Too Close To Touch & Telle Smith - 'Hopeless'

"Hopeless" by @TooCloseToTouch and Telle Smith from the album 'For Keeps', out now

Produced & mixed by Erik Ron
Written by Keaton Pierce, Telle Smith, Mason Marble, Kenneth Downey & Erik Ron
Engineered by Anthony Reeder & Adrian Alvarado
Mastered by Ted Jensen

Keaton Pierce - vocals
Telle Smith - vocals
Mason Marble - guitar
Kenneth Downey - drums
Erik Ron - bass, vocals

Lyrics

Sleep through the sound of same drum
Like we’re both numb
Till we’re withering away
But decay is a problem
That we welcome
To the home we made
Eyes are grey together
Drain the color in the ashtray
On the bedside table
By the bed in which we lay

Show Me something
That I mean anything to you
But you say nothing
Knowing I can’t admit the truth

I'm Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it
I'm Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it

I’m tired of the way that I’m feeling
It’s never ending, but I can’t let you go
fear for my heart I’m not healing
And it’s deceiving how alone this home’s become…
When I think about the memories I cling to
what we could have been
When I think about the way that you “love” me, you never even let me in

Show Me something
That I mean anything to you
But you say nothing
Knowing I can’t admit the truth

I’m Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it
I’m Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it

If there’s hope to hold onto
Show me something
Cause this is when I needed you
But you say nothing
But you say nothing
Is the end, I’m ready when when you’re ready to let me go

I’m Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it
I’m Hopeless
I talk to myself but my heart won’t listen
Hopeless
Begging for the help that we know won’t fix it

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[TheWordAliveBand]

We love and miss you Keaton, I’m honored to be a part of people hearing the magic of your vocals again. Hope you’re crying happy tears in heaven my friend - T :)

[MartinGhost]

R.I.P Keatony brother, I'm just blessed to be part of the group of people that got to hear the gift that's in your voice, There isn't anyone like you brother and I'm going to forever miss you, Hope you're resting in heaven with your brother

[thesisters]

God I loved Keaton such a beautiful soul

[TheMcEwens]

Late to the party as always, I missed Keaton alive. His sound is his soul, it's beyond words.

[samcore]

Beautiful, rest in peace amazing singer Keaton.

[zanderj]

Hearing Keaton voice again is hauntingly beautiful ❤️‍🩹

[evdboy]

This has that OG Too Close To Touch sound right from the first note. Everything about this is them. RIP Keaton. I’m happy to have seen you guys multiple times and met you all at Warped Tour. Still hold onto the picture to this day.

[RamdogOfficial]

Man, you're missed so much Keaton. Your voice will always live on. Rest in peace buddy.

[jessicaelizabeth]

Rest In Heaven Keaton! We miss you so so much.

[TheCheesiest]

Rest in Peace Keaton. Thank you for so many amazing songs

[prevertedoldman]

Who else is crying like a baby? This is beautiful

[InvntdXNEWROMAN]

Another hole to add to our hearts knowing we'll never hear Keaton sing new music again.

RIP brother.

[scrutexromana]

ONE OF UNIQUE VOICE ALL OF THE ROCK ARTIST I MISS YOU KEATON YOUR VOICE VERY RANGE WHAT A MEANINGFUL SONGS TO US 😢😢😢 THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN WE WILL MISS YOU YOUR BAND IS ONE OF MY FAVORITED SINCE MY COLLEGE DAYS

[jordan]

hearing this broke me and healed me at the same time.

some lil backstory on this song too i read about before; this was written in 2017 with erik ron and him and the band brought this idea up a few times.
fast forward to 2023, telle helped finish the song and the hell to pay duo reunited one last time.
so bittersweet, i’ve needed to hear keats voice so badly, and the fact we’ve gotten this after everything is truly a gift.

#KPforever 🖤

[modern_agony]

Of what you had left, you made the absolute best out of it. You'll always be remembered <3

[jayerwin]

This hurts knowing it's the last we'll ever hear of his voice.. but it was an impressively overwhelming surprise. Thank you guys

R.I.P Keaton & Eiley 🖤

[dotorisjeno]

Just listened to this song for the first and fell in love with the vocals, and reading the comments made me bawl like a baby; what a gift to be able to know about Keaton and this band!

[Hellavit]

This was beautiful, Thank you TCTT and Telle for honoring Keaton with this. RIP 🖤

[StarlordStavanger]

RIP, I will forever play these albums for the rest of my days.

[Alpha_Runaway]

Rest easy Keaton we miss you and love you. You guys are a part of us always 🤍