5090 by FAWM: "Pray For Us"

Pray For Us

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I kinda got a little bit excited with this one??

People who know me can attest that I usually don't do mixed stuff for FAWM, but I just haddd toooo!! I had to really make this thing seem like a hymn or a prayer. Added some extra spice, some harmonies, and BAM!! Is this acapella...? I want to think so.

Enjoy :]

#acapella #skirmish #singersongwriter #hymn #folk

Lyrics

Pray for us
Your sons and daughters
Lay down your guns
For the love of mothers

Hear our anger
See our latest fire
We are stronger
Down to the wire

There’s a million things that are going on
And we still move forward
There’s a million things that are going wrong
So hear our anger

Pray for us
Your sons and daughters
Lay down your guns
For the love of mothers

Pray for us
Til the dead are woken
Lay down your guns
Til these chains broken

Comments

@kiffa 4d

That is uncommonly beautiful. Wonderful harmonies, and such tasteful restraint in the delivery. I can see it being an album or a concert opener, sort of a quiet start before things kick into full gear.

@gm7 9w

Certainly not your normal uke song for sure. Lovely vocals and harmony. It does have a hymnal vibe but I like that .

@frostin 9w

oh lush, the rising melody line delivers the pray to skies. Nice rhythm change in the "there's a million..." part. Very well sung.

@mace66 10w

Very nice harmonies and love the simplicity of it (got the same Enya / Sinead impression that @newukenewyork spoke about - but that's probably more to do with my age!)

@newukenewyork 10w

Wow! I’m reallyreally into what you did here, with your harmonies and arrangement and melody. Like my favorite things about Enya and Sinead O’Connor and Anohni. And a strong message, on top of the aural gorgeousness.

@catmisgivings 10w

Amazing stuff. The vocal harmonies -- so many layers and so tight. You are legion. The atmosphere you created is absolutely cinematic. I could see in my mind the foggy dew and the mothers of the disappeared. Timeless.

@lindsaymachine 10w

thank you for the positive feedback on my contribution. Your comment is made even more impactful after listening to this offering. It's so beautiful. Simple, but complex simultaneously. I deeply appreciate this combination of acapella/percussion. <3

@mctown 10w

Well done is right.

@coolparadisoMod 10w

Oh yes, this is so well done, packs a real punch , great message delivered exactly as it should be.

@kristi 10w

This speaks to us all and I do think it's got the calling of an anthem. The focus on "pray for us" is begging us to care and the lyric gives us the reasons. Beautiful vocal layers there to really bring out the emotion. So effectively delivered!

@kahlo2013 10w

Wow! Wow! WOW! This is absolutely gorgeous, reverent, and moving. Stunning insightful contemporary hymn for humanity that reaches deep into my soul. Your acapella layered vocals on the lovely melody is so beautiful and the percussion is perfectly executed. You are amazing!!!

@skyezor 10w

Holy shit Fern- you just keep getting better- this feels like a modern hymn for a nation in agony and I really love it.

@sheslin 10w

Gorgeous stacked vocals. Love the slow, thoughtful tempo, and the stark drum track in contrast to your beautiful vocals. Great lyrics too.

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