Along with 'Damascus', another song about losing the faith you had as a child.
When she was young, the singer believed in God wholeheartedly, found Him comforting, 'went to sleep with him in her head'. But as she grew older, she realized that there is a dark side to the many stories about God (go look up the story of the prophet of God who cursed forty children to die by being torn apart by bears because they teased him about his hair), and felt that God was indifferent to her life. So she lost her faith, and now asks whether He would let her in even if she could get close enough to touch.
Along with 'Damascus', another song about losing the faith you had as a child.
When she was young, the singer believed in God wholeheartedly, found Him comforting, 'went to sleep with him in her head'. But as she grew older, she realized that there is a dark side to the many stories about God (go look up the story of the prophet of God who cursed forty children to die by being torn apart by bears because they teased him about his hair), and felt that God was indifferent to her life. So she lost her faith, and now asks whether He would let her in even if she could get close enough to touch.