Rihanna
Close to You lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Hip-Hop, Pop, R&B
- Length
- 3:44
Nothing but a tear, that's all for breakfast
Watching you pretend you're unaffected
Pullin' our connections, expecting me to let you go
But I won't
Know you don't need my protection
But I'm in love, can't blame me for checking
I love in your direction, hoping that the message goes
Somewhere close to you
Close to you
Like so close if they hurt you, you wouldn't find out
Just say now, I'm coming right now, to be close to you
Said you let it go, you kept it
Working hard to perfect it
Now your fear is reckless, and it's out of your control
Would you let it go?
Know you don't need my protection
But I'm in love, can't blame me for checking
I love in your direction, hoping that the message goes
Somewhere close to you
Close to you
Like so close, if they hurt you, you wouldn't find out
If you let me, I'd be there by now
Close to you
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Key vocabulary
- i'm
- I amC2
- can't
- cannotB1
- won't
- will not
- working
- doing a job; operatingA2
- hard
- with difficulty; firmlyA1
- perfect
- completely correctA1
- fear
- unpleasant worryA2
- reckless
- careless; risk-taking
- it's
- it isA1
- control
- manage or directA2
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About this song
Rihanna is a Barbadian singer and songwriter who works primarily in dance pop and pop-leaning R&B, incorporating influences from reggae, EDM, dancehall, and hip-hop. She is known for chart-dominating hits such as “Umbrella” and “Work” and for taking major creative control with releases like ANTI.