[Verse 1]
Yeah
On a plane overlookin’ the ocean
Lately, I’m just tryna live in the moment
Certain people I needed just couldn’t stick around
If they ain’t see the vision, I bet they feel …
[Verse 1]
He just wanna be recognized by the OGs
And spray paint in the alleyway while he smokes weed
Middle finger up like, “Fuck the judge and the police”
Runnin’ through the streets …
[Verse 1]
Yeah
It’s been a while since I spoke to you, everything seems different now
I’m tryna focus, you’ve been out of frame, but it’s crazy how I see the picture now
It’s …
[Intro]
All these days I’m thinking of you
You’re leaving me behind
I’ll put it all behind
Just to be close to you
[Pre-Hook]
Everybody knows you don’t feel how I feel about you, girl
Everybody knows …
[Verse 1]
Yeah, you said you need some assurance, I wrote this song for you
I’ve been stressin’ and I don’t know how to talk to you
I’ve been dealin’ with pressure, our …
This is a song about somebody else
So don’t worry yourself, worry yourself1
The devil’s right there right there in the details2
And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself3
Looking too closely
Looking too closely
No no no no!4
Put your arms around somebody else5
Don’t punish yourself, punish yourself6
Truth is like blood underneath your fingernails7
And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
Looking too closely
Looking too closely
No no no no!
No no no no!
You don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
You don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
No no no no!
I could be wrong ’bout anybody else
So don’t kid yourself, kid yourself
It’s you right there, right there in the mirror8
And you don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
Looking too closely
Looking too closely
Yeaaah
Looking too closely
You don’t wanna hurt yourself
You don’t wanna hurt yourself, hurt yourself
Looking too close
Fink sings about somebody living in denial, especially someone who has a cheating lover.
If this person wanted, he or she could easily discover whether the partner is cheating.
However, he or she refuses to discover whether the partner is cheating in an effort to maintain surface-level happiness and avoid being traumatized.
Fink explores the mentality of those whose partner is cheating: don’t examine the details too closely or you might get hurt.
In other words, take refuge in another person.
Don’t blame yourself if your partner is having an affair.
Discovering the truth is painful. Being in denial at least maintains some level of satisfaction.
Again, the message Fink sends in this song is that the mentality of those who are in denial about a cheating partner is to maintain surface-level happiness and avoid the truth.
1 user explanation and meaning
Anonymous
We dont want to get too close to what can be hurtful. The devil is looking at the details and we dont wanna hurt ourselves. We just dont wanna look to close at the potential things but to look closer at life and more eternal things.