Lyrics for Prayers To Whisper by Kae Tempest from the album Self Titled

I cried at the wake of course
I smoked outside the door.
And I spoken, choir of circles,
about a pain nothing could cure.
We said “at least she does not suffer anymore”.

For everyday you couldn’t bear,
and every night that ran you raw
For all the words you didn’t have,
to name the things you saw.
At least you do not suffer anymore

My anger is useless and impossible to ignore
is that your shadow in the corner
keeping score?
At least you do not suffer anymore

Prayers to whisper. Drinks to pour.
Cos you had so much left in store.
Wе build a fire, we let it roar
Cos you had so much left in store.

I saw a stranger in a jacket that you wore,
and it hurt me to remember
the girl I knew before.
Well, at least you do not suffer anymore

Even way back then,
you were a prisoner of war.
Your smiles were twisted as the driftwood
that washed up on the shore
At least you do not suffer anymore.

The jury’s out, decisions split.
Was it bravery? Was it cowardice?
Nobody is sure.
Because we suffer more and more
But we know that you don’t suffer anymore.

Prayers to whisper. Drinks to pour.
Cos you had so much left in store.
Wе build a fire, we let it roar
Cos you had so much left in store.

Maybe we die so others can be born.
Maybe we age so others can be young.
Maybe the point of life is live, love if you can.
Then pass it on.