[[INTRO: stark acoustic guitar]] [[VERSE 1]] Daddy, can you tell me What’s coursing through your mind? How often do you think of me? Please, I don’t wanna be unkind. [[VERSE 2]] You gathered your flock around you So they could occupy your time While your little lamb got devoured Ahh, the irony, isn’t it sublime? [[CHORUS]] I’ve been preyed upon and prayed for. Both committed in God’s name. Predator and prey walk in the same circles. Now ain’t that a crying shame? [[VERSE 2]] Mama, can you please tell me, Did you know I was afraid? While you absorbed deep into yourself, I was running from birds of prey. [[CHORUS]] I’ve been preyed upon and prayed for. Both committed in God’s name. Predator and prey caught in the same cycles. Now ain’t that a crying shame? [[PRE-BRIDGE INSTRUMENTAL: stark ghostly piano]] [[BRIDGE]] Take a child’s spirit and wring it all out Heart breaks down; the spirit flickers out [[FINAL CHORUS]] I’ve been preyed upon and prayed for. Both committed in God’s name. Predator and prey, clowns in the same circus. Now ain’t that a crying shame? [[OUTRO]] Little lamb, who preyed on thee? No need to be afraid. Birds of prey are circling; you’ll never make the shade.
