Discover the story of the song > Near To You – Alison Sudol

The protagonist is singing about a past relationship that was beautiful but also dysfunctional. She loved her partner, but she had to let him go because she knew he would never love her back. She is still in pain from the loss and feeling a little crazy. The protagonist is healing when she is near her friend, but it's taking a long time to completely move on from her ex. She and her friend have something different and she is enjoying it cautiously. She is working hard to become the person she used to be before the breakup. Her ex is slowly disappearing from her life, and she is getting closer to being with her friend. She wants her friend to stay with her because she feels better when he is around.