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Distance by Editors

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Editors

Distance

Release date: 24th July 2005

From The Back Room
Track 11
3:39
AlternativeMusicIndie Rock
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About This Track

'Distance' by Editors is an alternative track from the album 'The Back Room' (2005), built around retreat and emotional distance, with the narrator listing missed connections and choosing to step away. The lyrics carry a damaged, unsentimental aftermath, treating what is broken as beyond repair, then pivoting to steadier ground, where dreams stay present and a guiding figure is held onto. A repeated refrain of “Here” gives the song a stubborn sense of staying put, even as the speaker insists on keeping apart. The overall tone is controlled, regretful, and lightly defiant, with fear explicitly put to one side.

"Distance" is a track by Editors, from the album The Back Room, released 24th July 2005. The track is 3:39 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Editors.

About the Artist

Editors

Editors

Lyrics

Distance

Distance, I'll keep my distance
These things I never seem to meet
So I'll leave the murder scene

Honey, what got broken
Won't go back together again
So I'll leave this while I can

Here
Here
Here
Here

Nothing to be scared of
My dreams they keep a hold of me
My guide when I can't see

Come, I will be there
I'm sure you're passing the test
I wish you all the best

Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here
Here

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Track details

From The Back Room

3:392005
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Album
The Back Room
The Back Room
Editors
25th July 2005
Track number
11
Release year
2005
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  3. 3Blood
    3:29
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