This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry
Come on in this house children
The war has started
Light the candles right now
It's about to be darkness, oh yeah
There's no telling when the sun will shine again, no
When it's over there's a question asked
Who wins? Who wins?
Spirit
Through the land
Spirit of peace
Oh yes
Spirit move
Oh move
Oh yeah
Heaven send down
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry
Turn your head, close your eyes
There's people out there dying, oh
With so much wealth in the land
Why is this land starving?
As I look over this place
There's so much hatred
If I could I'd pack my bags
And hitch hike to heaven
Spirit move
Oh move
Spirit move
All through the land
Won't you move
Oh move, oh move, oh move
Oh move, yeah
This is what I prayer for
(Peace) for peace
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) woah
(Peace) I prayer for peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) heaven shine your light
(Shine your light on me)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) oh
(Shine your light on me) shine your light
(Shine your light on me) on me
(Shine your light on me) for the World
(Shine your light on me) to see (pray for me)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) real bright
(Shine your light on me) through the day
(Shine your light on me) through the night
And send us your peace
(Peace) that's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace) oh
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) peace
(Peace) peace
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) peace for the children
(Peace) peace for the land
(Peace) peace for all women
(Peace) and peace for all men
(Peace) put peace in our hearts
(Peace) let us know you care
(Peace) take the storm away
(Peace) send your peace everywhere (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the valleys (shine your light on me)
(Peace) on the land (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the homes (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh yeah (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in Solamia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Liberia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Etheopia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) all of Africa (shine your light on me)
(Peace) our soldiers (shine your light on me)
(Peace) prisons (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the nations (shine your light on me)
(Peace) religion (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the churches (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the community (shine your light on me)
(Peace) justice (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) then ourselves (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace for wars (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in relationships (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in the brother hood (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me) (for heavens)
(Shine your light on me) oh heaven (send your peace down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven (send your peace down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry
Come on in this house children
The war has started
Light the candles right now
It's about to be darkness, oh yeah
There's no telling when the sun will shine again, no
When it's over there's a question asked
Who wins? Who wins?
Spirit
Through the land
Spirit of peace
Oh yes
Spirit move
Oh move
Oh yeah
Heaven send down
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry
Turn your head, close your eyes
There's people out there dying, oh
With so much wealth in the land
Why is this land starving?
As I look over this place
There's so much hatred
If I could I'd pack my bags
And hitch hike to heaven
Spirit move
Oh move
Spirit move
All through the land
Won't you move
Oh move, oh move, oh move
Oh move, yeah
This is what I prayer for
(Peace) for peace
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) woah
(Peace) I prayer for peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) heaven shine your light
(Shine your light on me)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) oh
(Shine your light on me) shine your light
(Shine your light on me) on me
(Shine your light on me) for the World
(Shine your light on me) to see (pray for me)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) real bright
(Shine your light on me) through the day
(Shine your light on me) through the night
And send us your peace
(Peace) that's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace) oh
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) peace
(Peace) peace
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) peace for the children
(Peace) peace for the land
(Peace) peace for all women
(Peace) and peace for all men
(Peace) put peace in our hearts
(Peace) let us know you care
(Peace) take the storm away
(Peace) send your peace everywhere (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the valleys (shine your light on me)
(Peace) on the land (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the homes (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh yeah (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in Solamia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Liberia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Etheopia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) all of Africa (shine your light on me)
(Peace) our soldiers (shine your light on me)
(Peace) prisons (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the nations (shine your light on me)
(Peace) religion (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the churches (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the community (shine your light on me)
(Peace) justice (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) then ourselves (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace for wars (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in relationships (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in the brother hood (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me) (for heavens)
(Shine your light on me) oh heaven (send your peace down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven (send your peace down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven
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Peace Lyrics as written by Eugine Kelly James Desmond
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