"Closer to Fine" is a folk single by Indigo Girls, an American songwriting duo consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
[1][2] The lyrics, termed by Trish Bendix of The New York Times as "slightly inscrutable", center around the search for meaning in life introspectively and in the wider world.
The verses of the song, which are sung over four chords, build to the chorus, louder and resting an octave higher:[2][3] "I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains There's more than one answer to these questions Pointing me in a crooked line.
In an interview with The New York Times, Saliers said she felt that the song advised making life a little better by seeking small pieces of knowledge from a wide variety of sources, instead of looking for a universal truth in one place.
Reviewers noted that the song was an anomaly among tracks by contemporary pop stars such as Dua Lipa and Lizzo, but spoke positively to its placement in the movie.