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I Don't Wanna Pray

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

Performer

Josh Collazo

Drums

Orpheo McCord

Percussion

Stewart Cole

Trumpet

Christian Letts

Christian Letts

Vocals

Nora Kirkpatrick

Nora Kirkpatrick

Accordion

Seth Ford-Young

Seth Ford-Young

Bass Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jade Castrinos

Composer

Alexander Ebert

Alexander Ebert

Composer

Alex Ebert

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Alex Ebert

Producer

Matt Linesch

Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made hate

I love my God, God made hate

I love my God, God made good

I love my God, God made good

I love my God, God made bad

I love my God, God made me

[Verse 2]

But I don't wanna pray to my maker

I just wanna be what I see

Not just who I am, but the pink and dawning land

And that wide, wild sky over me

Help me to the sun, hey, I'm looking everywhere

See I'm looking to become not the pray-er, but the prayer

And now I don't wanna pray, no

I say, I don't wanna pray, no

And I don't wanna pray

I don't wanna pray

[Verse 3]

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made good

I love my God, God made hate

I love my God, God made bad

I love my God, God made, God made

[Verse 4]

But I don't wanna pray to my maker

I just wanna be feeling free

Not like in a book, or the leaves of trees that shook

From a word that means only not a thing

Pardon, God and Mom, what I'm saying isn't fair

See I'm looking to become not the pray-er, but the prayer

And now I don't wanna pray, no

I say, I don't wanna pray, no

I don't wanna pray

I don't wanna pray

[Verse 5]

Not much good to talk, better to walk it

Not much good to take, better to give

We are born forgiven and forgotten of our sins

Yeah, I promise you, my friend, all that dies will live again

Pardon, God and Mom, what I'm saying isn't fair

See I'm looking to become not the pray-er, but the prayer

And now I don't wanna pray, no

I say, I don't wanna pray, no

I don't wanna pray

Who don't wanna pray

[Verse 6]

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made love

I love my God, God made hate

I love my God, God made hate

I love my God, God made good

I love my God, God made good

I love my God, God made bad

I love my God, God made me

Written by: Alex Ebert, Jade Castrinos

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