The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Another dream that will never come true
Just to compliment your sorrow
Another life that I've taken from you
A gift to add on to your pain and suffering
Another truth you can never believe
Has crippled you completely
All the cries you're beginning to hear
Trapped in your mind, and the sound is deafening
Let me enlighten you
This is the way I pray
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
Another nightmare about to come true
Will manifest tomorrow
Another love that I've taken from you
Lost in time, on the edge of suffering
Another taste of the evil I breed
Will level you completely
Bring to life everything that you fear
Live in the dark, and the world is threatening
Let me enlighten you
This is the way i pray
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
Return to me
Leave me no one
Turn to me
Return to me
Cast aside
You've made me turn away
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
Just to compliment your sorrow
Another life that I've taken from you
A gift to add on to your pain and suffering
Another truth you can never believe
Has crippled you completely
All the cries you're beginning to hear
Trapped in your mind, and the sound is deafening
Let me enlighten you
This is the way I pray
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
Another nightmare about to come true
Will manifest tomorrow
Another love that I've taken from you
Lost in time, on the edge of suffering
Another taste of the evil I breed
Will level you completely
Bring to life everything that you fear
Live in the dark, and the world is threatening
Let me enlighten you
This is the way i pray
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
Return to me
Leave me no one
Turn to me
Return to me
Cast aside
You've made me turn away
Living just isn't hard enough
Burn me alive, inside
Living my life's not hard enough
Take everything away
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Ok, so here's my interpretation.
The song name is Prayer thus must relate with praying and with god.
Looking at the verses, it only states a bunch of misfortunes: "Another dream that will never come true", "Another life that I've taken from you". Those are clearly from god.
Now, the chorus is not from God. It's the response from whoever God was speaking to. Let's call him man. Here are my thoughts: "Living is not hard enough" and "take everything away" parts are sarcasm. You keep throwing misfortunes at me while my life is already hard enough. Sarcasm: "My life is not hard enough, keep going..."
About "Let me enlighten you, this is the way I pray", I think it's from the Man who responds to god in objection. Like "Let me tell you what I think about you now".
Lastly, the part "Return to me" and "leave me no one", "Cast aside". "Return to me" is the Man who was praying to god, but kept getting denied "Leave me no one", "Cast aside". This led the Man to turn away from god "You've made me turn away". It's your fault.
As a final note, since the singer is only one person, the verse are not really God speaking but instead how the Man views god. Like "you stole someone from me", "Another nightmare is about to come true", etc. but speak to it as if God does that voluntarily which shows how much he lost faith already. Like the only thing god bring is misfortune.