Like a prayer，是 Madonna （麦当娜） 于1989年3月21日发行的专辑，由Sire Records（华纳唱片）公司发行。

曲目列表

排行榜信息

英文歌词(Like a prayer Express yourself Love song Till death do us part Promise to try Cherish Dear jessie Oh father Keep it together Spanish eye Act of contrition)

曲目列表

1. Like a Prayer

2. Express Yourself

3. Love Song

4. Till Death Do Us Part

5. Promise to Try

6. Cherish

7. Dear Jessie

8. Oh Father

9. Keep It Together

10. Spanish Eyes

11. Act of Contrition

排行榜信息

*全美专辑榜第1(6周)，销售量四百二十万张*全英专辑榜第1(2周)

*全球销售量逾一千三百万张

*国际音乐奖【最佳女歌手】奖

*滚石杂志四颗星评价

英文歌词

Like a prayer

Life is a mystery, everyone must stand alone

I hear you call my name

And it feels like home

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

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

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

Express yourself

(Spoken:)

Come on girls

Do you believe in love?

'Cause I got something to say about it

And it goes something like this

Chorus:

Don't go for second best baby

Put your love to the test

You know, you know, you've got to

Make him express how he feels

And maybe then you'll know your love is real

You don't need diamond rings

Or eighteen karat gold

Fancy cars that go very fast

You know they never last, no, no

What you need is a big strong hand

To lift you to your higher ground

Make you feel like a queen on a throne

Make him love you till you can't come down

[You'll never come down]

Madonna

(chorus)

Long stem roses are the way to your heart

But he needs to start with your head

Satin sheets are very romantic

What happens when you're not in bed

You deserve the best in life

So if the time isn't right then move on

Second best is never enough

You'll do much better baby on your own

[Baby on your own]

(chorus)

Express yourself

[You've got to make him]

Express himself

Hey, hey, hey, hey

So if you want it right now, make him show you how

Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Intermediate:

And when you're gone he might regret it

Think about the love he once had

Try to carry on, but he just won't get it

He'll be back on his knees

To express himself

[You've got to make him]

Express himself

Hey hey

What you need is a big strong hand

To lift you to your higher ground

Make you feel like a queen on a throne

Make him love you till you can't come down

[You'll never come down]

(intermediate)

So please

(chorus)

Express yourself

[You've got to make him]

Express himself

Hey, hey, hey, hey

So if you want it right now, make him show you how

Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Express yourself

[You've got to make him]

So you can respect yourself

Hey, hey

So if you want it right now, then make him show you how

Express what he's got, oh baby ready or not

Love song

Je suis prete. Est-ce que vous etes pret, aussi?

Are you wasting my time, are you just being kind

Oh no baby my love isn't blind

Are you wasting my time, are you just being kind

Don't go givin' me one of your lines

Say what you mean, mean what you say

Don't go and throw our love away

God strike me dead if I did you wrong

This is not a love song

Are you just being kind

Am I losing my mind

Time goes by so slowly for those who wait

And those who run seem to have all the fun

But are you wasting my time -- she's so fine

Are you just being kind

Nowhere to run nowhere to hide

That's how I feel, don't fog my mind

Mean what you say or baby I am gone

This is not a love song

Are you just being kind

Am I losing my mind

Love song, love song

Don't try to tell me what your enemies taught you

I'm gone but I just want you to know

That this is not a love song that I want to sing

Till death do us part

Chorus:

Our luck is running out of time

You're not in love with me anymore

I wish that it would change, but it won't, if you don't

Our luck is running out of time

You're not in love with me anymore

I wish that it would change, but it won't

'Cause you don't love me no more

You need so much but not from me

Turn your back in my hour of need

Something's wrong but you pretend you don't see

I think I interrupt your life

Madonna

When you laugh it cuts me just like a knife

I'm not your friend, I'm just your little wife

(chorus)

They never laugh, not like before

She takes the keys, he breaks the door

She cannot stay here anymore

He's not in love with her anymore

The bruises they will fade away

You hit so hard with the things you say

I will not stay to watch your hate as it grows

You're not in love with someone else

You don't even love yourself

Still I wish you'd ask me not to go

(chorus)

He takes a drink, she goes inside

He starts to scream, the vases fly

He wishes that she wouldn't cry

He's not in move with her anymore

He makes demands, she draws the line

He starts the fight, she starts the lie

But what is truth when something dies

He's not in love with her anymore

You're not in love with someone else

You don't even love yourself

Still I wish you'd ask me not to go

(chorus)

