[Verse 1]
I haven't always felt this way
I used to feel the passion in Your name
And now I just wanna go back
I never used to feel this dry
With all I had I'd live to lift You high
And I felt alive
Take me back to where You are .
Just wanna go back to the start
Feel the beating of Your heart
When it feels like I've run so far
Bring me closer to where you are .
I try to keep my eyes on You
I wanna see my strength in You renewed
I wanna live for You
I fear what I'm being called to do
Take up my cross and live to follow You
I wanna follow You! .
God lead me
And I'll go
I'll give my life to follow .
Just wanna go back to the start
And worship who You are
God You're chasing down my heart
Bring me closer to where You are
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Closer
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Sep 17, 2026 updated
Closer - EP album
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Song Meaning
The War Within names spiritual dryness plainly in "Closer" rather than describing a crisis of doubt — "I haven't always felt this way, I used to feel the passion in Your name, and now I just wanna go back." The problem isn't disbelief; it's the absence of a feeling that used to come easily, which the song treats as its own real difficulty.
"Just wanna go back to the start, feel the beating of Your heart" keeps the request specific and physical rather than abstract, comparing present distance to a remembered nearness rather than an idealized one. "I fear what I'm being called to do, take up my cross and live to follow You" names the actual obstacle honestly — not just distraction, but reluctance about the cost of following closely.
"God lead me, and I'll go, I'll give my life to follow" answers that fear with a decision rather than a resolved feeling, closing the song still in motion toward the nearness it started out missing rather than having already arrived there.
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