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Darren Whitaker - The Atheist​’​s Prayer

from Even More People Have Songs by Various artists

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This song was inspired by NASA climate scientist, James Hanson. While I have no idea of Hanson’s religious views, the song’s protagonist is a frustrated climate scientist whose pleadings fall on deaf ears. Yet without climate action, we don’t have a prayer, so to speak. - Darren

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I was no slouch at Uni, I finished my degree
With first class honours and then a PhD
They’re just like a poem those beautiful numbers
That can describe the world and all of its wonders
Now the Government pays me for advice they won’t use
So sometimes I sit with a bottle of booze
And I stare at the late night news

And sometimes I just shout to the air
Is there anyone at all that can hear me out there?
Is there anyone that can hear this atheist’s prayer?

I sat at my computer and watched the picture come together
Of the rising sea and the changing weather
While the CO2 wraps us in its blanket of death
I argue and I reason until I run out of breath
While they sit on their hands and they stop up their ears
They threaten our funding, threaten our careers
The frustration just drives me to tears

I believed in the scientific method I was taught
I believed in the enlightenment and the revolution of thought
But now I see the world like I never have before
With its structures of power and the rich over the poor
Well Darwin and Galileo, they copped it too
So I don’t know why I expected anything new
Still there’s got to be more I can do

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from Even More People Have Songs, released December 2, 2021
written, sung & played by Darren Whitaker

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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