"Too Close" is a song originally written by Alex Clare that Melanie Martinez covered while she was on the show The Voice and a few times live after.
Background[]
Melanie did this song in the Top 8. For this song, she brought back her guitar and foot tambourine combination, known from her audition of "Toxic."
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
You know I'm not one to break promises
I don't want to hurt you but I need to breathe
At the end of it all, you're still my best friend
But there's something inside that I need to release
[Pre-chorus]
Which way is right? Which way is wrong?
How do I say that I need to move on?
You know we're heading separate ways
[Chorus]
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There is nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
So I'll be on my way
[Verse 2]
You've given me more than I can return
Yet there's oh so much that you deserve
Nothing to say, nothing to do
I've nothing to give, I must live without you
You know we're heading separate ways
[Chorus]
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing I can really say
I can't lie no more, I can't hide no more
Got to be true to myself
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
[Outro]
So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way
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Trivia[]
- This song and "Move Along" got performed on the same day.
- Melanie's breakup with Vinnie DiCarlo led her to perform this song.
- This is one of Melanie's two songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as her lowest charting, only peaking at #94.