Waterboys, The - Too Close To Heaven Lyrics






All your trouble will be over
So will your pain
You are gonna see those blue skies
Bursting right through the rain
The higher you climb
The lower you fall
You got too close to heaven, that's all

Now in the morning you can cry all that you want to
We'll spend the whole day weeping
Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
And let me see you sleeping
You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
Feeling like you're one inch tall
You got too close to heaven, that's all

You're way, way too hard on yourself baby
You got some pretty basic things wrong
You wouldn't believe me if I told you
Why I wrote you into this song
You're looking at your heart baby, you're calling it black
But like Icarus and like Saul
You got too close to heaven, that's all

Now I know this hurt that you're feeling
I've felt these same things too
I've got spaces way down deep inside of me
That are just the same as you
You wanna wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights
And roll yourself into a ball
You got too close to heaven, that's all
You got too close to heaven
You got too close to heaven

Now are you blinded by the brilliance?
Are you dazzled by the light?
Why is it I see nothing but emptiness
In your cold beaten eyes that once were bright
I know you just can't help but run
When you hear that sweet voice call
You got too close to heaven, that's all

I walked a mile for you baby
So won't you smile for me baby?





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  1. R.... M....

    This is heartbreakingly beautiful. Thank you Waterboys.

  2. L.... ....

    All your trouble will be over, so will your pain
    you are gonna see those blue skies bursting right through the rain
    The higher you climb, the lower you fall
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    Now in the morning you can cry all you want to
    We'll spend the whole day weeping
    Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
    and let me see you sleeping
    You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
    feeling like you're one inch tall
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    You're way too hard on yourself baby
    You got some pretty basic things wrong
    You wouldn't believe me if I told you why I wrote you into this song
    You're looking at your heart baby, and you're calling it black
    But like Icarus and like Saul
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    Now I know this hurt you're feeling
    I've felt these same things too
    I've got spaces way down deep inside of me that are just the same as you
    You want to wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights
    And roll yourself into a ball
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    Are you blinded by the brilliance?
    Are you dazzled by the Light?
    Why is it I see nothing but emptiness in your tired beaten eyes
    That once were bright
    I know you just can't help but run when you hear that sweet voice call
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    I walked a mile for you baby
    So won't you smile for me baby?

    L.... ....

    superb song

  3. S.... T....

    Those who disliked this, don’t know what life’s about . I pity them .

  4. J.... C....

    Great voice..Great song ..always loved the
    Waterboys

  5. C.... W....

    And when man landed upon Mars in order to find his future, he looked back toward a heavenly place once abundant with life, that planet once blue, and within his hopelessness and tears he whispered to himself... ‘What on Earth have we done’ - (Gary M Dean)

  6. C.... D....

    Who made this composition?

    C.... D....

    The one and only Mike Scott

  7. P.... ....

    The United States of idiots will pay for their evil past deeds, indeed. Plus. ...I sincerely hope the fallout of Brexit will be bloody and tear the UK apart. ...Goodness knows the Nazi English Queen and English fascist bastards deserve it? That's all.

  8. S.... R....

    First I've ever heard this one jusssst brilliant ☠️

  9. D.... C....

    BON TITRE

  10. J.... H....

    A meditation on birth and death like only the Waterboys can bring. I love this and them.

  11. R.... M....

    Oh my! Just beautiful! Mike Scott you are genius. Beautiful lyrics beautiful music. Been following the Waterboys since 1988.

  12. J.... C....

    Probably the best song in the world ❤❤❤❤

  13. S.... M....

    Its a mature piece and its great.

  14. J.... M....

    👣 🕊

  15. T.... W....

    He’s singing about our eternity. We’re so close to heaven.

    T.... W....

    Circle of Life

  16. D.... A....

    Maravilloso video, perfecto para esta canción maravillosa 🌊 🎸🎻💚❤️🌸🙏🏿

  17. J.... M....

    Just passing by checking dates on how often I need to cry. Hummm math is showing approx every 3 months. Maybe I am really clinical depressed. A functional clinical depressed human among the crowds

    J.... M....

    Just Me u can't be that DEPRESED you are listning to the write music ,and the maths what ever it be will work out ,you are def not alone .

    J.... M....

    @First Munch Thank you for time taken & words. Yes, music is my sustain alot.You have a beautiful upcoming weekend& 1 love to you& yourn

    J.... M....

    @First Munch "The Math " as it may can be perhaps better defined , If you are familiar with The Working Of Numbers.
    Thank you for speaking.
    Lyrics leading to "and roll yourself into a ball!" are truly searing & Powerfully felt.

