Name: An Old Prayer
Duration: P00H03M51S
Description: This song wrote itself crazily fast. Less than an hour. It's pretty abstract, with imagery of broken dreams and empty promises that make up so much of modern life and late-stage capitalism. We've been chasing mirages of material happiness, and now that we've found they weren't real, we're 'trying to relive every memory.

An Old Prayer

by Martin Kerr

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This song wrote itself crazily fast. Less than an hour. It's pretty abstract, with imagery of broken dreams and empty promises that make up so much of modern life and late-stage capitalism. We've been chasing mirages of material happiness, and now that we've found they weren't real, we're 'trying to relive every memory.

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Lay low
A lone western light show
Are you calling my bluff
I’d like to think it’s enough
To welcome the unknown

There’s a long line
To get up and standby
Take a piece of this mess
It’s feudal at best
We’ll give it a try

I’ve never been lonely
As long as I pretend I don’t care

I didn’t mean to run backwards
We’re outta breath in fresh air
Trying to relive every memory
Got us nowhere
It's an old prayer

Car crash, We’re driving the same path
I hear your concern, but I know every turn
Like the palm of your hand

I’m a little bit lonely
Now that I’m just starting to care

We didn’t mean to run backwards
We’re outta breath in fresh air
Trying to relive every memory
Got us nowhere
It's an old prayer

Now I’m so easy to let down
Is it too hard to repair?
Are we too far to repair?
I found some peace in forgiveness
It's an old prayer
It’s an old prayer

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released April 19, 2024

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Martin Kerr Edmonton, Alberta

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May 2

Rivoli

Toronto, ON
Jun 21

Four Seasons Park

Beaumont, AB
Aug 2

Comox Fairgrounds

Comox, BC

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