1. The Elders ar… Read Full Bio ↴There are several artists which have used this name
1. The Elders are a six-piece Irish American folk rock band, that formed in Kansas City, Missouri.
The band has released six studio albums, The Elders, Pass It on Down, American Wake, Racing the Tide, Gael Day and Wanderin' Life & Times, as well as three live albums "The Best Crowd We Ever Had", "Live at the Gem" and "Alive and Live in Ireland" and one compilation album, "The Best of The Elders Volume 1" which includes some live tracks. They have toured in the United States, Ireland, and Europe, drawing faithful crowds and earning new fans wherever they go.
2. The Elders are a punk band from Tempe, Arizona
3) The Elders are a rock band Fullerton, California. They have released two live albums, both recorded at local venues in 2007. In addition, they have released two self-produced albums, "Castle Of Wood" in 2007 and "Bird Dog" in 2008.
Their current lineup includes Grant "Chowders" Boughter (lead vocals, bass), Jon "Une Twa" Collier (guitar, vocals), Brian "Splooges" Sturgis (guitar, vocals), and Michael "Moze" Karapetian (drums).
Send a Prayer
The Elders Lyrics
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And wait for an answer my friend
Maybe you will hear from me an echo in the wind
And a song that has no end
With a head full of books he'd forgotten
Bad memories from days in the war
Crowded out by the tales of tall cotton
The world though the eyes of my father
Repeating mistakes that he made
Refusing to lose the illusion
That one day he would lead the parade
Now he sits in the library day after day
With a wire a compass and pen
Uncovering a secret so long lost away
That will never be spoken again
Inventor of stories so deep in the heart
That will only come out in a dream
We can carve out a place or reverse into space
In the next world we'll know what they mean
We were climbing the steps to the graveyard
With regrets and our baggage in tow
From the cliffs of the Ardarine mountains
You can see the sweet memories below
There was nothing here left but a portrait
On a mission here only to serve
An empty room with a glass and a bottle
It's all that us free men deserve
In the song "Send a Prayer" by The Elders, the lyrics speak to the idea of sending out prayers into the universe and awaiting a response. The singer suggests that the response may come in the form of an echo in the wind or a song with no end. The song then goes on to describe a man with a head full of books who has forgotten the bad memories from his days in the war, instead immersing himself in the tales of tall cotton. However, he still sees the world through the eyes of his father, who repeated mistakes and held onto illusions. The man spends his days uncovering a secret that will never be spoken again, and inventing stories that can only come out in dreams. The song concludes with the image of climbing steps to a graveyard, carrying regrets and baggage, and seeing sweet memories below, ultimately arriving at an empty room with a glass and a bottle.
Line by Line Meaning
Send a prayer out there into the universe
Request the universe for something special through prayer.
And wait for an answer my friend
Be patient for the response.
Maybe you will hear from me an echo in the wind
You might receive an answer in a subtle, mysterious way.
And a song that has no end
The experience could be never-ending in its musical form.
With a head full of books he'd forgotten
He had lots of knowledge, but has lost useful, emotional memories.
Bad memories from days in the war
Some sad memories of his days fighting in the war haunt him.
Crowded out by the tales of tall cotton
The happier, brighter tales of tall cotton have taken over his mind.
Why can't all things be just like before
He wishes things were as they used to be.
The world through the eyes of my father
He sees the world as his father did.
Repeating mistakes that he made
He's making the same mistakes his father made before him.
Refusing to lose the illusion
He won't give up his beliefs even after realizing they're false.
That one day he would lead the parade
He thinks he would one day enjoy a public spotlight.
Now he sits in the library day after day
Now he spends his days in a library.
With a wire a compass and pen
He uses tools like a compass, wire and pen in his library work.
Uncovering a secret so long lost away
He's found a secret long hidden in records in the library.
That will never be spoken again
It's something that can never be told to anyone else.
Inventor of stories so deep in the heart
He crafts emotional, complex stories.
That will only come out in a dream
They're only revealed in dreams.
We can carve out a place or reverse into space
We can create a space for our own desires or travel back in time.
In the next world we'll know what they mean
We'll comprehend their deeper meaning in our afterlife.
We were climbing the steps to the graveyard
We were going up steps to the graveyard.
With regrets and our baggage in tow
With our luggage of grief accompanying us.
From the cliffs of the Ardarine mountains
Looking from the mountains of Ardarine.
You can see the sweet memories below
Memories of pleasant times from the past are visible from the mountaintop.
There was nothing here left but a portrait
There was only a picture here, nothing else.
On a mission here only to serve
The individual had a service-oriented reason for being at this location.
An empty room with a glass and a bottle
A room that only had an abandoned table, bottle, and glass.
It's all that us free men deserve
Free men have little entitlement, so this is what they get.
Contributed by Mateo J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
David Hopper
I have lived this song since it came out!!!!
Tara Logan
Reminds me of my father!
MikeADFirenze9
And me too