  18. A.... W....

    Lovely, hey, a mile?

  19. k.... c....

    Now here's a song

  20. J.... C....

    Es muy emotiva la música de los waterboys. Hay discos que te estremecen y te hace revivir aunque sólo sea por unas horas, grandes momentos de tú vida. Y eso sólo lo logran pocos. Grandes momentos me han dado su música. Gracias.

  21. 5.... 5....

    What a piece of magical musical poetry in motion🍀🍀🍀

  22. A.... C....

    Trés belle voix .

    A.... C....

    Amiral! Oui, c'est vrais!
    J'adore Monsieur Mike Scott et la music! 🎼
    Greetings from Ireland☔

  23. A.... F....

    Mike, simply brilliant. I have been a fan since introduced by your mum and a friend at Craigie in 1982. You are still the best.

  24. J.... G....

    Een van de beste songs ooit recht uit het hart en met ballen telkens weer tranen in mijn ogen

  25. g.... ....

    All your trouble will be over, so will your pain
    you are gonna see those blue skies bursting right through the rain
    The higher you climb, the lower you fall
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    Now in the morning you can cry all you want to
    We'll spend the whole day weeping
    Right now I want you to lay down your weary head
    and let me see you sleeping
    You've been walking around baby, inflamed and ashamed
    feeling like you're one inch tall
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    You're way too hard on yourself baby
    You got some pretty basic things wrong
    You wouldn't believe me if I told you why I wrote you into this song
    You're looking at your heart baby, and you're calling it black
    But like Icarus and like Saul
    You got too close to heaven, that's all
    Now I know this hurt you're feeling 
    I've felt these same things too
    I've got spaces way down deep inside of me that are just the same as you
    You want to wrap your arms around your head, turn out the lights 
    And roll yourself into a ball
    You got too close to heaven, that's all

  26. J.... M....

    Always Smile For Me , My Babies

    J.... M....

    To cry . I love to cry to this song.

  27. F.... S....

    Beautiful song . Amazing Mike

  28. R.... T....

    Jesus! This man Mike Scott is a Breathtakingly Profound Lyricist.. Poet..
    and..much More!
    Thku.

  29. J.... S....

    YOU HAVE SO MANY AMAZING THINGS WRONG.....

  30. J.... S....

    My fav! To watch this video, reading thruOut& how THOSE words mean to me , add Song & I am Close To Heaven Too

    J.... S....

    Hannah , Caleb , Isaiah , Elijah , Phillip , Sean , Miriam , Natasha , Crystal 💖 You Need To Read The Titles thruout The Song. Its Life.
    Life together & Life forever...
    Forever where it counts. Not here. But "Home " we just traveling thru

  31. I.... 4....

    I love this song!

  32. T.... W....

    Masterpiece.

  33. P.... S....

    Si tienes algún motivo para llorar aquí tienes la canción perfecta. POCAS VECES SE TRANSMITE TANTO SENTIMIENTO!!!.A ver que me contáis...

  34. A.... M....

    Thor song help me in difficult time

  35. R.... B....

    perfection

  36. T.... W....

    Beautiful pictures and text. It is about the eternal, bright source of love. Love is the light and the light burns on.
    Good work, Mike. Compliment.

  37. P.... S....

    Y venga otra vez a romperte y a llorar... esto no se puede aguantar sin sentir algo sino estás muerto chaval... joder que rehiosta de tema!!!

  38. P.... S....

    Y cuando crees que te dejado descansar de llorar vuelve y te rompe del todo el corazón...para morirse!!!

  39. P.... S....

    Sensibilidad in crescendo, esa voz desgarradora subiendo con desesperación. ¡¡¡No apto para cualquier oído!!! Temazo total, lágrimas sin fin..

  40. M.... ....

    Coś nieprawdopodobnego!

    M.... ....

    A wersja live (chyba z Liverpoolu) z organami Hammonda jest jeszcze lepsza.

  41. S.... S....

    Just magical.

  42. M.... M....

    Heaven on Earth to me is having an amazing moment. It quotes in the Bible "You are better to be a doorman in God's house for a day than a King on Earth for your whole life". I have had more amazing moments than most and enjoy having the feeling inside me that my life isn't pointless. I love this and many other Waterboys songs.

  43. E.... G....

    Possibly the greatest song ever written ♥️

    E.... G....

    Definitely one the best and one of the most overlooked and underrated.

  44. T.... G....

    Time is light moving forward now tomorrow never comes.

    T.... G....

    You speak Truth.....
    No more tomorrows.
    Keep Thinking 💯

  45. J.... S....

    Waterboys fishermans blues sessions box is magical, one of the greatest most pure musical statements ever created...

