A lyrical dialogue between two speakers exploring despair and searching for direction. When Speaker A asks how to escape a fate of meaningless effort, Speaker B's answer is simple: nothing but prayer. The piece uses call-and-response to emphasize prayer as a spiritual solution to existential anxiety.
for the right way of life. Doing useless things with my friends, thinking that they will show me the way. But some baracer to me, all what I am doing will never pay. I am going to I'm gonna lose my life one day or so. To him, how can I stay far away from this? He said to me, yeah, nothing, nothing but praying.
Nothing, nothing but prayer. Nothing, nothing but prayer. Nothing, nothing but prayer. Lay, lay your troubles with the Lord.
Umbara said to me, all what I am doing will never pay. I am going to lose my dignity. I'm going to lose my life. One day, you said to him, how can I stay far away from this? He said to me here nothing—nothing but praying!
Nothing—nothing but prayer! Pray—pray up! Nothing—nothing but pray-up! But prayers! Nothing—nothing—but praise him by Nothing! Nothing but prayer! Nada mas oración... Yeah? Nothing! Nothing but prayer! No hay más que orar... Your father's full of heart— Ohh ohhh yeah?! Nothing! Nothing but prayer! ¡Nadie le va creer nada de eso! Whoa whoo hoohoo! Wow wow woah! Nothing! Nothing but prayer! Nothing— nothing but prayer! Nothing but prayer! Nothing— nothing but prayer! Nothing but prayer for Josiah Tabor!
UB40 - The Earth Dies Screaming / Madness - Too Hot To Handle ft. UB40 / One in Ten (Live)
