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Some worship songs feel like a spotlight. This one is a candle.

“Close When My Heart Caves In” is a gothic alt-pop worship ballad built on Psalm 34:18—the Lord is near to the brokenhearted. It’s written for the nights when you’re holding it together on the outside, but you can feel the fault lines under your skin. For the moments when you’re in a room full of people and still feel miles away. For the times you’re “smiling on cue” while your chest is shaking with unspoken fear.

This song doesn’t demand a brave face. It doesn’t ask you to fix yourself before you come to God. It’s a confession that turns into comfort:

“You are close when my heart caves in.
You’re the hand that keeps me breathing.
You don’t flinch at the state I’m in.
You draw near when I am bleeding.”

That’s the heart of Psalm 34:18 in plain language: God isn’t repelled by wreckage. He draws near to it. He doesn’t wait until you’re polished. He sits with you in the dust and stays until you can breathe again.

Musically, this track is designed to feel like a nervous system exhale. It starts with a soft, detuned upright piano and low ambient pads—fragile, close-mic, almost whispered. Tiny textures (vinyl crackle, reversed piano tails) hover like intrusive thoughts in the background, then fade as the chorus opens into a gentle alt-pop pulse: warm kick, soft snare, and a deep, side-chained bass pad that feels like a heartbeat finally slowing down.

The arrangement mirrors the story:
• Verse 1 is the honest admission—fault lines, cracks, the ache you can’t explain.
• Verse 2 is the social mask—people around you, but you’re barely there.
• The chorus is the anchor—God’s nearness, not your performance.
• Verse 3 names what many of us are scared to say: “You’re here as my friend.”
• The bridge is the lowest point—no polish, just truth: “You come and sit in the dust with me.”
• The final chorus lifts, not into pretending everything is fine, but into grace that holds the pieces.

If you’re listening because you’re overwhelmed, anxious, grieving, burned out, or shut down—please hear this clearly: you are not disqualified by your pain. You are not “too messy” to be near God. If anything, this is where He specializes.

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ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE
Artist: Belle Mourne
Song: “Close When My Heart Caves In” (Original)
Tempo/Key: 72 BPM • D minor
Style: gothic alt-pop worship ballad (Psalm 34:18 inspired)
Vocal: intimate, whispered female lead → stronger choruses with layered female harmonies; ghost doubles on key words (“close,” “broken,” “soul”)
Production palette: detuned upright piano, ambient pads, subtle vinyl crackle, reversed-piano tails, gentle alt-pop beat, cello swells, optional soft synth arps in the final lift
No crowd noise • warm, spacious, cinematic mix

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CONTENT NOTE
This song references anxiety, panic, and emotional distress. If you need to pause and breathe, do that. If you need to come back later, that’s okay too.

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IF THIS SONG HELPED YOU
1. Like the video so it reaches someone else who needs “near” more than “hype.”
2. Subscribe for more original worship and alt-pop faith songs from Belle Mourne.
3. Comment “You are close” if you need that reminder today.
4. Share where you listened—car, bedroom, hospital, parking lot. Holy ground shows up in ordinary places.

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SCRIPTURE ANCHOR
Psalm 34:18 — The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

A PRAYER (IF YOU NEED ONE)
God, I don’t have the strength to pretend. Be close. Hold the pieces. Teach my lungs to breathe again. Call this shattered place a soul. Amen.

Thank you for listening to “Close When My Heart Caves In.” If you feel seen here, you belong here.

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