Alex Clare

Released: July 8, 2011

Songwriter: Martin Slattery Antony Genn David Taylor Diplo Ariel Rechtshaid Alex Clare

Producer: Mike Spencer Switch Ariel Rechtshaid Diplo

[Verse 1]
Take what you need and leave the rest
No, I don't mind, no I don't mind
I'll get this off my chest
There's nowhere else I'd rather be
Come flying in and then again
I'm not here long enough to pretend that I seem so well
There's nowhere else you'd rather be

[Chorus]
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering 'round me
And I move near, you fly away
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering near me
As I move near, you fly away

[Post-Chorus]
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away

[Verse 2]
What can I say, you have to wait
You find it hard to say and to articulate
I know there's nowhere else you'd rather be
It seems so clear, I know we're through
Yet all I wanna do is make love to you
I know there's nowhere else you'd rather be

[Chorus]
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering 'round me
And I move near, you fly away
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering near me
As I move near, you fly away

[Post-Chorus]
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away

[Bridge]
Buzzing around my head
Things you have done, the words you have said
Remember me, after you've left
I'll try but I can't forget

[Chorus]
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering 'round me
And I move near, you fly away
Like a hummingbird in flight you are
Hovering, hovering near me
As I move near, you fly away

[Post-Chorus]
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away
Don't fly away

Alex Clare (born 14 September 1985) is a British singer and songwriter. Born in Southwark, London, Clare adopted his stage name, Alex Clare, in 2010, replacing Alexander G. Muertos, a pseudonym he first used whilst still at school.

A demo earned Alex a deal with the Island Records label in the UK, and in 2011, he released his debut album, The Lateness of the Hour . Its biggest hit, “Too Close”, peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also nominated for Best British Single at the 2013 Brit Awards. The two other singles from the album were “Treading Water” and “Up All Night”. However, Alex was later dropped by his label, as the album didn’t do very well. Nevertheless, in 2012, the success of “Too Close” was reignited when it was used in many Internet Explorer 9 adverts, like this one.

2014 saw the release of Three Hearts, and two years later, he dropped Tail of Lions.

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