Write down, to remind yourself
on how it can be, how it can be
Heartstrings, you’re tugging at
my heartstrings, my heartstrings
Helpless, I have become so helpless
to your touch, oh touch me somehow
Restless, you leave me restless
breathless wait for me

The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me
The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me

Burning, like Joan of Arc
to see you, just to feel you
Cadence, well I’d dance with the dead
'cause I believe, yes I believe, yes I believe
Stifle, Paul said that you
stifle him again and again and again

The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me
The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me

And if these are my parting words
Grant me this, my last request
Hold me here, until I sleep
If I burn, then I burn for you

The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God

The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God

The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me
The closer I come to you
the closer I am to finding God
You’re a miracle to me

Written by Anberlin ©2003 The Noise In National Music (ASCAP) / Thirsty Moon River Publishing (ASCAP)

Behind the Song:
'Paul, in this story is my brother. We would stay up late at night discussing God, life, love, but mostly faith (we shared a room while attending UCF). Joan of Arc is my patron saint; though i am not catholic i have always been drawn to her stories, and her eventual martyrdom for what she believed in. ‘The closer I come to you the closer i am to finding God’ is referring to my brother Paul in some areas and the Holy Spirit in others (see Paul being stifled by ‘you’).' - Stephen Christian