I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Every morning on every news flash
I hear the sorrow of the world
It seems like everybody's lost and scared
Trying to make sense of it all
And as I travel to and fro
So many faces pass me by
I see lonely hearts living lonely lives
Just biding their time
And while we call ourselves civilised
Many people living empty lives
As they drone their way through day and night
I pray for our world
I pray for every child
I pray for our world
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow
And not just black and white
I pray for our world
To be filled with light
I pray for all of us
To choose the path that's right
Believe in Allah
Every day of our lives
In the evening on the TV news
I see images of war
I see brother killing brother
With no consequence at all
And while those who claim to be leaders
Sell us tales of deceit
But Allah alone knows in their hearts
What they reveal and conceal
And while we call ourselves civilised
We go on killing human lives
Too caught up in our web of lies
I pray for our world (Our world)
I pray for every child (Every child)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow (Rainbow)
And not just black and white (Black and white)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with light
I pray for all of us
To choose the path that's right
Believe in Allah
Every day of our lives
Every mother
Every father
Every daughter, every son
Don't you see, that the answer lies only with the one?
I pray for our world (Our world)
I pray for every child (Every child)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow (Rainbow)
And not just black and white (Black and white)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with light
I pray, I pray for for all of us (To choose the path that's right)
To choose the path that's right (Believe in Allah)
Believe in Allah (Every day of our lives)
Every day of our lives
I pray for our world
I hear the sorrow of the world
It seems like everybody's lost and scared
Trying to make sense of it all
And as I travel to and fro
So many faces pass me by
I see lonely hearts living lonely lives
Just biding their time
And while we call ourselves civilised
Many people living empty lives
As they drone their way through day and night
I pray for our world
I pray for every child
I pray for our world
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow
And not just black and white
I pray for our world
To be filled with light
I pray for all of us
To choose the path that's right
Believe in Allah
Every day of our lives
In the evening on the TV news
I see images of war
I see brother killing brother
With no consequence at all
And while those who claim to be leaders
Sell us tales of deceit
But Allah alone knows in their hearts
What they reveal and conceal
And while we call ourselves civilised
We go on killing human lives
Too caught up in our web of lies
I pray for our world (Our world)
I pray for every child (Every child)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow (Rainbow)
And not just black and white (Black and white)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with light
I pray for all of us
To choose the path that's right
Believe in Allah
Every day of our lives
Every mother
Every father
Every daughter, every son
Don't you see, that the answer lies only with the one?
I pray for our world (Our world)
I pray for every child (Every child)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with smiles
Like the colours of a rainbow (Rainbow)
And not just black and white (Black and white)
I pray for our world (Our world)
To be filled with light
I pray, I pray for for all of us (To choose the path that's right)
To choose the path that's right (Believe in Allah)
Believe in Allah (Every day of our lives)
Every day of our lives
I pray for our world
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Our World [Live at the Royal Albert Hall, 2003] Lyrics as written by Ron Reidell Rob Tabachka
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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