{"id":83,"date":"2021-11-30T16:53:56","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jlinnallen.com\/blog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2025-08-22T18:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T18:20:04","slug":"as-close-as-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jlinnallen.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/30\/as-close-as-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"AS CLOSE AS CAN BE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I don\u2019t recall ever writing a lyric before that deals with the idea of god, but here is a case where the characters seem to demand it. In this song from my newest show, IN THAT DAWN, Tom, a confused searcher for something to believe in, is trying to comfort his partner, Cecilia, a lapsed Catholic who has come to believe god hates her. The lyric is true to the characters, but I think it also expresses a universally felt emotion. \u2013 J. Linn Allen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PEOPLE ARE READY TO TELL YOU GOD LOVES YOU<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019M NOT SO CERTAIN THAT\u2019S TOTALLY TRUE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUT I\u2019M PRETTY SURE YHAT IF ONE PERSON LOVES YOU<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOMETHING LIKE GOD IS THERE LOVING YOU TOO. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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IT ONLY TAKES ONE THAT YOU CAN REACH OUT TO<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
IN TIMES WHEN YOUR SOUL AND YOUR HEART START TO FREEZE <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE SAME ONE YOU ALWAYS DEPEND ON FOR COMFORT<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEN DARKNESS COMES DOWN ON YOU LIKE A DISEASE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
YOU\u2019RE LOST AND YOU DON\u2019T EVEN KNOW HOW YOU GOT THERE. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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BUT YOU KNOW THAT YOU\u2019VE GOT HELP–WITHOUT ASKING PLEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEN YOU\u2019RE SURE OF GOODNIGHT WITH THAT SAME GOODNIGHT KISS<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
WHEN YOU WAKE WITH THE TOUCH OF THAT SAME STEADY HAND<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
THE WORLD BECOMES BRIGHTER WHEN SOMEONE WALKS IN<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
THEN YOU KNOW LOVE IS WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU STAND. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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I\u2019M NOT THAT MUCH OF A SPIRITUAL PERSON<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I DON\u2019T THINK THAT FAITH HAS A SURE GUARANTEE<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
BUT I\u2019D BET THAT WHENEVER I GIVE YOU MY LOVE <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
THERE\u2019S MORE COMING OUT THAN JUST ME.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
AND IF THAT\u2019S NOT GOD, IT\u2019S AS CLOSE AS CAN BE. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I KNOW IT\u2019S AS CLOSE AS CAN BE. <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I KNOW IT\u2019S AS CLOSE AS CAN BE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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