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Recording: “Closer” is credited to The Chainsmokers.
Released: Jul 22, 2005 on “Paper Wings”.
Length: The recording runs 4:21.
Genre: Filed under Dance.
Lyrics: This page has 58 lyric lines and 66 timed cues.
Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
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Written by: Shaun Frank, Halsey, Freddy Kennett, Joe King, Isaac Slade, Andrew Taggart.

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The stored release association is “Paper Wings”, dated 2005-07-22, with a duration of 4:21.

Closer lyrics by The Chainsmokers

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0:10Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you

0:14I drink too much and that's an issue, but I'm okay

0:20Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them

0:24But I hope I never see them again

0:28♪

0:31I know it breaks your heart

0:32Moved to the city in a broke-down car, and

0:36Four years, no calls

0:38Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

0:40And I-I-I can't stop

0:45No, I-I-I can't stop

0:50So, baby, pull me closer

0:52In the backseat of your Rover

0:55That I know you can't afford

0:57Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

1:00Pull the sheets right off the corner

1:02Of that mattress that you stole

1:05From your roommate back in Boulder

1:07We ain't ever getting older

1:11♪

1:17We ain't ever getting older

1:21♪

1:27We ain't ever getting older

1:30You, look as good as the day I met you

1:35I forget just why I left you, I was insane

1:41Stay and play that Blink-182 song

1:45That we beat to death in Tucson, okay

1:52I know it breaks your heart

1:53Moved to the city in a broke-down car, and

1:57Four years, no call

1:58Now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar

2:01And I-I-I can't stop

2:06No, I-I-I can't stop

2:11So, baby, pull me closer

2:13In the backseat of your Rover

2:15That I know you can't afford

2:18Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

2:20Pull the sheets right off the corner

2:23Of that mattress that you stole

2:25From your roommate back in Boulder

2:28We ain't ever getting older

2:32♪

2:38We ain't ever getting older

2:42♪

2:48We ain't ever getting older

2:51So, baby, pull me closer

2:53In the backseat of your Rover

2:56That I know you can't afford

2:58Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

3:01Pull the sheets right off the corner

3:03Of that mattress that you stole

3:06From your roommate back in Boulder

3:08We ain't ever getting older

3:11We ain't ever getting older

3:13No, we ain't ever getting older

3:16We ain't ever getting older

3:18No, we ain't ever getting older

3:21We ain't ever getting older

3:24We ain't ever getting older

3:26We ain't ever getting older

3:28No, we ain't ever getting older

3:32♪

3:39We ain't ever getting older

3:44♪

3:49No, we ain't ever getting older

3:51♪

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Closer song profile

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Jul 22, 2005Released
4:21Length
58Lyric lines
66Timed cues
221sTimed span

Lyric record matched as “Closer” by The Chainsmokers
66 ordered lyric timestamps verified
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Release record

The release record places this version on “Paper Wings.” Its earliest matched release date is 2005-07-22. This matched version has a duration of 4:21. Stored songwriter information names Shaun Frank, Halsey, Freddy Kennett, Joe King, Isaac Slade, Andrew Taggart.

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Lyric structure

AskLyrics counted 58 lyric lines in 14 visible text sections. The synchronized sequence runs for about 221 seconds across 66 cues. AskLyrics detected 13 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.

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AskLyrics matched the lyric record for “Closer” by The Chainsmokers. The synchronization check found 66 ordered lyric timestamps. Playback appears only because both a validated embed and timed lyric are present.

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Album / release: Paper Wings
Released: 2005-07-22
Length: 4:21
Written by: Shaun Frank, Halsey, Freddy Kennett, Joe King, Isaac Slade, Andrew Taggart
Recording source: MusicBrainz record ↗

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