(5:03)   Percussion and Keys: H. Rhodes, Kevin Bartlett   Additional Vocals: Kelly Bird  I was born with a penchant for sadness  Now I can finally speak of the madness   Oh you took from me my safety net   Killed my hopes and made me your pet  I'm closer than before  I believed it could only get better  But your ignorance loomed like the weather   Oh you made breathing a nasty chore   I ate your malice for ten years more  I was crushed in the vice of your sickness  Took the blows for your every weakness   Oh you forbade me to love my mom   Daddy begged me to keep things calm  Closer, I'm closer, much closer than before  All the fears of the babes lay upon me  Every word volunteered for my army   Oh sticks and stones thrown   Shattered my bones   I glued them back with rhythms and tones  Reaching out for the ones who could save me  Nervous pats on the head's all they gave me   Oh where were you all when I was jailed   I cried and pleaded, to no avail  Closer, getting closer than I was before  I'm closer,  Much closer than before   I stand before the fork   I look from left to right   I wait in partial pause   And choose to use my sight   I'm ready on my mark   My heart is beating drums   I make a run for it  I'm getting closer, I'm closer, much closer than before  Closer, I'm closer, much closer than before