Closer To You
River Ratts Lyrics
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Everything, everything inside this room
Is alive, I'm in love and high
Consumed
Love to the left and love to the right
This is what I like
like I've taken some pill
Filling my head with
grandiose spectacles
Light it up
and go
All along I knew
All along I knows it was you
This pain
Bring me back to you
And you, stay true
Everything inside this room
Everything, everything inside this room
Is alive, I'm in love and high
Consumed
Love to the left and love to the right
This is what I like, yeah
Chill...
like I've taken some pill
Filling my head with grandiose spectacles
Light it up
and go
All along I knew
All along I knows it was you
This pain
Bring me back to you
And you, stay true
This pain
The lyrics of River Ratts's song Closer to You appears to be about being in a room filled with everything you love and being consumed by that feeling. The singer is high, and everything in the room feels alive. The love he feels is on the left and right sides of him, but he likes it that way. He talks about chilling, feeling like he has taken a pill which has filled his head with grandiose spectacles and making him feel high. He talks about lighting up and going, indicating some adventure or exploration.
The singer mentions that he knew all along it was the person he is in pain for that made him feel this way. The pain brings him back to this person, and he urges them to stay true. It appears as if the singer is trying to find comfort in the things that he loves the most, i.e., everything inside that room, while struggling to deal with his pain or separation from someone.
Overall, the song seems to be a mix of love, euphoria, pain, and loneliness, which captures an intriguing and contemporary mood.
Line by Line Meaning
Everything inside this room,
The singer is realizing that everything in the room is alive and feels like they're in love and high.
Everything, everything inside this room
The singer emphasizes that everything in the room is alive and they mean everything.
Is alive, I'm in love and high
The singer is feeling alive, in love, and high while they're in the room.
Consumed
The artist feels like they're totally immersed and consumed by the feeling of being alive, in love, and high in the room.
Love to the left and love to the right
The artist is saying that they like having love and excitement all around them, from both sides.
This is what I like
The singer is expressing that this is the kind of scenario they enjoy being in.
Chill...
The singer wants to relax and take it easy.
like I've taken some pill
The artist feels like they're under the influence of some drug that's making them feel relaxed and happy.
Filling my head with grandiose spectacles
The artist is feeling overwhelmed with extravagant thoughts and ideas.
Light it up and go
The artist wants to ignite their feelings and hit the road, or get out there and do something fun.
All along I knew
The singer confirms that they always had a feeling about something.
All along I knows it was you
The artist is revealing that they knew all along that the feeling they had was about the person they're singing to.
This pain
The singer acknowledges that they're in pain.
Bring me back to you
The singer is saying that despite the pain, they always feel drawn back to the person they're singing to.
And you, stay true
The singer is asking the person they're singing to, to be true and faithful to them.
Everything inside this room
The artist reiterates that everything in the room is alive and they mean everything.
Everything, everything inside this room
The artist emphasizes once again that everything is full of life and they mean EVERYTHING.
Is alive, I'm in love and high
The singer feels like everything is alive and they describe feeling in love and high.
Consumed
The singer describes feeling consumed by the feeling of being alive, in love, and high in the room.
Love to the left and love to the right
The artist reiterates that they like having love on both sides, from both directions.
This is what I like, yeah
The artist confirms once again that they really enjoy being in this kind of situation or scenario.
Chill...
The artist emphasizes a desire to relax and take it easy, again.
like I've taken some pill
The singer restates that they feel like they're under the influence of a relaxing, happy pill.
Filling my head with grandiose spectacles
The artist reiterates that their thoughts are extravagant and larger than life.
Light it up and go
The singer echoes a desire to ignite their feelings and go do something fun, again.
All along I knew
The singer emphasizes that they've always had a feeling about something, before.
All along I knows it was you
The singer confirms that the feeling they've always had was, in fact, about the person they're singing to.
This pain
The artist restates the reality of the pain they're experiencing.
Bring me back to you
Despite being in pain, the artist reiterates that they're constantly drawn back to the person they're singing about.
And you, stay true
The singer reiterates a desire for the other person to remain true and faithful to them, again.
Contributed by Brayden B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.