Close to the Broken

[Verse 1]
Coffee’s cold on the table
Three chairs where there should be four
There’s a jacket still on the hanger
I can’t hang my heart anymore
I’ve been staring hard at the ceiling
Asking
“Where did You go?”
But the ache keeps pushing the question
Right down to my soul
[Chorus]
You are close to the broken
Closer than the air I breathe
You sit in the silence
Right here in this empty seat
You are close to the broken
You hold every torn-up piece
You save the crushed in spirit
‘Cause that’s who You said You’d be
You are close to the broken
You’re close
You’re close to me
[Verse 2]
I can hear their laugh in the hallway
In the creak of these old stairs
Grief comes on like a freight train
I can’t even form a prayer
But You meet me in the trembling
In the words I cannot say
In the middle of my unraveling
You’re still not far away
[Chorus]
You are close to the broken
Closer than the air I breathe
You sit in the silence
Right here in this empty seat
You are close to the broken
You hold every torn-up piece
You save the crushed in spirit
‘Cause that’s who You said You’d be
You are close to the broken
You’re close
You’re close to me
[Bridge]
I don’t have to climb this mountain (oh oh)
Just to find where You are
You come down into my valley
With a light for my dark
Every tear is on Your shoulder
Every name is on Your heart
You were here before I called You
You’ve been here from the start
[Chorus]
You are close to the broken
Closer than the air I breathe
You sit in the silence
Right here in this empty seat
You are close to the broken
You hold every torn-up piece
You save the crushed in spirit
‘Cause that’s who You said You’d be
You are close to the broken
You’re close
You’re close to me
(You’re close, You’re close to me)

rock, Gentle Christian rock ballad with male vocals; clean electric arpeggios over warm piano and soft bass. Verses stay intimate with light pads and subtle toms; chorus swells with open guitars, airy backing harmonies, and a steady kick. Bridge pulls everything back to almost solo vocal, then full-band lift on the final chorus for a worshipful, stadium-ready release., christian rock, soft