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Jonny Buckland
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Max Martin
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Will Champion
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Bill Rahko
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Michael Trainor
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Miles Brett
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Natalia Bonner
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Natalie Klouda
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Patrick Kiernan
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Richard Pryce
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Rosie Danvers
Rosie Danvers
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Sarah Sexton
Sarah Sexton
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Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
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Tony Woollard
Tony Woollard
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Victoria Harrild
Victoria Harrild
Strings
Zahra Benyounes
Zahra Benyounes
Strings
Denise Carite
Denise Carite
Vocals
Dorian Holley
Dorian Holley
Vocals
Jarrett Johnson
Jarrett Johnson
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Kara Britz
Kara Britz
Vocals
Nayanna Holley
Nayanna Holley
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Neka Hamilton
Neka Hamilton
Vocals
Nelson Beato
Nelson Beato
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Damini Ogulu
Damini Ogulu
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ILYA
ILYA
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Stevie Mackey
Stevie Mackey
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COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Andrés Torres
Andrés Torres
Songwriter
Chris Martin
Chris Martin
Songwriter
Damini Ogulu
Damini Ogulu
Songwriter
Davide Rossi
Davide Rossi
String Arranger
Elian Margieh
Elian Margieh
Songwriter
Guy Berryman
Guy Berryman
Songwriter
Ilya Salmanzadeh
Ilya Salmanzadeh
Songwriter
Jonny Buckland
Jonny Buckland
Songwriter
Martina Stoessel
Martina Stoessel
Songwriter
Mauricio Rengifo
Mauricio Rengifo
Songwriter
Max Martin
Max Martin
Songwriter
Shawn Carter
Shawn Carter
Songwriter
Simbiatu Abiola Abisola Ajikawo
Simbiatu Abiola Abisola Ajikawo
Songwriter
Will Champion
Will Champion
Songwriter
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Max Martin
Max Martin
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Jed Rimell
Jed Rimell
Assistant Engineer
Bill Rahko
Bill Rahko
Producer
Daniel Green
Daniel Green
Producer
Jake Jackson
Jake Jackson
Engineer
Michael Ilbert
Michael Ilbert
Mixing Engineer
Rebecca Horden
Rebecca Horden
Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
ILYA
ILYA
Producer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Whoa
And so we pray
Ooh
[Verse 1]
I pray that I don't give up
Pray that I do my best
Pray that I can lift up
Pray my brother is blessed
Praying for enough
Pray Virgilio wins
Pray I judge nobody and forgive me my sins
I pray we make it
Pray my friend will pull through
Pray as I take it
Unto others I do
Praying on your love
We pray with every breath
Though I'm in the valley of the shadow of death
[Chorus]
And so we pray
For someone to come and show me the way
And so we pray
For some shelter and some records to play
And so we pray
We'll be singing "Baraye"
Pray that we make it to the end of the day
And so we pray
I know somewhere that Heaven is waiting
And so we pray
I know somewhere there's something amazing
And so we pray
I know somewhere we'll feel no pain
Until we make it to the end of the day
[Verse 2]
I pray that love will shelter us from our fears
Oh, I pray you trust to let me wipe off your tears
Confront all the pain that we felt inside with all the cards we been dealt in life
Pray I speak my truth and keep my sisters alive
So for the ones who parted seas (Ah yeah)
For the ones who's following dreams (Ah yeah)
For the ones who knocked down doors (Ah yeah)
And allowed us to pass down keys (Ah yeah)
Pray that we speak with a tongue that is honest
And that we understand how to be modest
Pray when she looks at herself in the mirror
She sees a queen, she sees a goddess
[Chorus]
And so we pray
For someone to come and show me the way
And so we pray
For some shelter and some records to play
And so we pray
We'll be singing "Baraye"
Pray that we make it to the end of the day
And so we pray
I know somewhere that Heaven is waiting
And so we pray
I know somewhere there's something amazing
And so we pray
I know somewhere we'll feel no pain
Until we make it to the end of the day
[Bridge]
On my knees, I pray as I sleep and wake
'Cause inside my head is a frightening place
Keep a smiling face only by this grace
'Cause love's more than I can take, hey
[Chorus]
And so we pray
And so we pray
And so we pray
And so we pray
And so we pray
We'll be singing "Baraye"
Till nobody's in need and everybody can say
[PostChorus]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (La-la)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (La-la-la-la)
La-la-la-la-la-la-la (Sing it to me)
La-la-la-la-la
We pray, we pray
I know somewhere that Heaven is waiting
I know somewhere there's something amazing
Until we feel no pain
We pray, we pray, we pray
[Outro]
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la
We pray, we pray, we pray
Written by: Andrés Torres, Chris Martin, Damini Ogulu, Davide Rossi, Elian Margieh, Guy Berryman, Ilya Salmanzadeh, Jonny Buckland, Martina Stoessel, Mauricio Rengifo, Max Martin, Shawn Carter, Simbiatu Abiola Abisola Ajikawo, Will Champion

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