The day god closed her eyes
My mother says
She felt
Twenty angels

That came through the window and helped him to fly
My sisters wept and I stepped
Further from faith
The most beautiful sky turned to grey

But hey - the memories seem real
It's been years since I've prayed
Still insisting
That I don't want to feel

Like you feel
I set it all on fire
And watched the walls collapse
I stand alone and tired

Now I want it back
And even if everyone is a liar
I don't want to be

Within this silent choir
I want to believe
In something
I want to believe in something

When I close my eyes
Will they come for me
Will you not believe that I
I've learned how to fly

Will I still be singing
Somewhere in heaven
I wonder if angels can cry
I hope they come for me

I hope I see something
I hope that I
Walk into the white light
Walk into the white light

I set it all on fire
And watched the walls collapse
I stand alone and tired
Now I want it back

Even if everyone is a liar
I don't want to be
Within this silent choir
I want to believe

In something
In something

I want to believe
To believe in something
I said I

I set it all on fire
And watched the walls collapse
I stand alone and tired
Now I want it back

And even if everyone is a liar
I don't want to be
Within this silent choir
I want to believe

I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something
But god closed her eyes

I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something
But god closed her eyes

I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something
I want to believe in something

But god closed her eyes
We all want to believe in something
I want to believe
In something


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Believe Lyrics as written by James A. Childs Nicholas Peter Davidge

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    It's about losing your fait, obviously. But it is about how when you were young your faith was so strong, but as you grow older you see things with a darker twist. So your faith has withered and died.

    dwarfsetsfireon July 02, 2005   Link
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    I think its about a young boy loosing his father, and he also looses his faith in God becouse of this. And as he gets older he wants to beliva again, but he dont know how...

    I love this song!!!

    zzLisezzon September 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment

    I think the songs about loosing some close to you. Not physicaly.

    But you dont feel like they like u/love u as much as they use to.

    now you wana belive that some one else does.

    ajslikes2argueon March 13, 2008   Link

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