Prayer is older than religion,
it’s older than god and priests.
it’s older than money, music, or bibles –
it’s even older than speech.
it doesn’t mean beg god to get what you want,
it’s war just to be alive.
n’ sometimes you gotta call out to all that’s beyond
just to reach the universe inside.
From the bottom of a mineshaft
come these new hymns for an old war
pray for rain – rock for light
sing for hope – work for change
pray for thanks, for focus
pray for love, the strength of doves
And they say that there’s no
atheists in a foxhole,
but we’re standing right here
with bombs bursting in air.
got my hand on the movement plow,
wouldn’t take nothing for my journey now.
we’ve always called to the universe –
never needed anyone to show us how.
From the bottom of a mineshaft
come these new hymns for an old war
pray for rain – rock for light
sing for hope – work for change
pray for thanks, for focus
pray for love, the strength of doves
Pray! For rain.
Work! For change.
Pray! For fuel.
BUILD A FIRE.