Closer to Believing - Emerson, Lake and Palmer

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Closer to Believing
Song by Emerson, Lake & Palmer ‧ 1977

Overview
Lyrics
I am closer to believing
Than I ever was before
On the crest of desolation
Must I crash upon the shore
And with the driftwood of acquaintance
Light the fire to love once more
I am windblown
I am tired
To be closer to believing
To be just a breath away
On the depth of inspiration
I went by back yesterday
But there's no truer illusion
There's no sharper coin to pay
As I reach out
It slips away
From the opium of custom
To the ledges of extremes
Don't believe it 'til you've felt it
Life is seldom what it seems
Lay your heart upon the table
And in the shuffling of dreams
Remember who on earth you are
I need me
You need you
We want us
But of course you know I love you
Or what else am I here for?
Only you, not face to face
But side by side forevermore
And I need to be here with you
For without you what am I?
Just another fool out searching
For some heaven in the sky
Take me closer to believing
Take me forward, lead me on
Through collision and confusion
While there's life beneath the sun
You are the reason I continue
So near for so long
So close yet so far away
I need me
You need you
We want us
To live forever
Don't let the curtain fall
Measure after measure
Of writing on the wall
That burns so brightly
It blinds us all
I need me
You need you
We want us
To be together
On Sundays in the rain
Closer than forever
Against or with the grain
To ride the storms of love again
So be closer to believing
Though your world is torn apart
For a moment changes all things
And to end is but to start
And if your journey's unrewarded
May your God lift up your heart
You are windblown
But you are mine
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Peter John Sinfield / Greg Lake