Pray 4 Love – English Lyrics

• By: Travis Scott, The Weeknd

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the moody and atmospheric world of modern English R&B and Trap. By studying 'Pray 4 Love,' learners can explore contemporary slang, emotive expressions of longing, and the rhythmic flow of urban American English, all wrapped in a hauntingly beautiful sonic landscape.

[English]

Oh, no praying for love

Oh, say loud

Just ask the lonely, oh

Just ask the lonely, oh

Pray for who lost they fate, and died too young

Pray for the ones I hate, the ones I love

Pray for my liver when I'm off, in this club

I pray that the, demons go away, they haunting us

Man I can't take no more of this lifestyle we been living

Man I can't take no more of the white powers in position

Gotta grab J-Will, gotta scoop up J-Rich

Told Chase we ain't going back, you know, we gotta hitch

I mean I'm, aggravated, agitated, I admit

Intoxicated, animated, got me feeling kinda lit

Contemplating fornicating, might as well f**k up some s**t

They looking at me way too crazy, got me feeling communist

But I'm just trying to save the throne, pray for Bones, pray for Stix

If my album never sell, then we gong hit that lick

Tell Lamar, call up Cash, tell him buzz me at the Ritz

It's the weekend, we off the deep end, you need to pray for us

Oh, no praying for love

Oh, say loud

Just ask the lonely, oh

Just ask the lonely, oh

Pills

Have you ever been through life's

Challenges? Promises? Get down it, I pray

Let me tell the lost tell about Jacques

Let me tell you how I turned Scott

How I went down on the block

Where to fall around ten o'clock

And how we came up gettin' all the knots, dodgin' cops yeah

'Fore a nigga had the locks

'Fore a nigga had the chain, 'fore I had the box

Always kept my city on me like it was a swatch

Every time we in the party, took it up a notch

Now I'm thinkin' 'bout this new girl, and she doin' pop (Ohhh)

Wanna know my dick longer than a Pringle box

(Don't pray for love)

Tired of seein' these black kids on the face of FOX

And f**k CNN, they don't wanna see us win (Said I-)

Mama don't you worry no no more, worry no no more

I'mma take you from the first to the ninety floor

You always told me what I'm playin', that

shit gotta grow

And anything I detonate,

that shit gotta blow

Pray for love

No, oh

We don't pray for love, no more

We don't wanna see you on the cover of [?], no more

We don't wanna see you on the news, no more

All alone

Underrated is an understatement

They tryin' to test greatness, a nigga tryin' to get paid

These niggas fiends watchin' all of my moves

Cause the music like crack on me, cookin' all day

I'm right here, you know where I stay

And if you don't, then ask your girl, she probably know the way

She like my show lights, she want to be wife

She know that if she got me then she gon' be good for life

So I pull out 'fore the climax

Faster than a hi-hat, sorry baby, I don't play

And if I did, you know my kids would be ballin'

And my daughter gon' never meet a nigga like me

My niggas pull up in that Rolls-Royce

Like they sell that coke boy, shout out to the Coke Boys

They never pray for us, nobody pray for us

Nobody pray, no, no, no, no, no

Oh, don't pray for love

Oh, say love

Just ask the lonely, oh

Just ask the lonely, oh

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pray /preɪ/ B2	verb - to address God with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving
lonely /ˈloʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
demon /ˈdiːmən/ C1	noun - an evil spirit or monster
haunting /ˈhɔːntɪŋ/ B2	verb - to manifest itself in a place regularly
lifestyle /ˈlaɪfˌstaɪl/ B1	noun - the way in which a person lives
aggravated /ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - made more serious or intense; annoyed
intoxicated /ɪnˈtɒksɪˌkeɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - affected by alcohol or drugs
contemplating /ˈkɒntəmˌpleɪtɪŋ/ C2	verb - to think about something deeply
throne /θroʊn/ C1	noun - a royal seat
challenges /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪz/ B1	noun - tasks or situations that test someone's abilities
promises /ˈprɒmɪsɪz/ A2	noun - assurances that one will do something
detonate /ˈdetəˌneɪt/ C2	verb - to explode or cause to explode
underrated /ˌʌndərˈreɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - not valued enough
greatness /ˈɡreɪtnəs/ B2	noun - the quality of being great or distinguished
climax /ˈklaɪmæks/ C1	noun - the most intense or exciting point

Key Grammar Structures

• Pray for who lost they fate, and died too young

  ➔ Relative Clause (Object of preposition)

  ➔ The phrase "who lost they fate" acts as a relative clause identifying the specific people for whom the speaker is praying.

• Man I can't take no more of this lifestyle we been living

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (informal usage)

  ➔ The construction "we been living" represents the present perfect continuous, describing an action that started in the past and continues to the present.

• If my album never sell, then we gong hit that lick

  ➔ First Conditional (Real conditional)

  ➔ This is a "first conditional" sentence expressing a possible future consequence ("we gong hit") based on a specific condition ("If my album never sell").

• Have you ever been through life's challenges?

  ➔ Present Perfect (Experience)

  ➔ The use of "Have you ever been through" is the standard structure for asking about life experiences in the present perfect.

• How I turned Scott / How I went down on the block

  ➔ Indirect Questions / Noun Clauses

  ➔ These clauses function as the object of the verb "tell," explaining the process or manner in which something happened.

• Mama don't you worry no more

  ➔ Imperative (Negative command/Advice)

  ➔ The speaker uses the imperative form "don't you worry" to give advice or comfort to his mother.

• They tryin' to test greatness

  ➔ Present Progressive (Informal 'g' dropping)

  ➔ The phrase "tryin' to test" is an informal contraction of "trying to test," representing an action happening currently.

• She know that if she got me then she gon' be good for life

  ➔ Second Conditional (Hypothetical condition)

  ➔ This uses the past tense "got" to describe a hypothetical situation ("if she got me") and its likely result ("she gon' be good").