CLOSE TO ME

[Intro – soft piano]

(piano only – male vocal quiet)

Some names stay in your heart
Long after the voice is gone

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[Verse 1 – soft piano]

(piano continues – male vocal gentle)

I still walk past
The places we knew

Still hear your laugh
In the silence too

Some nights it feels
Like yesterday

Some nights it feels so far away

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[Pre-Chorus – piano building slightly]

(piano continues, soft harmony)

(male vocal emotional)

Funny how memories
Never really leave

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[Chorus – two piano notes only]

(two repeating piano notes – vulnerable male vocal)

You were close to me
Closer than words can say

You were part of every
Simple day

Time moves on
But I still see

The part of you
Still close to me

(soft harmony)

Close to me…

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[Verse 2 – piano]

(piano gentle – male vocal reflective)

Old photographs
Still on the wall

Your favourite song
Still plays sometimes

And every moment
I wish you could see

The life that’s still ahead of me

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[Pre-Chorus]

(piano slightly stronger)

(male vocal)

Maybe love like this
Never really fades

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[Chorus – two piano notes]

(two repeating piano notes – emotional vocal)

You were close to me
Closer than words can say

You were part of every
Simple day

Time moves on
But I still see

The part of you
Still close to me

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[Bridge – soft piano]

(piano gentle – falsetto harmony)

(male vocal)

And I hope somehow
You know I’m alright

But I still feel you
Every night

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[Final Chorus – two piano notes]

(two piano notes repeating – vulnerable vocal)

You were close to me
Closer than words can say

Even now
Through all the change

Time moves on
But I believe

Your love stays
Close to me

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[Outro – piano fading]

(piano fading)

Still close to me…

Mature boyband ballad, vulnerable male vocals, minimal piano, two-note piano chorus, emotional loss theme