From the recording Prayer For The Living
Lyrics
A Prayer For The Living
© David Philip Ireland 2022
Give me more fear than I know how to handle
Hit the red button and blow out the candle
Putting on the blitz or biding my time
There’s nowhere to run, no reason or rhyme
I’m not ready to choose a side
I’m not ready to join that ride
I’ll just close my eyes
And say a prayer
For the living
CHORUS;
This is an ‘Amen’
Time to lay down your arms
This is a long shot
We must survive
This is a ‘Shalom’
A time to right the wrong
This is my prayer
For the living
Don’t soil your hands on the red tops
Don’t let the ink black your brain
Don’t let the war lords foster their lies
Don’t let them fuel up the flames
I’m not ready to turn my back
I won’t play the games they play
So raise your voice
And say a prayer
For the living
CHORUS;
This is an ‘Amen’
Time to lay down your arms
For all eternity
We will survive
This is for Peace and Love
Time to release the dove
This is my prayer
For the living
BRIDGE;
Alive! That’s what I want to be
Survive in a world that’s free
Alive - allow Humanity
To live and love in harmony!
CHORUS;
This is for Unity
This is for you and me
Rise above the insanity
We WILL survive
This is my peace song
Stand strong to right the wrong
This is my prayer
For the living
REPEAT FIRST CHORUS