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Chorus
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr. Listen to the recorded versions and follow the lyric below.
Original Doug Heyes lyrics · AI-generated music & vocals
Addressing the maker of earth and sky, the speaker asks why beauty exists alongside so much suffering and loss. Gratitude gives way to bewilderment at having life's gifts taken away. The prayer remains faithful but unresolved, leaving its deepest questions suspended between the rain of the present and whatever follows death.
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Recorded versions
4 recordings. Different voices and arrangements bring another side of the song into the light.
Female Vocal · 2:29
Chorus — Female Vocal — Latin American Acoustic Prayer-Song Fusion
Latin American Acoustic Prayer-Song Fusion
Mixed Vocals · 2:57
Chorus — Mixed Vocals — Psychedelic Devotional World-Folk
Psychedelic Devotional World-Folk
Lyrics
Chorus
Words by Douglas Heyes Jr
You made the earth and you made the sky for what it's worth I don’t know why so many people must suffer and die Seems there is not even time left to cry And so it is we say with a sigh like it is okay to never know why are we just shadows of light passing by Maybe a bright spark in the night sky You made the mountains and you made the sea you made the fountains that turned into me you told me everything was all mine for free how could you take it all away from me Don’t get me wrong Lord don’t mean to complain I’ll follow your word to the end of this pain I’ve no more to lose and little to gain that’s why I’m standing out here in the rain CHORUS: You made the earth and you made the sky for what it’s worth I don’t know why you'll let me know maybe after I die why you made the Earth and you made the sky
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