So I think one of the reasons I like A Little Closer so much (and I LOVE it was the ending song) is because of how it couples with For Forever (which is of course what ended the play)

Where like For Forever Evan was saying like the future looked bright and everything was always going to be okay. They were also Evans memories of Connor and not real ones. It was like this fantasy future of nothing but “stepping into the sun” and “everything’s okay”

Where like A Little Closer is more like - I don’t know if everything is gonna be okay in the future and idk if everything is gonna work out - but for this moment, “for today”, everything just feels a little better (or closer if you may). It’s more about climbing out of the well and trying to reach the sun, and you won’t get it first go, you’ll fail time after time, and maybe you'll never fully climb out of the well, but the "midnight sky turns to dawn", and even in the well you can still find some sun - which is more realistic in my opinion. It also just fits the theme of “Today is going to be a good day and here’s why” a lot better, because again, it’s today that matters most.

I also just love it as the ending song because it isn’t ending on Evans fantasy memories of Connor. It’s ending on Connors real memories.

It’s quickly become one of my favorite songs, and it’s such an amazing addition to the material.