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About the song:
“‘Don’t Pray For Me’ strives against forcing beliefs and fears onto others and bears witness to being acceptive of everyone’s own journey. It is an anthem about coming to terms with the fact that beliefs can be fluid, multiple or frankly: different. The song is about allowing people to pursue their own destiny.”

Video director: Jeb Hardwick
Production company: KXRXT
Executive producer: Allen Grygierczyk

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Within Temptation – Don’t Pray For Me lyrics:
I’m not lost in the dark.
I’m not blind to what I see.
I know the river is wide and the water is deep.
I feel the cold, my heart skips a beat.
I don’t need your absolution, so don’t hold that sword over me.
For my confessions I don’t need a church,
I don’t need salt to know where it hurts.

Don’t pray for me, no…

I cannot breathe for you.
You’re trying over and over, denying what I feel.
And every time you bow down your head
to pray.. Don’t pray for me, don’t pray for me!

Oh, I needed a revolution. I never had a war in mind and now the river runs dry and the fall is deep. The truth is dark and makes us bleed.

In hell is where I stand, it’s where I find my inner strength.
For my confessions I don’t need a church.
I don’t need salt to know where it hurts.

Don’t pray for me, no…

I cannot breathe for you.
You’re trying over and over, denying what I feel.
And every time you bow down your head
to pray.. Don’t pray for me, don’t pray for me!

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37 COMMENTS

  1. Sharon chante toujours aussi bien mais depuis quelques temps je trouve que le groupe a perdu de son emprunte et devient alors très "commun".

  2. Started out a little different than I expected for some reason, but ended up being amazing. Par for the course, keep doing what you're doing, you amazing creature lol

  3. The truth is dark and it makes eyes bleed. Yes I lost my father last year to the madearna, I tried to warn him. And those pushing him to take it talk about prayers. Don't pray for me. 💜 Thank you goddess Sharon!

  4. Sharon Den Adel semakin tampak muda🤤 lagunya bagus banget, karya yang luar biasa dari Within Temptation, semoga semakin sukses kedepannya buat Within Temptation. 😊

  5. Hell yeah, I love the meaning of this song. Fuck forcing beliefs, I lived with that shit for 18 years and it feels really intrusive and over the top. Makes you feel like you can't think for yourself and that everything can be solved by "just praying" and you don't have actual issues.

  6. I am a fan of WT since 2000.
    It's an average song, in the style of "The unforgiving" (empty eyes) but heavier like a bonus track from the album "The heart of Everything". The song is not bad, but repetitive. It's clear that Sharon no longer hits the high notes, but she retains the quality and cleanliness of her voice. Horrible that crown, it detracts from Sharon's beauty. You have to accept that Sharon is close to turning 50 years old and those dresses of hers make her look a bit ridiculous, like Dianne van Giersbergen (former Xandria). Now is when she should wear those long gothic dresses that she wore in her early days.

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