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

[@CatherineAnneLaranjo]

"See I'm looking to become not the prayer but the prayer" has been an earbug for 13 years.

[@chiakaunegbu]

2024 still here!💖

[@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 :)

[@andreak63]

Iñaki Díez Fernández Could not agree more :-)

[@axesandra3]

Iñaki Díez Fernández aP

[@sstyles2813]

wait can someone explain that line to me? i don't think i understand fully what he meant

[@xarkiz]

He's talking about religion, along the theme of the song "I don't wanna pray". He basically says that he believes in some kind of god, he's seen it in the amazing oceans that our planet earth have, and in something as magical as the breeze that nature creates,but he does not have the need to put a name to that god or personalize it,. He just believes that there is something else, and that we don't need to get down on our knees to pray to a imaginary god.

[@sstyles2813]

Iñaki Díez Fernández oh wow thanks for explaining man :)

[@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.

[@tinaprince9163]

True comment one day a few years ago I was sitting on my patio and was watching this on KZbin just enjoying my morning coffee tapping my feet lawdy have mercy here came 2 slithering big ole snakes coming right through the sliding door!! Man I just sit there wasn’t nothing gonna get me up from enjoying this song 😂

[@blondiek35]

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

[@PierrickMorin-cz4pk]

They all look soooo hungover! 😂 Still is the Best version of this song!

[@stamford70]

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

[@mariadominguezw1791]

Wish I could find it in Spotify. My favourite version 🙌🏼

[@JacquelineNaumnik]

Me too!

[@gooseglowacki3496]

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!!

[@igoralvarenga8193]

Obrigado!!

[@awright2002]

Awesome! Nice work! Instead of: Who got a verse? Hey there you got one? I don't wanna pray to my maker (No!) Or let me be of service for two weeks Not like in the books or the sweet and smilin' books I just wanna be a-helping when you're in need I think it's: 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

Merci beaucoup ! I was looking for a transcription of this version but I wouldn't have been able to transcript this.. Thank you again !

[@gooseglowacki3496]

@ Anytime my good friend, anytime! Glad I helped you out!!

[@gooseglowacki3496]

@@igoralvarenga8193 Você é muito bem-vindo! (Espero que isso traduza bem, usei o Google Tradutor e todos sabemos como funciona às vezes)

[@tarsier419]

Damn the female vocalist has a really powerful and beautiful voice

[@hombamazaleni]

It's Jade the girl of the hour

[@TheJimmyJLC]

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

[@tomscothon9904]

same jimmy

[@andrewwilson1975]

Best version for sure. The studio version is too quick I think. This one is slowed down just right.

[@Jay-lb1eu]

This one and the live one with nora's part are my favorite 2 versions of this song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fp3WhKJripxmorc

[@jackiesmusic423]

Me too this version rules! My fave is the my daddy made me...

[@scatologywithjezandjobbie2678]

Yeah best version, it's community

[@rebeccal261]

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

[@guillermofidalgo5638]

I thought they said "I don't feel the need to get down on my knees and pray for everything that you will eat" hahaha

[@vivlee3840]

Still true today...

[@trevanwillowbuffiii9624]

Santa clause for adults

[@archmichael3698]

⁠@@trevanwillowbuffiii9624 As everything you thought you knew comes to a close, remember it’s all just imaginary. The fire isn’t real..

[@trevanwillowbuffiii9624]

If it all comes to a close, why bother remembering anything? To face oblivion with the love I have for my children firmly nestled in my heart just before it is scattered across the cosmos, hopefully seeding the universe with love consciousness. If there is such a thing. Hahahaha. If not, it was a hell of an adventure anyway.

[@blondiek35]

Still listening in 2023! Beautiful voices and I don't wanna pray. I did that and it didn't save him.

[@SomebodyPickaName]

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

[@toluo9468]

Exactly what I was thinking - so many things to piece together and balance out - man - best version on the band's part, but definitely no easy feat for the mix engineer. I tip my hat to whomever

[@andrewwilson1975]

Yea, this is definitely an instance where this live version is better than the album version.

[@wayan1998]

are you the mix engineer? ;-p still u got it right

[@jackiesmusic423]

Agree

[@tylerw7174]

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

[@16Gabzilla]

Tyler W YES

[@JacquelineNaumnik]

My favorite ❤❤❤

[@luciussulla7243]

This has improved the quality of my life

[@ghostie7790]

The improvised verse from the bassist was beautiful!

[@danieladelafuente8908]

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.

[@nativerain4054]

Daniela de la Fuente You know Jade personally? Very nice of her to give you a bracelet. I hope she rejoins the band one day soon.

[@danieladelafuente8908]

Same! I met Jade at a music festival, but I wouldn't say I know her per se haha :)

[@enerisunday]

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

[@andrewwilson1975]

Yeah, they are an amazing group, including with the vibe and songwriting. Few bands are this good this day.

[@monte4895]

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

[@linuxtrovals1]

Can you write it?

[@yaelsalem2634]

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

[@patwal215]

I am listen this music in 2022, I like this song. 🤗😉 I am from Poland.

[@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.

