And the morning light was breaking   Slowly movin' across the bed   He gets up without her wakin'   To the voices in his head      Through the shadows in the hallway   To the room they painted blue   And on the inside he is frightened   At a loss for what to do      Until he opens up his eyes   And the angels all look down      Even closer than this life   Closer than your faith   Closer than the things that you hold dearly   And in vain   Closer than this life   Falling through again   Giving more than anything   That you could hope to win      And he knows his life is changing   It's never easy letting go   For the first time you are mortal   As the child before you grows   And he wonders at the sight   Of the joy that they have found      Even closer than this life   Closer than your faith   Closer than the things that you hold dearly   And in vain   Closer than this life   Falling through again   Giving more than anything   That you could hope to win      And what would you intend to find?   Solitude? Your peace of mind?   Holding out for something less   Than touching the hand of God?      Even closer than this life   Closer than this faith   Closer than the things that you hold dearly   And in vain   Closer than this life   Falling through again   Giving more than anything   That you could hope to win      Closer than this life   Closer finally   Living for the only thing   You ever made complete   Oh, for the one thing   That you both did perfectly