Prey by The Neighbourhood

Artist: The Neighbourhood

Genre: Pop

Length: 4:42

Released: 2015

“Prey” plays around with the homophone “pray” and blurs the lines which define their differences. Guitarist Jeremy Freedman spoke with The Seventh Hex about what type of energy the band was trying to create through this song: [“Prey”] started with the “stabby” guitar riff that you hear on the verses, and Motown was a reference that got thrown around by a few different people in the band when the song was being written. Even if that was the case I think we came a long way from Motown in that...

Prey lyrics

As long as you notice
I'm hoping that you'll keep your heart open
I'll keep mine open too (I'll keep mine open too)
If you don't ask, I won't tell
Just know that, just know that
It all hurts, it all hurts just the same
Something is wrong, I can't explain
Everything changed when the birds came
You never know what they might do
If they catch you too early
We need to fly ourselves before someone else tells us how
Something is off, I feel like prey, I feel like praying
As long as you notice
I'm hopin' that you'll keep your heart open
I'll keep mine open too (I'll keep mine open too)
So, so I'll probably take you aside
Tell you what's on my mind
But you, you'll just keep it inside
Probably tell me that you're alright
Something is wrong, I can't explain
Everything changed when the birds came
You never know what they might do
If they catch you too early
We need to fly ourselves before someone else tells us how
Something is off, I feel like prey, I feel like praying
(If I run) if I run away I'll never know
(What you want)
And if you go then I'll never grow
(I'm undone)
Let me slip, let me slide
(If you run) I'll look for you to fly
Something is off, I can't explain
You know what I mean, don't you?
Something I saw or something I did that made me like this
Could you help me?
We need to fly ourselves before someone else tells us how
Something is off, I feel like prey, I feel like praying
Something is off, I feel like prey, I feel like praying
So, so I'll probably take you aside
Tell you what's on my mind
But you, you'll just keep it inside
Probably tell me that you're alright
So, so I'll probably take you aside
Tell you what's on my mind
But you, you'll just keep it inside
Probably tell me that you're alright
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight
I don't wanna fight

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