She's had enough, she says the end

But she'll come back, she knows it then

A chance to start it all again

Till death do us part

Promise to try

Little girl don't you forget her face

Laughing away your tears

When she was the one who felt all the pain

Little girl never forget her eyes

Keep them alive inside

I promise to try -- it's not the same

Madonna

Keep your head held high -- ride like the wind

Never look behind, life isn't fair

That's what you said, so I try not to care

Little girl don't run away so fast

I think you forgot to kiss -- kiss her goodbye

Will she see me cry when I stumble and fall

Does she hear my voice in the night when I call

I fought to be so strong, I guess you knew

I was afraid you'd go away, too

Little girl you've got to forget the past

And learn to forgive me

I promise to try -- but it feels like a lie

Don't let memory play games with your mind

She's a faded smile frozen in time

I'm still hanging on -- but I'm doing it wrong

Can't kiss her goodbye -- but I promise to try

Cherish

Little girl don't you forget her face

Laughing away your tears

When she was the one who felt all the pain

Little girl never forget her eyes

Keep them alive inside

I promise to try -- it's not the same

Madonna

Keep your head held high -- ride like the wind

Never look behind, life isn't fair

That's what you said, so I try not to care

Little girl don't run away so fast

I think you forgot to kiss -- kiss her goodbye

Will she see me cry when I stumble and fall

Does she hear my voice in the night when I call

I fought to be so strong, I guess you knew

I was afraid you'd go away, too

Little girl you've got to forget the past

And learn to forgive me

I promise to try -- but it feels like a lie

Don't let memory play games with your mind

She's a faded smile frozen in time

I'm still hanging on -- but I'm doing it wrong

Can't kiss her goodbye -- but I promise to try

Keep, keep it together

Keep people together forever and ever

I got brothers, I got some sisters too

Stuck in the middle tell you what I'm gonna do

Gonna get out of here, I'm gonna leave this place

So I can forget every single hungry face

I'm tired of sharing all the hand me downs

To get attention I must always be the clown

I wanna be different, I wanna be on my own

But Daddy said listen, you will always have a home

Dear jessie

Baby face don't grow so fast

Make a special wish that will always last

Rub this magic lantern

He will make your dreams come true for you

Ride the rainbow to the other side

Catch a falling star and then take a ride

To the river that sings and the clover that

Brings good luck to you, it's all true

Chorus:

Madonna

Pink elephants and lemonade, dear Jessie

Hear the laughter running through the love parade

Candy kisses and a sunny day, dear Jessie

See the roses raining on the love parade

If the land of make believe

Is inside your heart it will never leave

There's a golden gate where the fairies all wait

And dancing moons, for you

Close your eyes and you'll be there

Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair

Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old

Where dreams are made, your love parade

(chorus)

Your dreams are made inside the love parade

It's a holiday inside the love parade

On the merry-go-round of lovers and white turtle doves

Leprechauns floating by, this is your lullaby

Sugarplum fingertips kissing your honey lips

Close your eyes sleepy head, is it time for your bed

Never forget what I said, hang on you're already there

Close your eyes and you'll be there

Where the mermaids sing as they comb their hair

Like a fountain of gold you can never grow old

Where dreams are made, your love parade

(chorus)

Oh father

It's funny that way, you can get used

To the tears and the pain

What a child will believe

You never loved me

Chorus:

You can't hurt me now

I got away from you, I never thought I would

You can't make me cry, you once had the power

I never felt so good about myselfSeems like yesterday

I lay down next to your boots and I prayed

For your anger to end

Oh Father I have sinned

(chorus)

Oh Father, if you never wanted to live that way

if you never wanted to hurt me

Why am I running away?

(repeat)

Maybe someday

When I look back I'll be able to say

You didn't mean to be cruel

Somebody hurt you too

Keep it together

Chorus:

Keep it together in the family

They're a reminder of your history

Brothers and sisters they hold the key

To your heart and your soul

Don't forget that your family is gold

I hit the big time but I still get the blues

Everyone's a stranger, city life can get to you

People can be so cold, never want to turn your back

Just givin' to get something

Always wanting something back

When I get lonely and I need to be

Loved for who I am, not what they want to see

Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me

We have a connection, home is where the heart should be

(chorus)

Intermediate:

When I look back on all the misery

And all the heartache that they brought to me

I wouldn't change it for another chance

'Cause blood is thicker than any other circumstance

When I get lonely and I need to be

Loved for who I am, not what they want to see

Brothers and sisters, they've always been there for me

We have a connection, home is where the heart should be

(intermediate)

(chorus)

Keep, keep it together

Keep people together forever and ever

(repeat and fade)

Spanish eye

I know for sure his heart is here with me

Though I wish him back, I know he cannot see

My hands trembling

I know he hears me sing

Chorus:

I light this candle and watch it throw

Tears on my pillow

And if there is a Christ

He'll come tonight

To pray for Spanish eyes

Madonna

And if I have nothing left to show

Tears on my pillow

What kind of life is this

If God exists

Then help me pray for Spanish eyes

He had to fight like all the rest

In the barrio all the streets are paved with fear

I don't understand

At least he was a man

(chorus)

Intermediate:

How many lives will they have to take?

How many suns will they have to burn?

Spanish eyes

When will they ever learn?

You were not the Maravilla in our minds

We were proud to fight but we cannot win this blind

Stand your guns against the wall

Who's next in line to fall

(chorus)

(Spoken:)

Tus lagrimas de tristeza

No me dejan olvidarte

Your tears of sadness

Will not let me forget you

(intermediate)

Act of contrition

(Whispered:)

For thou art the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory

Forever and ever. Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee,

Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy...

(Spoken:)

Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee

And I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment

But most of all, because I have offended Thee, oh my God

Who art all good and deserving of all my love.

I firmly resolve with the help of Thy grace

To confess my sins, to do penance, to amend my life,

And to avoid the temptations of evil.

Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee

And I detest all my sins because of Thy just punishment

But most of all, because my God, I have offended Thee

Who art all good

Like I knew you would

And deserving of all my love

I reserve, I reserve, I reserve

I reserve, I resolve

I have a reservation

I have a reservation!

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