When I close my eyes I cry...

When awake with the world around,
I hear nothing, not a sound,
My heart can speak and I do not hear,
Because I am living life in fifth gear.

But when I close my eyes,
When I can no longer see the world going by,
When I close my eyes
I begin to cry.

With a busy life full of joy,
I can go for days without need of a decoy,
I can carry on ignoring my heart,
I can carry on and not fall apart.

But when I close my eyes,
When I can no longer see the world going by,
When I close my eyes
I begin to cry.

Focus on God and the divine,
And suddenly my defences decline,
When I give my heart time to speak
I find that my 'strength' grows weak

I close my eyes to pray to the Lord,
The one through which I am adored,
Yet no matter how hard I try,
The eyes that are now hidden, begin to cry.