FATAL CONCEIT - TOO CLOSE

#TooClose is a ballad that meditates on regret and self-loathing by Timothy Martuch. This song is something of a companion to #PersonaNonGrata (https://youtu.be/CzUG73GrbPA) but only insomuch as it pertains to common parties--though Too Close casts a wider net. Like Persona Non Grata, this song's backstory is intense. It might be a bit before the events behind this song are explained in any kind of detail, unless the interest is there.

History time: This song was started on the evening of May 9th, 2020. Initially planned to be an acoustic jam, the song's production moved away from that direction and expanded into a bigger, wider pallet of heavier and heavier guitar riffs.

Among the details in the content of this song, the drum part in the intro and first verse (0:09) is a subtle reference to a wonderful song from the Blue October frontman's side project, Harvard of the South.
By including material relating to and developed from the song Heart of Stone (https://youtu.be/oUFrtIO3lXI) in the drum part for Too Close, the author helps to inform and contextualize the perspective of the lyrics in this song.

Music and Lyrics by Timothy Martuch (ASCAP)
Visual accompaniment, demo production, and album art by Timothy Martuch

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Lyrics:
Made guilty
By your decree
Wayward spirit
Unheard plea

Powerless move
Powerless to change
The monster I created
That monster that remains

Mirrors in mirrors
Its endless reflections
Sickness on sickness
A deadly infection

I once flew too close to the sun
Flash of light and all would come undone
And all at once it was real
And all at once I could feel The terror growing in me
And as I fell, sinner damned to hell
I would beg for your forgiveness

but it’s too late
It’s too late
Oh it's too late

Pass judgment
Closed mind
Defenseless
Justified

Temptation to hurt
Temptation to hate
My actions
Sealed my fate

Mirrors in mirrors
Its endless reflections
Sickness on sickness
A deadly infection

I once flew too close to the sun
Flash of light and all would come undone
And all at once it was real
And all at once I could feel The terror growing in me
And as I fell, sinner damned to hell
I would beg for your forgiveness

But it’s too late
It’s too late
It's too late