Once On This Island - Pray Lyrics
He roared down the road like the devil himselfGoing too fast around the curvesSent us scrambling off the road like chickensHe has what he deservesPapa Ge wants him and Papa Ge will have himThe boy is dying before our eyes, help him, hide himNo, don't touch him, better leave him where he liesEven a wealthy man sometimes diesPlease, he needs helpIf this boy dies in our handsThe rich will send police, he needs careAnd if he lives, oh, how angry the god will beThe only thing that will save the boy's lifeIs to send him back to his worldThe only thing that will save the boy's lifeIs me, please TontonI will find where he comes fromJulian, noI will find who he is and soonBut till I return, you care for him, Ti MouneAnd her long vigil beganOne day gone by and two days gone byThe boy has the will of the devil himselfClinging to life by one small threadIf it hadn't been for Julian's daughterHe'd certainly be deadLook how she bathes himAnd touches and protects himShe binds his wounds and she rubs his chestIt's as if the girl's possessedYou need food, you need sleepYou just can't go on without any sleepMama, ssh, have some tea, have a restHis skin is hot, he needs me hereCan't you see how much this matters to me?I know what's bestNow the sky is growing dimAnd the clouds are racing byAnd the gods are looking downAt a boy they meant to dieAnd a girl who placed herself in their wayPray, prayThree days gone byAnd four days gone byI fear for the girl and her mother as wellNothing but trouble looms aheadMonsieur Julian could be deep in dangerArrested, lost or deadOh Asaka, mother of the earthGuide the feet of this poor peasant manHear my prayer which way there?And which way home?I need herbs, your father goneMama, herbs and you don't careOh, my god, what has this boy done to you?Mama, ssh, he needs rest, he needs careYour Tonton lost because of youCan't you see that he's in terrible dangerWhat must I do?Now the sky is turning darkAnd the wind is turning chillAnd the gods are out for bloodThey've been cheated of their killBy a girl without the sense to obeyPray, prayJulian, where is my Julian?Bring my Julian homeYou want what?I've come so far and I needGet backI have some news for MonsieurGet backMonsieur Beauxhomme has a peasant pigPlease, I beg, you must be madI must see Monsieur, Monsieur BeauchommeI have come so far, so far to dieI have found his sonNow the sky has turned to blackAnd the wind is like a knifePape Ge is coming backFor the boy who clings to lifeAnd the girl will have the gods to repay, prayPapa Ge, don't come around me, prayPapa Ge, don't come around me, prayPapa Ge, don't come around me, prayPapa Ge, don't come around me, prayPapa Ge, don't come around meDon't come around meDon't come around me, pray
