I think the lyric "I've never wanted to be closer" has a double-meaning.... the figure of speech represents longing, but the literal meaning is that he does not want to be closer to this person. I think he uses this same sort of double-speak throughout "Jesus, He Knows Me" to make his critical points about religion while sounding like he's promoting it. It's pretty brilliant stuff. The entire Invisible Touch album seems to have a negative religious connotation similar to this one. Hearing the B-Sides has only confirmed my theory.
I think the lyric "I've never wanted to be closer" has a double-meaning.... the figure of speech represents longing, but the literal meaning is that he does not want to be closer to this person. I think he uses this same sort of double-speak throughout "Jesus, He Knows Me" to make his critical points about religion while sounding like he's promoting it. It's pretty brilliant stuff. The entire Invisible Touch album seems to have a negative religious connotation similar to this one. Hearing the B-Sides has only confirmed my theory.