Momma's Prayers – English Lyrics

• By: JP Cooper, Stormzy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the heartfelt lyrics of "Momma's Prayers" by JP Cooper and Stormzy, a soulful ballad celebrating the enduring power of a mother's love and prayer. Through its clear and emotive English lyrics, you can learn common phrases for expressing gratitude, discussing family bonds, and describing life's challenges and triumphs. The song's accessible language and deeply relatable theme make it a perfect choice for understanding authentic English expressions in a meaningful context.

[English]

Many things you pulled me through and I wouldn't even know

There's an army that walks with me when I step out on that road

You ask them every day to accompany me on my way

Woah, you never forget to ask, you got a books full of prayers

That stacks, that stacks, that stacks

And if I fall, what if I fall?

These hands will catch it all

Mmh-mmh-mmh, mmh

And if I fall, what if I fall?

These hands will catch it all

Mmmh

Yo, them brothers came 'round to the block and tried to spray us

Demons of the night, they came alive and tried to slay us

While I was in my boxers playing COD and San Andreas

I think I owe it all to mommy's prayers

I will remember in December when they never tried to play us

And tryna hit the charts without the radio is chaos

And mommy sat me down and told me they could never stray us

I charted, that was 'cause of mommy's prayers, yeah

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine, yeah

I witnessed harshness, I've felt darkness in the night

Shadows may chase me down but your words keep them behind

You got me covered and I had no idea

You put your hands together and you dry up all of my tears

And if I fall, what if I fall?

These hands will catch it all

Mmh-mmh-mmh, mmh

And if I fall, what if I fall?

These hands will catch it all

Mmmh

Yo, bailiffs at my door because the council tried to play us

Then my mommy made a call and in the end, they had to pay us

I don't know how it worked but all I knew was we was way up

I guess it was 'cause of mommy's prayers

I've been stabbed bare times but they couldn't see the chaos

Had a brother in the news, yeah, I see how they portray us

But when I have kids, and they ever disobey us

I'ma warn 'em about the power of their grandmother's prayers, yo

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers, they guide me

Momma's prayers

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

Yes, I know that

I know I'll be just fine

This new whole life of mine

I know those hands will catch it all

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prayers /preərz/ A2	noun - earnest requests, supplications, or thanks given to a deity
fall /fɔːl/ A1	verb - to drop or come down freely under the influence of gravity noun - an act or instance of falling
hands /hændz/ A1	noun - the terminal part of the human arm beyond the wrist
brothers /ˈbrʌðərz/ A1	noun - a male sibling
spray /spreɪ/ B1	verb - to apply (liquid) as a spray noun - a liquid that is sprayed
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period from sunset to sunrise in each twenty-four hours
slay /sleɪ/ B2	verb - to kill (a person or animal) in a violent way.
mommy /ˈmɒmi/ A1	noun - mother
charts /tʃɑːrts/ B2	noun - a sheet giving information in tabular form
chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/ C1	noun - complete disorder and confusion
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter
darkness /ˈdɑːknəs/ B1	noun - the state of being dark
shadows /ˈʃædəʊz/ B1	noun - a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
tears /tɪərz/ A2	noun - drops of clear salty liquid secreted from glands in the eye
power /ˈpaʊər/ A2	noun - the ability to do something or act in a particular way
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	verb - show or direct the way

Key Grammar Structures

• Many things you pulled me through and I wouldn't even know

  ➔ Past Perfect Simple/Continuous Implied; Conditional Perfect (wouldn't know)

  ➔ The use of "pulled me through" implies a completed action in the past that had an effect on the present. "Wouldn't even know" uses the conditional perfect to express a hypothetical situation in the past.

• There's an army that walks with me when I step out on that road

  ➔ Relative Clause (that walks with me)

  ➔ "that walks with me" is a relative clause modifying "an army". It specifies which army is being referred to.

• You ask them every day to accompany me on my way

  ➔ Infinitive of Purpose (to accompany)

  ➔ The infinitive "to accompany" explains the purpose of asking 'them' every day. It answers the question: Why does she ask them?

• And if I fall, what if I fall?

  ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1 - Implied); Ellipsis

  ➔ This is an implied Type 1 conditional. The full sentence would be 'And if I fall, what will happen if I fall?'. The second part is repeated for emphasis, with the result clause being omitted.

• I think I owe it all to mommy's prayers

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression ('owe it to'); Possessive ('mommy's prayers')

  ➔ "Owe it to" means to attribute something positive to something else. "Mommy's prayers" shows possession – the prayers belonging to mommy.

• I charted, that was 'cause of mommy's prayers, yeah

  ➔ Informal Contraction ('cause); Ellipsis (because)

  ➔ "'Cause" is a shortened, informal version of 'because'. The full sentence might be 'I charted, that was because of mommy's prayers'.

• Shadows may chase me down but your words keep them behind

  ➔ Modal Verb (may); 'Keep + Object + Adverb'

  ➔ "May" indicates possibility. "Keep them behind" uses the structure 'keep + object + adverb' to mean to prevent something from advancing.

• I'ma warn 'em about the power of their grandmother's prayers, yo

  ➔ Informal Contraction (I'ma); Indirect Object Pronoun ('em); Possessive ('grandmother's')

  ➔ "I'ma" is an informal contraction of "I'm going to". "'Em" is an informal way to say "them". "Grandmother's prayers" shows possession.