Pray for Me Brother

I had often seen this ad about this song in the regular commercials of AirTel, and was really curious to listen to the full version of this song. Finally, sometime around the end of June 2007, while having breakfast with my gang of IITD friends at a small restaurant at the Tibetan colony, Kushalanagar (Coorg District, Karnataka) while on a reunion trip; I gotta chance to listen to this song.

I am not a fan of English songs, in-fact I am totally Desi as far as my choice of songs is concerned. But, this masterpiece by AR Rahman just mesmerized me. The restaurant owner was playing only this song on his laptop, en-queued on the media player, in an infinite loop.

It was then I managed to hear the complete song over and over again and again, and I found it really nice. I am posting the lyrics of this song for like-minded folks, who can feel the same on listening this song as I do


Pray for me brother
Pray for me brother
Pray for me sister
Are you searchin’….
Pray for me brother

Lookin’ for the answers to all the questions in my life
Will I be alone will you be there by my side
Is it something he said Is it something he did I wonder why
He is searchin’ For the answers
To stay alive

Could you ever listen
Could you ever care
To speak your mind
Only for a minute
For only one moment
In time

The joy is around us
But show me the love
That we must find
Are you searchin’
For a reason to be kind, to be kind…
He said… Pray for me brother

Pray for me brother
Pray for me sister
Pray for me brother
Say what you wanna say now
But keep your hearts open
Be what you wanna be now
Let’s heal the confusion
Pray for me brother

Don’t let me take when you don’t wanna give
Don’t be afraid just let me live
Don’t let me take when you don’t wanna give
Don’t be afraid
Say what you wanna say now
But keep your hearts open

Be what you wanna be now Let’s heal the confusion
Pray for me brother
Pray for me brother

I’m ashamed ah, brother be dying of poverty
When he down on his knees its only then he prays
And it’s a shame ah, brother be dying of ignorancecos
The world is a trip and everybody’s a hypocrite
Need to stop ah , taking a look at the other
I’m not ashamed of poverty need to be making his life better
So think about it, think about it once more
cos life is a blessing and it’s not justa show, ah

Round and round the world is spinning around
We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Round and round the world is turning around
We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race
Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race

Round and round the world is spinning around
We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Round and round the world is turning around
We need to be singing a prayer, we need to be singing it now
Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race
Need to be feeling the power, need to be feeling the faith
We need to coming together just to win this race

Are you searching for a reason.. to be kind ?