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The darkest acoustic song ever written
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Just another space-metal goth-punk electro-folk industrial gospel rock opera
Pray is S. DeGennaro. S. DeGennaro is Pray. Conceptually, it is heavily influenced by Pink Floyd's "The Wall", Marilyn Manson's "Antichrist Superstar", and Queen's early albums, with a fair degree of thematic continuity and little to no space between songs. Musically, it draws from a staggering variety of styles (see influences below).
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Genre
Alternative • Alternative General
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#21,982 today Peak #220
#6,807 in subgenre Peak #37
Author
DeGennaro
Rights
2004
Uploaded
April 11, 2004
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MP3 4.8 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
Story behind the song
This song is about being so deep down soul tired and pissed off that you can barely see straight. Written over the course of 18 months between Spring of 2002 and Thanksgiving of 2003, when the vocals were recorded. The instrumentation includes a Djembe drum and a recorder (like you used to play in grammar school) that I picked up and started making awful noises with when I got fed up trying to play the snare drum part. This may very well be the best song I've ever written.
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And here I am, again Trying to find a way to break This rhythm that I'm in The trap that I keep setting The ambush that I walk right into Every single time Like I didn't see it coming A prisoner of civil war I've got to find the courage to go On and on and on again On and on and on again The consequences seem so dire To stick my hand into the fire And feel it cleansing me It works my demons free It's burning holes in me It's burning holes in me You hide, fucker, hide. Fucker. Walk away from me. But I know where you are You breed, fucker, breed. Fucker. I feel you multiply. But I beg you for more. Struggle with this monolith This towering behemoth That is bigger than anything That I could hope to tame So I'll try to take it one bite at a time And hope that I don't choke Hope I find a little comfort In these moments when the world is crashing Down around my head And I'm tired to my marrow Tired of always defeating myself I just want to understand Just why you Hide, fucker, hide. Fucker. Walk away from me But I know where you are You breed, fucker, breed. Fucker. I feel you multiply But I beg you for more You prey, fucker. Pray. Fucker. I feel you preying on me You've left me with no hope at all You win, motherfucker, you win. I give up, I give up I'm checking out
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