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Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy (2023 Remaster) (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Katie Melua
Katie Melua
Vocals
Chris Spedding
Chris Spedding
Guitar
Jim Cregan
Jim Cregan
Guitar
Mike Batt
Mike Batt
Conductor
Tim Harries
Tim Harries
Bass Guitar
Henry Spinetti
Henry Spinetti
Drums
Michael Kruk
Michael Kruk
Drums
The Irish Film Orchestra
The Irish Film Orchestra
Orchestra
Alan Smale
Alan Smale
Leader
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Batt
Mike Batt
Arranger
The Irish Film Orchestra
The Irish Film Orchestra
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Batt
Mike Batt
Producer
Steve Sale
Steve Sale
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
How can I think I'm standing strong
Yet feel the air beneath my feet?
How can happiness feel so wrong?
How can misery feel so sweet?
How can you let me watch you sleep
Then break my dreams the way you do?
How can I have got in so deep?
Why did I fall in love with you?
[Verse 2]
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling twenty two, acting like seventeen
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever know
I was never crazy on my own
And now I know that there's a link between the two
Being close to craziness and being close to you
[Verse 3]
How can you make me fall apart
Then break my fall with loving lies?
It's so easy to break a heart
It's so easy to close your eyes
How can you treat me like a child?
Yet like a child I year for you
How can anyone feel so wild?
How can anyone feel so blue?
[Verse 4]
This is the closest thing to crazy I have ever been
Feeling twenty two, acting like seventeen
This is the nearest thing to crazy I have ever know
I was never crazy on my own
And now I know that there's a link between the two
Being close to craziness and being close to you
And being close to you
And being close to you
Written by: Mike Batt

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