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Like a Prayer
by Madonna
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Overall Rating:
3.5234
Avg. Critic Score:
3.6500
Like a Prayer Lyrics
Lyrics
Disc
Track
Title
- Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone
- I hear you call my name
- And it feels like home
- Chorus:
- When you call my name it's like a little prayer
- I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there
- In the midnight hour I can feel your power
- Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there
- I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing
- I have no choice, I hear your voice
- Feels like flying
- I close my eyes, Oh God I think I'm falling
- Out of the sky, I close my eyes
- Heaven help me
- (chorus)
- Like a child you whisper softly to me
- You're in control just like a child
- Now I'm dancing
- It's like a dream, no end and no beginning
- You're here with me, it's like a dream
- Let the choir sing
- (chorus)
- Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there
- Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery
- Just like a dream, you are not what you seem
- Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there
- Just like a prayer, I'll take you there
- It's like a dream to me
- [Spoken:]
- Come on girls
- Do you believe in love?
- 'Cause I got something to say about it
- And it goes something like this
- [Chorus:]
- Don't go for second best baby
- Put your love to the test
- You know, you know, you've got to
- Make him express how he feels
- And maybe then you'll know your love is real
- You don't need diamond rings
- Or eighteen karat gold
- Fancy cars that go very fast
- You know they never last, no, no
- What you need is a big strong hand
- To lift you to your higher ground
- Make you feel like a queen on a throne
- Make him love you till you can't come down
- (You'll never come down)
- [chorus]
- Long stem roses are the way to your heart
- But he needs to start with your head
- Satin sheets are very romantic
- What happens when you're not in bed
- You deserve the best in life
- So if the time isn't right then move on
- Second best is never enough
- You'll do much better baby on your own
- (Baby on your own)
- [chorus]
- Express yourself
- (You've got to make him)
- Express himself
- Hey, hey, hey, hey
- So if you want it right now, make him show you how
- Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not
- [Intermediate:]
- And when you're gone he might regret it
- Think about the love he once had
- Try to carry on, but he just won't get it
- He'll be back on his knees
- To express himself
- (You've got to make him)
- Express himself
- Hey hey
- What you need is a big strong hand
- To lift you to your higher ground
- Make you feel like a queen on a throne
- Make him love you till you can't come down
- (You'll never come down)
- [intermediate]
- So please
- [chorus]
- Express yourself
- (You've got to make him)
- Express himself
- Hey, hey, hey, hey
- So if you want it right now, make him show you how
- Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not
- Express yourself
- (You've got to make him)
- So you can respect yourself
- Hey, hey
- So if you want it right now, then make him show you how
- Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not
- Je suis prete. Est-ce que vous etes pret, aussi?
- Are you wasting my time, are you just being kind
- Oh no baby my love isn't blind
- Are you wasting my time, are you just being kind
- Don't go givin' me one of your lines
- Say what you mean, mean what you say
- Don't go and throw our love away
- God strike me dead if I did you wrong
- This is not a love song
- Are you just being kind
- Am I losing my mind
- Time goes by so slowly for those who wait
- And those who run seem to have all the fun
- But are you wasting my time -- she's so fine
- Are you just being kind
- Nowhere to run nowhere to hide
- That's how I feel, don't fog my mind
- Mean what you say or baby I am gone
- This is not a love song
- Are you just being kind
- Am I losing my mind
- Love song, love song
- Don't try to tell me what your enemies taught you
- I'm gone but I just want you to know
- That this is not a love song that I want to sing
- [Chorus:]
- Our luck is running out of time
- You're not in love with me anymore
- I wish that it would change, but it won't, if you don't
- Our luck is running out of time
- You're not in love with me anymore
- I wish that it would change, but it won't
- 'Cause you don't love me no more
- You need so much but not from me
- Turn your back in my hour of need
- Something's wrong but you pretend you don't see
- I think I interrupt your life
- When you laugh it cuts me just like a knife
- I'm not your friend, I'm just your little wife
- [chorus]
- They never laugh, not like before
- She takes the keys, he breaks the door
- She cannot stay here anymore
- He's not in love with her anymore
- The bruises they will fade away
- You hit so hard with the things you say
- I will not stay to watch your hate as it grows
- You're not in love with someone else
- You don't even love yourself
- Still I wish you'd ask me not to go
- [chorus]
- He takes a drink, she goes inside
- He starts to scream, the vases fly
- He wishes that she wouldn't cry
- He's not in move with her anymore
- He makes demands, she draws the line
- He starts the fight, she starts the lie
- But what is truth when something dies
- He's not in love with her anymore
- You're not in love with someone else
- You don't even love yourself
- Still I wish you'd ask me not to go
- [chorus]
- She's had enough, she says the end
- But she'll come back, she knows it then
- A chance to start it all again
- Till death do us part
- Little girl don't you forget her face
- Laughing away your tears
- When she was the one who felt all the pain
- Little girl never forget her eyes
- Keep them alive inside
- I promise to try -- it's not the same
- Keep your head held high -- ride like the wind
- Never look behind, life isn't fair
- That's what you said, so I try not to care
- Little girl don't run away so fast
- I think you forgot to kiss -- kiss her goodbye
- Will she see me cry when I stumble and fall
- Does she hear my voice in the night when I call
- Wipe away all your tears, it's gonna be all right
- I fought to be so strong, I guess you knew
- I was afraid you'd go away, too
- Little girl you've got to forget the past
- And learn to forgive me
- I promise to try -- but it feels like a lie
- Don't let memory play games with your mind
- She's a faded smile frozen in time
- I'm still hanging on -- but I'm doing it wrong
- Can't kiss her goodbye -- but I promise to try
- So tired of broken hearts and losing at this game
- Before I start this dance
- I take a chance in telling you
- I want more than just romance