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[@zechariahjunior9736]

@Malakai Issac Flixportal

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[@zechariahjunior9736]

@Malakai Issac You are welcome xD

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[@jasmin8825]

First time I hear this band and this video made me want to do music. Im 28 and never had this feeling. It just looks so much fun and so much joy. These guys are great together.

[@sarasanchez6030]

Jasmin88 I felt the same way!!

[@22hogfan94]

Go for it!!! :)

[@iamwhoiam7482]

@@22hogfan94 NFA✌️⚡️

[@arminb.9214]

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

[@brianm37]

Man, can't help but feel crazy tension in that room.

[@justinballew]

This is like my 8th day in a row watching this at least once. There's no way you can watch this and not smile.

[@c22dividedby7]

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

[@tammygurl64]

My taste in music is so ecclectic I don't even remember how I was exposed to this band but I'm glad I was. This is band is awesome and this video is wonderful!

[@kiddyvizzle]

i absolutely adore the fact that the lyrics of their live versions always differ from the recorded versions.

[@droneawry5297]

Back again. This is a legit jam.

[@pesky28pole]

I get so sad every time this song ends

[@terryknutson3202]

put it on Loop Jared. Right clik your mouse, clik on Loop.....take care..

[@kimmarilena5268]

I hear this song everytime when I’m sad and then it makes me happy :)

[@dreamingofcottontails6601]

Lol..When I first fell in love with their music, I'd play it loud to get started for my day, & my I remember my ex chiming in one day with-'what's this hippy shit you're playing?' Proud to say I got them completely addicted & in love with them too. There's something so much more special about all of their live recordings. It has a magic that wasn't ever really able to be recorded in the studio.

[@psydiddley]

that was fucking far out, great to see the band mature into such a class act, embodying a beauty and soul uncommon these days in contemporary music.

[@andrewwilson1975]

Agreed, hard to find that deep soul in a lot of recent music.

[@The_Oracle_of_time]

Possibly the best live music video at so many levels on KZbin.

[@TheCelinecc]

The improvisations in this song make it even better! Wonderful

[@johnwhitt]

in a world of talenteless garbage cookie-cutter sh!t music, this band has epic beatle like talent. what a breath of fresh air. i love them

[@Djblueberry]

Amen

[@stev6963]

I really really like the way Jade is singing the second "prayer" part when they say "not the pray-er but the prayer."

[@chrisblue7775]

I can't help but smile when they go around putting in their own lyrics. I love this group so much!!! I can't think of any other group(s) like them.... such a warm bunch.

[@WorldPreSchool]

Chris Blüe

[@mehmetalbayrak2234]

pure happiness...and so close to crying and melancholy...too much feeling

[@EverlastingPotentSee]

All The Time Babyyyyy !!!

[@kendrashugars]

This made me smile like an idiot. Never wanted this video to end.

[@GothB00bz]

i want ro be in this group more than anything!

[@rezafaturrahman3670]

Cierra Gooden 😍

[@Tennessee_Ed]

I sang "All Wash Out" with these guys at Zac Brown in Nashville literally changed my life!

[@nativerain4054]

Tennessee_ Ed Lucky!!! I bet that was a blast!

[@gooblegraysha]

Man I’ve fallen so much in love with these guys. Really wish I knew of them earlier. Absolutely love the guitarists voice. So good!!

[@jerryrunstrom3915]

Mark Noseworthy.........

[@Djblueberry]

I feel ya. Just found them a few months ago. Learning and loving them

[@Machinima5000]

man I would love to see these guys live

[@nativerain4054]

Machinima 5000 That's on my bucket list: to see Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros in concert some day. Ya gotta have dreams n goals lol

[@joaodafonseca7930]

Everything is amazing in you guys!!! All of you!!. I just want to write on stone what Mark says in this song " Well I have seen her in the ocean´s and I felt her in the breeze, well I don´t feel the need to get down on my knees and pray for everything that we believe" SUBLIME!!!!!!

[@andrewwilson1975]

That is a good line.

[@pennyreda7643]

Just came by this folks...thanks for the good vibes

[@sky-cx7eh]

this video cleared my skin

[@mehditalib]

Lovley Track, lovley Instruments, lovley People ! Thumps up!

[@meghantheiler6735]

Can’t stop listening to this version. I’m obbbssseeessed

[@kevinbond9753]

What a moment in time , love recordings like this , wish you were there in the room with them , but also evey time you watch it sort of feels you are . Thank God I can sit here and view it whenever I feel I need to find good in the world.

[@joshuadurand]

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

[@bernevanzyl8511]

All the time

[@crakdeboul]

I'll never get enough of it.

[@SQUIRTGANG]

I haven't watched this in 10 years, something possessed me to type it into my search bar right now and I'm glad I did. Love you all hope everything is well, and if it isn't then it soon will be ♥️

[@yossarean]

This is beautiful music. Yahweh is an unproven supernatural story - among many others. :)

[@douglaszampieri8823]

Yes. ❤

[@nativerain4054]

Wow no wonder they sound so awesome, they can all sing great! I just love this band with my heart. Talented people and theyre all good looking too. Hottie band ;)

[@EkaUthiy]

This song is the other song I love most in the album after "that's what's up".. You Guys ROCK and I'm so amazed!! Please please and please come to Jakarta (Indonesia) because I really want to see you guys live and sing along with your other fans in here!!!

