Closer to believing lyrics

Artist  : Emerson, lake & palmer 
Song : Closer to believing
 

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. 

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 crueller 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 till you`ve held it 
Life is seldom what it seems 
But 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 for evermore 
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 
So 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