    J.... S....

    So true

  46. J.... S....

    this is mystic perfection... almost improvisation first take, imagine that how a magic can happen in a studio with a free inspiration

  47. L.... A....

    The intimacy created by the sax and fiddle makes this ballad unique. Only Mike can achieve such perfection

  48. A.... B....

    I come here everytime I get the chance to watch this one. It's Amazing .So profound these subtitles within the song overwhelms me too close to my feels. I love my tribe.

    A.... B....

    Tho, I am too old and useless to them anymore. I understand why wolves have their own place. Once I was a Beautiful Alfa.

    A.... B....

    Hannah, THIS is the 1. Those subtitles n song, Are about Father ,Jesus & Holy Spirit.

    A.... B....

    Not 1 can say, I won't
    "Walk the hard side of tracks " with my tribe. The Good, The Bad& The Ugly.
    G. Is y'alls every1 of yours
    Ride To Die.
    I will not "quit you, Not a 1 of you ".
    SMILE FOR ME BABY




    That's my Smiles to know , You Smile.

    A.... B....

    @Appalachian Barefootn Life I had to change name ...Again...
    It's me Your Granny..my #1 of my 7's. I love you all so much.

  49. M.... ....

    Love this song with all of my heart, my live and my sorrow....
    Brings beauty into the world.
    Thank you so much Mike!!

  50. P.... C....

    REALLY A FANTASTIC SONG,GREAT VOICE & A VERY UNDERRATED GROUP....

  51. I.... ....

    37 hitting the dislike button, is 37 to many.

    I.... ....

    It's 37 too many.

  52. R.... R....

    Peinlich ihr versaut alles

  53. H.... D....

    Absolutely mesmerising on recent tour, this song was a real highlight...Mike Scott and the Waterboys, keep on keeping on x

    H.... D....

    Unfortunately I saw them on this tour when they were support to Alan Parsons Project so this song wasn't included in setlist but still better than main act. Can't wait to see them for a third time.

  54. H.... T....

    Great track and visually enthralling video. Well done!

  55. A.... U....

    My HERO MIKE ... I met you once and was star struck, told you I had your next album cover, you liked it then I went off on a sky dance ! Great to hear this many Moon' s later X

  56. R.... S....

    La mejor para mi funeral, explicaría mi vida

  57. B.... ....

    Song so beautiful....my Uncle is dying of cancer these day's.....almost in heaven...... 💜😢

  58. j.... f....

    Sin este pedazo de grupo,estariamos too close to hell. Gracias Waterboys

  59. A.... s....

    Love give you power to fight in life and waterboys give peace in your deep

  60. D.... B....

    Mni Wiconi ✊

  61. k.... Y....

    I love the Waterboys... but does anyone else get a Prince vibe off of this.  I know Mike Scott was a huge fan and I can feel and sense the Prince phrasing and pace to this.

    k.... Y....

    Great song but drenched in Purple Rain ...

  62. L.... R....

    Besos mamá, porque la madre que me dio a luz era española y muy guapa.🤣Thank you mother for having said yes to my life, in spite of all my downfalls, suffering, idiocy, life is worth it and now at the end I know you were so much braver and wiser than I ever will be.

    L.... R....

    Linda Rose Smith Beautiful Words! ... Of which, via wisdom, only a lifetime can bring the spirit to such understanding. Thank You!

    L.... R....

    @Compost Wise Yes, life teaches you, it teaches you that life is beautiful, worth living, in spite of everything, it's the light versus the darkness, the positive versus the negative, it is life even if it ends in a tragedy that is followed by just the opposite, and continues till God knows when... But to all those lucky souls who have the good fortune to learn all of the important lessons of life early on in life, don't pass judgement on others too severely, because someone once said "do not judge and you will not be judged"...

    L.... R....

    ​@Linda Rose Smith What the many need be urgently taught above the attainment of material objects, egotistical status and digital wealth is... 'there is only one definition for equality'.



    Before this imbalance of ignorance and greed outweighing common sense and empathy topples existence into a chasm of no return, humanity should open its mind and heart in order to understand that equality in its true sense should never have had various manipulated definitions to suit the requirement of various reasons, nor does its true value only apply to human requirement, first and foremost.



    Equal is not by flag or colour, worship or praise, gender or species... 'Equal Is, By Life' ... and not until we realise the value of all life and all purpose by each life being will we manage to save ourselves from the edge of this hell bound precipice we force ourselves to stand. Our fallible pride and systematic greed driven ignorance has become us the genocidal terrorists of life.



