Some songs emerge not with a bang, but with a kind of quiet finality — not loud, not sprawling, but still deeply felt.
“Close, what?” might be that kind of song.
At just around a minute and a half, this piece is ominous, minimal, and draped in questions. It offers a hint of closure without ever confirming it. It might be the final piece in this small collection of lyric-based recordings I’ve made. Or maybe not. It feels like it, though.
The song unfolds in short, shadowy stanzas, with a sense that something — something important — is being sought, and maybe even found:
There are times
when we must go
there to findThere are times
when we must go
there to findwhen we get there
we, we know, what
we’re there to findthe end
It reads like a riddle — or an answer you didn’t know you were asking for.
If there’s an epiphany buried in it, it may dawn gently — or not at all — depending on the listener.
I’ve released nine lyrical songs in this raw, minimalistic style — recorded simply, with nothing but an iPhone, guitar, and my voice. Of those, five to eight may form a short project or album. I haven’t decided whether all nine will be included, or if I’ll revisit them one day in fuller, more studio-crafted versions.
But this version is the original. The first draft. The unsanded edge.
For now, Close, what? feels like a good place to stop — at least for a moment.
If it is a closing, it’s not dramatic. It’s just… final.
If it isn’t, it’s a doorway. One you didn’t know you passed through.
Thanks for listening.
— Josh Montague
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