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
Which way is right? which way is wrong?
How do I say that I need to move on?
You know we're headed separate ways
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
So I'll be on my way
You've given me more that 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 leave without you
You know we're headed separate ways
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
So I'll be on my way
So I'll be on my way
And it feels like I am just too close to love you
There's nothing that 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
"Too Close" was released as the second single from the album "The Lateness Of The Hour," which was produced by M.I.A collaborators Diplo and Switch, was released in July 2011. The song became Clare's first U.S. Hot 100 hit after featuring in a Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 commercial.