R. Kelly

Released: August 24, 2004

Songwriter: R. Kelly

Producer: R. Kelly

[Chorus]
(Peace) it's what I pray for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I pray for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry

[Verse 1]
Come on in this house, children
The war has started
Light the candles right now
It's about to be darkness, oh yeah
There's no telling when the sun will shine again, no
When it's over there's a question asked
Who wins? Who wins?

[Pre-Chorus]
Spirit
Through the land
Spirit of peace
Oh yes
Spirit move
Oh move
Oh yeah
Heaven send down

[Chorus]
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) it's what I prayer for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace)
(Peace) hurry

[Verse 2]
Turn your head, close your eyes
There's people out there dying, oh
With so much wealth in the land
Why is this land starving?
Oh, as I look over this place
There's so much hatred
If I could I'd pack my bags
And hitch hike to heaven, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Spirit move
Oh move
Spirit move
All through the land
Won't you move
Oh move, oh move, oh move
Oh move, yeah
This is what I pray for

[Chorus]
(Peace) for peace
(Peace) all around the world
(Peace) whoa
(Peace) I prayer for peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) oh peace
(Peace) heaven shine your light

[Bridge]
(Shine your light on me)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) oh
(Shine your light on me) shine your light
(Shine your light on me) on me
(Shine your light on me) for the World
(Shine your light on me) to see (pray for me...)
(Shine your light on me) let it shine
(Shine your light on me) real bright
(Shine your light on me) through the day
(Shine your light on me) through the night
And send us your peace

[Chorus]
(Peace) that's what I pray for
(Peace) oh my
(Peace) oh
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) it's what I pray for
(Peace) peace
(Peace) peace
(Peace) all around the World
(Peace) peace for the children
(Peace) peace for the land
(Peace) peace for all women
(Peace) and peace for all men
(Peace) put peace in our hearts
(Peace) let us know you care
(Peace) take the storm away
(Peace) send your peace everywhere (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the valleys (shine your light on me)
(Peace) on the land (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in the homes (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh yeah (shine your light on me)
(Peace) in Somalia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Liberia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) Ethiopia (shine your light on me)
(Peace) all of Africa (shine your light on me)
(Peace) our soldiers (shine your light on me)
(Peace) prisons (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the nations (shine your light on me)
(Peace) religion (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the churches (shine your light on me)
(Peace) the community (shine your light on me)
(Peace) justice (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) then ourselves (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace for wars (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in relationships (shine your light on me)
(Peace) peace in the brotherhood (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me) (for heavens)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me) (for heavens)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me)
(Peace) oh peace (shine your light on me)

[Outro]
(Shine your light on me) oh heaven (send your peace, send it down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven (send your peace, send it down to me)
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) your peace
(Shine your light on me) for heaven (send your peace, send it down to me)

Robert Kelly is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer from the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, where he first started performing under the “L” subway tracks as a teenager. This led into his first album, Born Into the 90’s, being released in 1992 as a collaboration between R. Kelly and Public Announcement. R. Kelly wrote and produced the entire album, which contained the #1 R&B hits “Honey Love” and “Slow Dance,” along with the Top 10 R&B hits “She’s Got That Vibe” (#7) and “Dedicated” (#9). The following year, Kelly went on to become a solo act.

In 1993, he released his first solo album, 12 Play, featuring the hits “Bump N' Grind” and “Your Body’s Callin'.” He released a self-titled album in 1995 featuring the hits “Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)” and “You Remind Me of Something,” while his 1998 double album, R., featured a string of hits, including “I Am Your Angel” with Celine Dion, “When a Woman’s Fed Up,” and his Grammy Award-winning song “I Believe I Can Fly” from the Space Jam soundtrack.

The success of these albums led to him becoming an in-demand producer in the ‘90s, writing and producing #1 hits for Aaliyah (“Back & Forth”), Janet Jackson (“Any Time, Any Place (Remix)”), Changing Faces (“G.H.E.T.T.O.U.T”), Maxwell (“Fortunate”), and Michael Jackson (“You Are Not Alone”).

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