Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros 'I Don't Wanna Pray' | OFF THE AVENUE E112

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Here's the third video in our special Off the Avenue triple feature with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. What a treat to have such an amazing group of people come in and share their talents. Be sure to check out their other two videos here on Off the Avenue.

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Produced by David Plakon
Production Assistant: Brent Walker
Director of Photography: Brendan Cusker
Edited by Brent Walker
Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by David Plakon
Cameras by Brian Macaione, Josh Given, and Brendan Cusker.

[joshuadurand]

Hey. There are still people watching this vid. God is good.

[stamford]

Best version of this song by a mile. Love the verses sang by the band members

[ThisPineappleLife]

That moment of silence where they seem to realize what they had just done together and how special of a thing it was they brought into existence.

[blondiek]

Love love love....My son Michael turned me on to these guys. Hope he's free now, my beautiful boy 💖.

[gooseglowacki]

I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made good
I love my God, God made good
I love my God, God made bad
I love my God, God made me

But I don't want to pray to my maker (No!)
I just want to be what I see
Not just who I am, but the pink and darling land
With that wide, wild sky over me
Help me to the sun, hey I'm lookin' everywhere,
Hey I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And now I don't wanna pray (No!)
I say I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

But still, I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made good
I love my God, God made, god made, god made...

But I don't want to pray to my maker (No!)
I just want to be, feelin' free
Not like in a book, or the leaves on trees that shook
Or the words that mean only not a thing

Say ah, pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
See I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And now I don't wanna pray (No!)
I say I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

And it's alright to talk 'long as you walk it (Ohh!)
It's alright take 'long as you give
Someday we'll be forgiven and forgotten of our sins
Either way I know for sure
That we all will live again

Say ah, pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
See I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And now I don't wanna pray (No!)
I said I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

Who got a verse?
Hey Sea bass you got one?

I don't wanna pray to my maker (No!)
Oh let me be of service, won't you please
Not like greasy crooks or them thieves with smilin' looks
I just wanna be a-helping if you need

Now pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
See I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And now I don't wanna pray (No!)
I said I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

Alright Seth, you said you had a verse last night

Now God ain't on a cloud way high above me (Woah!)
God is in the earth and in the land
And I'm not sure if I would
But I think that God is good when I'm playin' with this ever-lovin' band

Say ah, pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
Hey I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And I, I don't wanna pray (No!)
I said I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

Alright now Mark, speak up now. You must have one.

Well I've seen her in the ocean, (oh!)
And I felt her in the breeze
But I don't feel the need to get down on my knees
And pray for everything that you believe

Ah, pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
Hey I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And I, I don't wanna pray (No!)
I say I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

Christian, you wanna get in here?

When I was a boy, my daddy made me (Go!)
Read a story to him every night
Said to me my son,
Guess you're gonna have to run
And it turned that he was pretty right

Say ah, pardon god and mom
If what I'm sayin' isn't fair
Hey I'm lookin' to become not the pray-er but the prayer
And now, I don't wanna pray (No!)
I say I don't wanna pray (No!)
Hey ah, I don't wanna pray
Oh, who don't wanna pray?

Alright,
But still,

I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made love
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made hate
I love my God, God made good
I love my God, God made good
I love my God, God made bad
I love my God, God made me



I made these lyrics by ear, so if I screwed any of them up, please tell me and I'll try my best to fix 'em!

Thanks @awright for the help!!

[xarkiz]

Well I've seen her in the ocean, and I felt her in the breeze, but I don't feel the need to get down on my knees and pray for everything that you believe. Such an awesome line :)

[tarsier]

Damn the female vocalist has a really powerful and beautiful voice

[rebeccal]

"I don't feel the need to get down on my knees and pray for everything that you believe."  Best line EVER!

[tylerw]

sometimes when jade sings I can feel my ears say thank you.

[TheJimmyJLC]

I love the verses they throw in, this is my favourite version of this song

[cdividedby]

The rawness of this...Just the rawness of all the instruments coming together.

[ghostie]

The improvised verse from the bassist was beautiful!

[monte]

Jade's verse is the best I keep repeat it over and over 🖤🖤

[SomebodyPickaName]

The mix engineer did an amazing job with this session.  I think it sounds better than the album, personally.

[enerisunday]

LOVE THIS VERSION. I mean, they are my favorite band right now but this improvisation proves how good they really are.

[danieladelafuente]

Jade gave a bracelet with Virgin Mary on it and told me she'd protect me. I'm not much of a Catholic anymore but I liked the sentiment and wear it every day. This is one of my favorite songs by them and I love their spirituality.

[luciussulla]

This has improved the quality of my life

[arminb.]

It's amazing how effortless Alex can sing and handle such a situation with a lot of improvisation going on.

[MrBaconwhopper]

I love how everyone threw in their own verse. Such great voices and harmony. So much energy to this song again. So many bands come and go without making a mark but these guys certainly hit it because their music has such a distinct personality.

[yaelsalem]

It's amazing to see how Alex goes from looking pretty despondent at the beginning of the song to completely overjoyed by the end of it. Totally uplifting