[@XXLEE211XX]

Damn I was they had this version on Itunes . They are all great but me personally so much soul and dedication In this version . Cheers ,

[@weipengsun586]

XXLEE211XX actually i rip it off myself haha

[@rcdesmond]

Found this scripture about praying and I believe He wants us to stand . Mark 11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

[@monicagarcia8812]

i am so in love with this!!!

[@rbutler1231]

This is just all kinds of wonderful! My heart swells every time I hear it.

[@GeneralThe3rd]

That sums it up, "not much good to talk, better to walk it." I'd rather see people showing the world their religion through example, not their words. I don't care what you believe, lead by example.

[@bhbijj]

one does not dislike this song.

[@tomboychan5123]

All the improvised verses were amazing, but I especially adore the one at the end.

[@dakotawilson3259]

Her voice, is so pleasing to the ear.

[@joburgerer4127]

Honestly this puts me in such a good mood

[@TheSoonToBeFree]

It's been a day of chillin and dancing and singing to this amazing group of sweet singers and musicians and kindred spirits......and I have to get going for work, my mind is going aggghhhhhi LOVE this music. "I don't wannat be the praying, I just wanna be the prayer"

[@maryannmechem547]

I love this band sooooo much !! I dance all day in my house 🥳🥳 the voices in this band is flipping amazing ! 🥳

[@adriangrajeda8750]

"Music is a moral law, it gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, charm to sadness, gaiety and life to all things, is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful" Platón.

[@UkuleleRoadTrips]

why is this sooooo stuck in my head ??

[@QuikSock]

Just a bunch of people being happy... What's better than this!

[@IMAVPRO]

I said, Ive got so much love for creator! Every single moment is a prayer. Well if you want to be, and harmonize those frequencies. I suggest you dance with me, where the present is clear.

This brought me so much joy I cried while smiling

[@ML-nb3ct]

I just love how much fun they all seem to be having when they play.:)

[@MrEvilWasp]

This song is sooooooo good that i'm surprised the government hasnt tried to make it illegal These guys are so relaxed around each other i wish i had been there :) Peace

[@jackiesmusic423]

I still listen daily. Love this!!

[@DonnaMoore30]

yuuup i tracked them down and found them playing a 8 drive from me...sweeet ...got my tickets to a 2 day folk festival...sooooooooooo cant wait...

[@giggsy2022]

So much happiness listening to them xx love them and a want to be one a them

[@dirkzivinsky7374]

Jade’s voice was on point. Very nice.

[@ptbuchstaber8]

"Well I've seen her in the ocean, and I've felt her in the breeze. But I don't feel the need to get down on my knees to pray for everything you believe" Brilliant.

[@panchoduque6772]

what did you feel? I felt a bliss of warmth an ever-loving butterly wing beat you guys are a prayer your existence an allegory of love if I were free I would watch the video every couple of days watch and feel I would close my eyes embrace your vibe I would take a walk sing and sparkle yes if this were free because lights blinding no way dividing whats yours or mine when everythings shining I saw that you and I forever have been free truth. love.

[@lucigaiah]

probably their best one !

[@timmydelaney2780]

This is what Rumi was talking about in "The Absolute". Brilliant...

[@thelovefund]

Southern Blues was a gift to the black man, in the cotton fields, from GOD himself. We are all GOD's children and his greatest creations. This is only proof, of the angels he cast down to EARTH, to make everything right! FEEL the LOVE deep in your soul. GOD BLESS THE LOVING AT HEART! This is it....

[@tunesmith7437]

Well done....it is nice to see artists who realize that MANKIND IS NOT THE MEASURE OF ALL THINGS.

[@alexcorrer4490]

Amazing... (from Brazil)

[@samuelclemens614]

999,067 views odd,lol fucking love this sng everyone lyrics are insanely genuine love you guys

[@77teodoro77]

they performed this at the gentlemen of the road concert in simcoe, Ontario. it was crazy good

[@rich3371]

I love these guys - so many good singers

[@aperezto]

I hope keep listen this band for many many year and keep making good music..

[@michaelfrawley4485]

This is the best thing to ever happen to me

[@Mlikes]

LOVE FROM GREECE

[@DEDE10527]

this is an amazing SONG! I can't believe I have never heard this one until NOW! JUST BEAUTIFUL and all the vocals are just FAB!!!

[@phylleedrian4940]

im enjoying this way too much haha

[@santakeidosiute2203]

It's 2018 and I still think this is what real musicians should look like. Also, it is the best of Alex Ebert.

[@Beatupcoolkids]

y jade so perfect

[@degconnolly862]

I don't want to pray ❤

[@jmcconnaughey8369]

It's an irreverent spiritual...LOVE IT

[@lunasea2541]

I love these folks. Just found em yesterday on Tiny Desk!

[@urilevy1]

Even though religious prayers sometimes are lacking intention, you can still put meaning into the religious prayer by willingly giving your time for it. If it’s important to you it will become meaningful.