Intro
verse 1
C
I am closer to believing, Than I ever was before
Bb Gm
On the crest of this elation, Must I crash upon the shore
C
And with the driftwood of acquaintance
C
Light the fire to love once more
Gm C
I am wind blown...I am times
C
To be closer to believing, To be just a breath away
Bb
On the death of inspiration, I would buy back yesterday
C
But there's no crueler illusion
C
There's no sharper coin to pay
Gm C
As I reach out... It slips away
verse 2
G
From the opium of custom, To the ledges of extremes
F Dm
Don't believe it till you've held it, Life is seldom what it seems
C
But lay your heart upon the table
C
And in the shuffling of dreams
Bb C
Remember who on earth you are
Bb C Dm C
I need me, You need you, We want us
verse 3
C
But of course you know I love you, Or what else am I here for
Bb
Only you not face to face, But side by side for evermore
C
And I need to be here with you, For without you what am I
Bb Gm
Just another fool out searching, For some heaven in the sky
C G
Take me closer to believing, Take me forward lead me on
C
Through collision and confusion
F C
While there's life beneath the sun
C
You are the reason I continue, So near for so long
Bb C
So close yet so far away
Chorus 1
Bb C Bb Dm C
I need me, You need you, We want us to live forever
F Fm
So don't let the curtain fall
C F Fm
Measure after measure, Of writing on the wall
C
That burns so brightly, It blinds us all
Chorus 2
Bb C Bb Dm C
I need me, You need you, We want us to be together
F Fm
On Sundays in the rain
C F Fm
Closer than forever, Against or with the grain
C
To ride the storms of love again
verse 4
C
So be closer to believing, Though your world is torn apart
Bb
For a moment changes all things, And to end is but to start
C
And if your journey's unrewarded
C
May your God lift up your heart
Gm
You are windblown
C
But you are mine