Emerson, Lake & Palmer — Closer To Believing Live At Olympic Stadium Montreal 1977

[Verse 1] I am closer to believing than I ever was before On the crest of this elation, must I crash upon the shore? And with the driftwood of acquaintance light the fire to love once more I am wind blown, I am times [Verse 2] To be closer to believing, to be just a breath away On the death of inspiration, I would buy back yesterday But there's no crueler illusion, there's no sharper coin to pay As I reach out, it slips away [Verse 3] From the opium of custom to the ledges of extremes Don't believe it 'til you've held 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 [Refrain] I need me You need you We want us [Verse 4] 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 [Chorus] I need me You need you We want us to live forever, so don't let the curtain fall Measure after measure of writing on the wall That burns so brightly it blinds us all [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] 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 [Outro] 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