Lady Lamb performs an acoustic version of “Prayer of Love” from Even in the Tremor before her 10×10 performance on January 24, 2025 at the Hult Center.
“Prayer of Love is about doing difficult things even when the outcome you may want is not promised. It’s a reminder to myself that maintaining an unwavering hope and leaning into my own capacity to love will always be the most authentic path I could choose.” – Lady Lamb
LYRICS:
THE SIGHT OF THE CALF BEING CLEANED MAKES ME WEEP
I WEEP AT THE SIGHT OF THE CALF BEING CLEANED
AND I WORSHIP THE STREET FROM OUR BALCONY
I STARE AT THE MOON, I SWEAR IT’S STARING BACK AT ME
AND I WILL BUILD MY LIFE A SANCTUARY
TO NEVER NEGLECT TO BOW BEFORE THIS SACRED TIME
THE PRAYER OF TRUE LOVE IS THE SIZE OF THE UNIVERSE —
I FEEL IT CONTRACT LIKE THE HEART OF THE CALF
AND THEN I FEEL IT EXPAND WITH YOUR HEAD IN MY HANDS
YOU CAN PRESS THE PART YOU LOVE INTO MY PALM WHEN IT COMES ON
AND I WOULD TELL YOU HOW I LOVE YOU BUT I WON’T COMPETE WITH THE SONG
AND I COULD NEVER DESCRIBE THE HEAVEN THAT I FIND IN YOUR EYE
BUT I BELIEVE THAT I WILL REST THERE ON THE DAY THAT I DIE
SO I WILL TRY TO BE KIND TO MYSELF AND TO YOU AND TO MY BROTHER AND MY SISTERS AND TO STRANGERS AND MY FRIENDS
NOW I LEAVE YOU BY THE GATE WHERE THE SCANDINAVIAN SKY IS A SLAB OF PINK MEAT AND WHEN YOU LET GO OF ME
THAT RAW SUN GOES AND GETS ITSELF LODGED IN MY THROAT
AND I CHOKE DOWN MY TEARS BUT I CAN’T GET NO RELIEF
FOR MY HEART LEAVES WITH YOU AND I AM LEFT TO CARRY THIS HOLLOW BODY TO A BED THAT AIN’T MINE
(THOUGH APART FROM THE RELENTLESS TERRORS I FIND THAT I SLEEP JUST FINE)
I NEVER HEAR A LICK OF WHAT I SAY TO MYSELF
EVEN NOW I CAN TELL I AM NOT LISTENING TO ME
MMMMMMM
I WISH THAT MY WORDS COULD BE MY NOURISHMENT
I’D LIKE TO TAKE MY OWN MEDICINE PAST POURING UP A GLASS OF IT
AND I WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE AND THAT LOVE COULD LAST
I’M NOT SURE THAT IT CAN’T, I JUST PRAY THAT IT CAN
AND THAT IS REALLY ALL, THAT IS ALL THERE IS YEAH
BABY YOU ARE ALL THAT I WANT ALL I REALLY WANT YEAH
THIS IS ALL THAT I WANT ALL I REALLY WANT YEAH
Check out the full lineup of 10×10 performers at the series page!
