The Power of Prayer Lyrics
In the afternoon 'neath the summer Sun
We'd lie by the lake till the evening comes
I run my fingers through your sun-streaked hair
Baby, that's the power of prayer
[Verse 2]
Summer nights, summer's in the air
I stack the tables with the chairs
It's closing time, then you're standing there
Baby, that's the power of prayer
[Chorus]
It's a fixed game without any rules
An empty table on a ship of fools
I'm holding hearts, I'll play the pair
Darling, it's just the power of prayer
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
It's a fixed game without any rules
An empty table on a ship of fools
I'm holding hearts, I'll play the pair
I'm goin' all in 'cause I don't care
They say that love, love comes and goes
But darling, what what do they know?
I'm reaching for heaven, we'll make it there
Darling, it's just the power of prayer
Baby, it's just the power of prayer
Darling, it's just the power of prayer
[Verse 4]
Last call, the bouncer shuts the door
"This Magic Moment" drifts across the floor
As Ben E. King's voice fills the air
Baby, that's the power of prayer
About
“The Power of Prayer” alludes to the spiritual nature of music and its ability to connect people together.
Q&A
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I grew up Catholic, and that was enough to turn me off from religion forever. And I realised as I grew older that you can run away from your religion, but you can’t really run away from your faith. And so I carried a lot of the language with me, which I use and write with quite often—'Promised Land' or ‘House of a Thousand Guitars’ and ‘The Power of Prayer’ on this record. Those little three-minute records and the 180-second character studies that came through pop music were like these little meditations and little prayers for me. And that’s what I turned them into. And my faith came in and filled those songs, and gave them a spiritual dimension. It’s an essential part of your life.
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