[Verse 1]
Open the Gates of Heaven to me
Tonight I need salvation
Open the doors of your sanctuary
Deliver me from damnation
Open the Gates of Heaven to me
Spread angels' wings over my head
This word is full of demons
And the innocent are easily lead

{Pre-Chorus]
Do you see me when I'm lying awake?
Do you hear my voice when I pray?

[Chorus]
If you can hear me
This is my prayer for winter
Reach out and heal me
I am the true believer
If you can hear me
This is my prayer for mercy
I'm collapsing to my knees
Won't you shelter me?

[Verse 2]
Open the Gates of Heaven to me
And shower me in your light
We've drifted so far from Eden
Please return me to what is right
Open the Gates of Heaven to me
Take my stained hands and make them clean
Light of the world, you're an only child
Won't you show me where you've been?
[Pre-Chorus]
Do you see me when I'm lying awake?
Do you hear my voice when I pray?

[Chorus]
If you can hear me
This is my prayer for winter
Reach out and heal me
I am the true believer
If you can hear me
This is my prayer for mercy
I'm collapsing to my knees
Won't you shelter me?
Won't you shelter me?
Won't you shelter me?
Won't you shelter me?

[Outro]
This is the third time I've opened this book with trembling fingers. Most of the time it shows me things I don't want to see. And I worry that its something else that's guiding me. The wrong something else. I feel so desperate for some form of clarity. So if i really do this again. If I really take that chance... I need to know that you'll show me what I need to see. God save them. and God please. Save me