    Upon this beautiful heavenly blue stage we all stand together, we own nothing of all that which was meant to be shared... No one can win when it collapses.



    Thank You!

  63. L.... C....

    THE WATERBOYS🏆WOW YOU ARE EXPRESSIVELY KIND, LOVEING & 💕💋 AMAZING! THANK YOU, 💕😇🌹🍀

  64. N.... M....

    Heartbreaking. I needed to cry....song allowed me to do just that! xx

    N.... M....

    Love time, love light, tomorrow never comes.

    N.... M....

    Yes some of my best tears are released when I listen as well.

  65. G.... L....

    185000 odd views ,beggars belief ,thats all

  66. T.... G....

    The Master Alchemist. Jah love.

  67. J.... J....

    Seen the waterboys many times probably most seriously underrated band ever isn't this one of the best songs ever written??

    J.... J....

    ' i mean WRITTEN '

    J.... J....

    No this is not one of the best songs ever written. Love it though. Here is one of the best ever written... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ASpBpT8bRQ

    J.... J....

    @Dr. Headcase Ya know most of us wouldnt click link in dire fear of being scammed.😂 I have alot of " Best Song(s)" , all to me are 'Alot like Heaven 😉

    J.... J....

    for sure

  68. T.... ....

    There is no 'no void space'. space is void and valid. Who did the clip?

  69. J.... G....

    When you look at life as a glass that's half full, it's gorgeous..

  70. L.... W....

    Beautiful. Just love this band - thank you... X

  71. A.... K....

    Can someone tell me or explain about the lines in the videos please? Are these verses from somewhere

  72. S.... G....

    so powerfull

  73. M.... M....

    If use like this listen to fisherman's blues another boss song wrote by the water boys

    M.... M....

    Mark Morgan belter that lad

  74. M.... M....

    Beat song ever made by far. the water boys rule music and always will

  75. a.... s....

    sobbing

  76. R.... S....

    And you saw the whole of the moon thats all.

    R.... S....

    Are you blinded by the brilliance ?
    Are you dazzled by the Light ?
    Why is it I see nothing but emptiness in your tired beaten eyes
    that once were bright...

  77. k.... m....

    the Young man, that was i ....me

  78. J.... B....

    Can it get any better han this ?

    J.... B....

    NO!!!!!

  79. I.... M....

    Mike Scott at the top of his game....

    I.... M....

    He rises on songs like these nearly into the Van Morrison ether...

    I.... M....

    @Dr. Headcase sweet thing 🙌

  80. M.... O....

    Disturbed

  81. R.... R....

    What is the title of the movie at the end this video ?

    R.... R....

    +Robert R.
    Silence of Love : Thai Life Insurance Commercial

  82. M.... g....

    love this song great words

  83. E.... L....

    I prefer the "road runner" video :)

  84. C.... D....

    Mais Robin foster On Water Boys on YOU Tube?? what a Big mess in little Britanny // LOL :-))))

  85. P.... M....

    the lyrics are a gypsy's poem made to stir you mind .

  86. �.... �....

    великолепно!!!класс!!огромное спасибо!!!

  87. E.... H....

    It's a great great song

  88. J.... M....

    Espectacular ++++++++++++++++++++, sound, lirics, video & Waterbooooooooooooys, fantastic !!!

  89. L.... G....

    Beautiful *******

  90. N.... O....

    yes i would

  91. d.... l....

    ;;;; i love you everyone a wrote to univers

  92. �.... �....

    the grup

  93. K.... R....

    my favourite song ever ♡

  94. I.... S....

    perfection <3

  95. J.... G....

    What is this wet stuff coming out of my eyes?

    J.... G....

    Jim Green same here....and can't stop it as long as the song plays....

    J.... G....

    Jim, they call it, Depth!

    J.... G....

    Fabulous comment

  96. v.... p....

    Celestial trilogia video: Música - Astronomia - Amor!

  97. L.... N....

    they will play at laurus Nobilis Music famalicão

  98. T.... ....

    Everything beautiful about this.Song,words,video and Brilliant The Waterboys,

    T.... ....

    Awesome song and video.

    T.... ....

    One Of The Hands down Ulitmate on
    Lyrics stepping
    " Roll YoSelf Into A Ball " chillfactor

  99. I.... S....

    Great music, but the video...?

    I.... S....

    +Irena Stanczyk
    I tried to do my best,I am truly sorry if you don't like video
    :( :(

    I.... S....

    WhereTheWildRosesGrow Ov    Elle est tres jolie ta video . bravo et merci

    I.... S....

    WhereTheWildRosesGrow Ov   she is very pretty your video. Congratulations and thank you