Like A Prayer – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Like A Prayer

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the provocative and iconic song, "Like a Prayer" by Madonna, a masterpiece that intertwines spirituality, sexuality, and social commentary. Learn how its groundbreaking blend of pop, gospel, and rock challenged norms and sparked global conversations, making it a timeless piece for understanding cultural and artistic expression.

[English]

[SIRENS WAILING]

♪♪

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT] [SOULFUL CHORAL MUSIC]

♪ Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone ♪

♪ I hear you call my name ♪

♪ And it feels like home ♪

[UPBEAT POP MUSIC]

♪ When you call my name it's like a little prayer ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there ♪

♪ In the midnight hour I can feel your power ♪

♪ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there ♪

♪ I hear your voice, it's like an angel sighing ♪

♪ I have no choice, I hear your voice ♪

♪ Feels like flying ♪

♪ I close my eyes, oh God I think I'm falling ♪

♪ Out of the sky, I close my eyes ♪

♪ Heaven help me ♪

♪ When you call my name it's like a little prayer ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there ♪

♪ In the midnight hour I can feel your power ♪

♪ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there ♪

♪ Like a child you whisper softly to me ♪

♪ You're in control just like a child ♪

♪ Now I'm dancing ♪

♪ It's like a dream, no end and no beginning ♪

♪ You're here with me, it's like a dream ♪

♪ Let the choir sing ♪

♪ When you call my name it's like a little prayer ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there ♪

♪ In the midnight hour I can feel your power ♪

♪ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there ♪

♪ When you call my name it's like a little prayer ♪

♪ I'm down on my knees, I wanna take you there ♪

♪ In the midnight hour I can feel your power ♪

♪ Just like a prayer you know I'll take you there ♪

♪ Oh-Oh, oh-oh, oh-Oh, oh-oh ♪

♪ Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone ♪

♪ I hear you call my name ♪

♪ And it feels like home ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery ♪

♪ Just like a dream, you are not what you seem ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, I'll take you there ♪

♪ It's like a dream to me ♪

-♪ Mm-hm ♪ -♪ Just like a prayer, I'll take you there ♪

-♪ I'll take you there ♪ -♪ It's like a dream to me ♪

-♪ Oh yeah ♪ -♪ Just like a prayer, I'll take you there ♪

-♪ I'll take you there ♪ -♪ It's like a dream to me ♪

♪ Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, I'll take you there ♪

♪ Oh, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ It's like a dream to me ♪

♪ Oh, oh, whoa ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery ♪

♪ Just like a dream, you are not what you seem ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Just like a muse to me, you are a mystery ♪

♪ Just like a dream, you are not what you seem ♪

♪ Just like a prayer, no choice your voice can take me there ♪

♪ Your voice can take me there, like a prayer ♪

♪ It's like a prayer ♪

♪ It's like a prayer ♪

♪ Your voice can take me there ♪

♪ It's like a prayer ♪

♪ It's like a prayer ♪

♪ Your voice can take me there ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prayer /preər/ A2	noun - a solemn request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or another deity.
name /neɪm/ A1	noun - a word or set of words by which a person, animal, place, or thing is known. verb - give a name to.
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - be aware of (something) through touching.
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives permanently, especially as a member of a family or household.
knees /niːz/ A1	noun - the joint between the thigh and the lower leg in humans.
take /teɪk/ A1	verb - lay hold of (something) with one's hands; reach for and hold.
midnight /ˈmɪdnaɪt/ A2	noun - twelve o'clock at night.
hour /ˈaʊər/ A1	noun - a period of time equal to sixty minutes.
power /ˈpaʊər/ B1	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way.
voice /vɔɪs/ A1	noun - the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song.
angel /ˈeɪndʒəl/ B1	noun - a spiritual being believed to act as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings.
flying /ˈflaɪɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move through the air using wings
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - each of a pair of globular organs in the head through which people and vertebrate animals see.
falling /ˈfɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to drop or descend under the force of gravity.
heaven /ˈhevən/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God or the gods and the angels.
child /tʃaɪld/ A1	noun - a young human being below the age of puberty or full physical development.
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep.
mystery /ˈmɪstəri/ B2	noun - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
choice /tʃɔɪs/ B1	noun - an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
muse /mjuːz/ C1	noun - (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences.