Close To You – English Lyrics

• By: R3HAB, Andy Grammer

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of R3HAB and Andy Grammer's "Close To You," a song that beautifully captures the essence of unbreakable connections. Explore how the lyrics and upbeat melody teach you to express feelings of closeness and destiny in relationships, making it a perfect tune to enrich your emotional vocabulary.

[English]

I've stopped looking for reasons

I gave up long ago

Got no say in the matter

It's like somebody chose

That I will always be close to you

Can't fight the force of nature

It's beyond my control

Some things don't need explaining

Some things are already known

That I will always be close to you

Just like the ocean

Can't leave the shoreline

Just like the sun can't

Help but to shine on through

This heart was made to be close to you

Just like the days can't

Escape the nights, I'm

Just like a shadow

Can't leave your side, it's true

This heart was made to be close to you

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

This heart was made to be close to you

It's in my constitution

It's in my DNA

Impossible to lose it

You live inside of me

And I will always be close to you

Can't fight the force of nature

Way beyond my control

Somethings don't need explaining

Somethings are already known

And I will always be close to you

Just like the ocean

Can't leave the shoreline

Just like the sun can't

Help but to shine on through

This heart was made to be close to you

Just like the days can't

Escape the nights, I'm

Just like a shadow

Can't leave your side, it's true

This heart was made to be close to you

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

This heart was made to be close to you

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

Whoa-oh-oh,

whoa-oh-oh

This heart was made to be close to you

Key Grammar Structures

• I've stopped looking for reasons

  ➔ Present Perfect tense

  ➔ The use of 'have + past participle' ('I've stopped') indicates an action that started in the past and continues to have relevance in the present. The speaker **'ve stopped'** searching, implying they are no longer doing it.

• It's like somebody chose

  ➔ Impersonal 'it' construction + Past Simple

  ➔ The phrase uses 'it' to create a general statement about a feeling of inevitability. **'It's like'** introduces a simile, comparing the situation to someone making a decision. The verb **'chose'** is in the past simple, indicating a completed action.

• Just like the ocean can't leave the shoreline

  ➔ Simile + Modal Verb ('can't') + Infinitive

  ➔ This line uses a simile to emphasize the inescapable nature of the feeling. **'Just like'** introduces the comparison. **'Can't leave'** expresses inability, using the modal verb **'can't'** followed by the infinitive **'leave'**.

• This heart was made to be close to you

  ➔ Passive Voice + Infinitive of Purpose

  ➔ The sentence is in the passive voice (**'was made'**). The infinitive **'to be close to you'** expresses the purpose for which the heart was 'made'. It implies a pre-determined destiny.