“Pray For Me” is the opening track on Abir’s sophomore EP, Heat. The song, and its mix of traditional Moroccan instruments and modern Western pop music elements, set the tone for the rest of the album.
Abir described “Pray For Me” and her process on Instagram:
I remember searching for melodies/ide...
[Verse 1]
Somewhere undercover, coming out from under
All dressed up in white like I'm in Casablanca
Catch me in the zone, yeah, baby, I been on one
Bartender, please make my drink a little stronger
[Refrain]
'Cause I got room for more, and I don't need no patrol
Devil's off me, angels on me, always 'round
Yeah, I got room for more, and I don't need no patrol
Devil's off me, angels on me, always 'round
[Pre-Chorus]
Aji daba my love
Don't ya let go tonight
Feel the rush in my blood
Can't refrain from it, refrain from me
[Chorus]
No need to pray for me, tonight's a casualty
Moving so carefully, real ones is all I need
We don't feel jealousy, we hear the melody
You can just lean on me, I got the remedy
No need to pray for me, tonight's a casualty
Moving so carefully, real ones is all I need
We don't feel jealousy, we hear the melody
You can just lean on me, I got the remedy
[Verse 2]
Dancing on the floor 'til it turn to a sauna
Smoking like stoner just to dodge the drama
Crazy nights in Paris, louder than the opera
Taxi driver make the ride a little longer (Yeah, yeah)
[Refrain]
'Cause I got room for more, and I don't need no patrol
Devil's off me, angels on me, always 'round
Yeah, I got room for more, and I don't need no patrol
Devil's off me, angels on me, always 'round
[Pre-Chorus]
Aji daba my love
Don't ya let go tonight
Feel the rush in my blood
Can't refrain from it, 'frain from me
[Chorus]
No need to pray for me, tonight's a casualty
Moving so carefully, real ones is all I need
We don't feel jealousy, we hear the melody
You can just lean on me, I got the remedy
No need to pray for me, tonight's a casualty
Moving so carefully, real ones is all I need
We don't feel jealousy, we hear the melody
You can just lean on me, I got the remedy
[Outro]
No need to pray for me, tonight's a casualty
Moving so carefully, real ones is all I need
Pray For Me was written by Mick Schultz & ABIR.
Pray For Me was produced by Mick Schultz.
ABIR released Pray For Me on Fri Aug 07 2020.