- You are my destiny, I can't let go baby can't you see
- Cupid please take your aim at me
- Chorus:
- Cherish the thought
- Of always having you here by my side (oh baby I)
- Cherish the joy
- You keep bringing it into my life (I'm always singing it)
- Cherish your strength
- You got the power to make me feel good (and baby I)
- Perish the thought
- Of ever leaving, I never would
- I was never satisfied with casual encounters
- I can't hide my need for two hearts that bleed with burning love
- That's the way it's got to be
- Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
- So don't underestimate my point of view
- (chorus)
- Who? You! Can't get away I won't let you
- Who? You! I could never forget to
- Cherish is the word I use to remind me of your love
- Romeo and Juliet, they never felt this way I bet
- So don't underestimate my point of view
- Who? You! Can't get away I won't let you
- Who? You! I could never forget to
- Cherish is the word I use to remind me of your love
- (chorus)
- Give me faith give me joy, my boy
- I will always cherish you
- Baby face don't grow so fast
- Make a special wish that will always last
- Rub this magic lantern
- He will make your dreams come true for you
- Ride the rainbow to the other side
- Catch a falling star and then take a ride
- To the river that sings and the clover that
- Brings good luck to you, it's all true
- [Chorus:]
- Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie
- Hear the laughter running through the love parade
- Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie
- See the roses raining on the love parade
- If the land of make believe
- Is inside your heart it will never leave
- There's a golden gate where the fairies all wait
- And dancing moons, for you
- Close your eyes and you'll be there
- Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair
- Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old
- Where dreams are made, your love parade
- [chorus]
- Your dreams are made inside the love parade
- It's a holiday inside the love parade
- On the merry-go-round of lovers and white turtle doves
- Leprechauns floating by, this is your lullaby
- Sugarplum fingertips kissing your honey lips
- Close your eyes sleepy head, is it time for your bed
- Never forget what I said, hang on you're already there
- Close your eyes and you'll be there
- Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair
- Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old
- Where dreams are made, your love parade
- [chorus]
- It's funny that way, you can get used
- To the tears and the pain
- What a child will believe
- You never loved me
- [Chorus:]
- You can't hurt me now
- I got away from you, I never thought I would
- You can't make me cry, you once had the power
- I never felt so good about myself
- Seems like yesterday
- I lay down next to your boots and I prayed
- For your anger to end
- Oh Father I have sinned
- [chorus]
- Oh Father you never wanted to live that way
- You never wanted to hurt me
- Why am I running away
- [repeat]
- Maybe someday
- When I look back I'll be able to say
- You didn't mean to be cruel
- Somebody hurt you too
- [chorus]
- Keep, keep it together
- Keep people together forever and ever
- I got brothers, I got some sisters too
- Stuck in the middle tell you what I'm gonna do
- Gonna get out of here, I'm gonna leave this place
- So I can forget every single hungry face
- I'm tired of sharing all the hand me downs
- To get attention I must always be the clown
- I wanna be different, I wanna be on my own
- But Daddy said listen, you will always have a home
- [Chorus:]
- Keep it together in the family
- They're a reminder of your history
- Brothers and sisters they hold the key
- To your heart and your soul
- Don't forget that your family is gold
- I hit the big time but I still get the blues
- Everyone's a stranger, city life can get to you
- People can be so cold, never want to turn your back
- Just givin' to get something
- Always wanting something back
- When I get lonely and I need to be
- Loved for who I am, not what they want to see
- Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me
- We have a connection, home is where the heart should be
- [chorus]
- [Intermediate:]
- When I look back on all the misery
- And all the heartache that they brought to me
- I wouldn't change it for another chance
- 'Cause blood is thicker than any other circumstance
- When I get lonely and I need to be
- Loved for who I am, not what they want to see
- Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me
- We have a connection, home is where the heart should be
- [intermediate]
- [chorus]
- Keep, keep it together
- Keep people together forever and ever
- [repeat and fade]
- I know for sure his heart is here with me
- Though I wish him back, I know he cannot see
- My hands trembling, I know he hears me sing
- [Chorus:]
- I light this candle and watch it throw
- Tears on my pillow
- And if there is a Christ, he'll come tonight
- To pray for Spanish eyes
- And if I have nothing left to show
- Tears on my pillow
- What kind of life is this if God exists
- Then help me pray for Spanish eyes
- He had to fight like all the rest
- In the barrio all the streets are paved with fear
- I don't understand; at least he was a man
- [chorus]
- [Intermediate:]
- How many lives will they have to take?
- How much heartache?
- How many suns will they have to burn?
- Spanish eyes
- When will they ever learn?
- You were not the Maravilla in our minds
- We were proud to fight but we cannot win this blind
- Stand your guns against the wall
- Who's next in line to fall
- [chorus]
- [Spoken:]
- Tus lagrimas de tristeza
- No me dejan olvidarte
- Your tears of sadness
- Will not let me forget you
- [intermediate]
- [Whispered:]
- For thou art the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory
- Forever and ever. Amen.
- Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,
- Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy...
- [Spoken:]
- Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee
- And I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment
- But most of all, because I have offended Thee, oh my God
- Who art all good and deserving of all my love.
- I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace
- To confess my sins, to do penance, to amend my life,
- And to avoid the temptations of evil.
- Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee
- And I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment
- But most of all, because my God, I have offended Thee
- Who art all good
- Like I knew you would
- And deserving of all my love
- I reserve, I reserve, I reserve
- I reserve, I resolve
- I have a reservation
- I have a reservation!
- What you do you mean it's not in the computer??!!
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