Week Five: Peter Murphy - "You're So Close" - Holy Smoke

This song reminds me of shutting down the club when I used to go the The Church at The Lizard Lounge.  I'm not sure how late they stay open now, but when I first started going, they stopped selling alcohol at 2 am and stopped all operations at 4 am.  That gave me just enough time to dance the remaining drops of alcohol out of my system so that I could sober up enough to safely drive home.

Towards the end of the night, the songs would slow down substantially; some were even trancelike.  However, when Reverend Karl and Angry John were still the DJs, one of them would often play this tune to alert everyone that we were nearing the end.



Say you!...

I can hear the groove
I can spell the words
I can climb the scale
I can ride the curves
I can hit the note
I can beat the beat
I can dance and jump
I can tap my feet
Say you!

Getting closer
Stop me dreaming
Wanna feel you
You're so close

Can't play it very well
But it is what I want
And what I want is what it takes
It could be slick
It could be fake
It could be anything at all

Get it strong
You get all
No chase no thing held back
Just get it written on the wall
Say you!

Can't hear you
You're so close
Wanna feel you
You're so close
Ah can't write now
Wanna feel a hit
Ah can't drive now
Wanna phone you
Say you!

I can hear the groove
I can spell the words
I can climb the scale
I can ride the curves
I can hit the note
I can drop the beat
I can dance and jump
I can tap the feet

Can't play it very well
But it is what I want
And what I want is what it takes
I could be slick
It could be fake
Say you!

Can't hear you
You're so close
Wanna feel you
You're so close
Ah can't write now
Wanna feel a hit
Ah can't write now
Wanna phone you

Getting closer
Stop me dreaming
Wanna feel you
You're so close
Ah can't write now
Ah wanna feel a hit
Ah can't drive now