while I suffered below you

So don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
I do not want to get hurt by you again, stay away

Yeah I closed my eyes, I dreamed today
I imagined a better future with you

I lust for all those memories
I desire the happy times we had together

But ashes fell to ashes and I laid to rest those better days
Our relationship is over, and those happy memories are gone

You washed your hands all clean of me
You distanced yourself from me and our past relationship

But look there's blood left on your sleeve
You cannot escape the pain and hurt you caused me

Now everywhere you'll ever be, at least you will remember me
You cannot forget me because our past is so intertwined

Oh help me please, I'm ruined by your love
Your love has caused me to be broken and hurt

The damage has been done
The pain and hurt cannot be undone

And oh shame on me I took at your word, is that really all it's worth?
I trusted you and believed in your promises, but now I realize they were empty

Oh don't you come any closer
I still do not want to get hurt by you again, stay away

Ooh ooh ooh

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave
Written by: LOUIS BELL, AUSTIN ROSEN, MICHAEL SEANDER

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You're cold and sweet, just like ice cream
With eyes so big I hoped you'd see,
You begged for grace, you left no grace for me
You traded places with the sun
Made me orbit around your love
With no regard or notice of my world below you burning up

So don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer

Ooh ooh ooh

Yeah I closed my eyes, I dreamed today,
I lust for all those memories
But ashes fell to ashes and I laid to rest those better days
You washed your hands all clean of me
But look there's blood left on your sleeve,
Now everywhere you'll ever be, at least you will remember me

But don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer

Oh help me please, I'm ruined by your love
The damage has been done
And oh shame on me I took at your word, is that really all it's worth?

Don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Cause I closed my eyes, I dreamed today,
I lust for all those memories
But ashes fell to ashes, yeah ashes fell to ashes

So don't you come any closer, don't you come any closer
Don't you come any closer, oh don't you come any closer

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh