Save a Prayer

Save a Prayer is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982. The soft, seductive ballad was the third single from the band's second album Rio. It became Duran Duran's biggest hit to date (at the time) in the UK Singles Chart, reaching #2, held out of the top spot by Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger". It was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the video was very popular on MTV. However, a live version from the Arena album was released in January 1985 and reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video was filmed by director Russell Mulcahy among the jungles, beaches, and temples of Sri Lanka in April, 1982. Scenes were filmed atop the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya, among the ruins of a Buddhist temple at Polonnaruwa and the island's southern coastline. A live version of the song was released in 1984. The video was taken from Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion).

[Intro] [Verse 1] You saw me standing by the wall Corner of a main street And the lights are flashing on your window sill All alone ain't much fun So you're looking for the thrill And you know just what it takes And where to go [Chorus] Don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after No, don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after [Verse 2] Feel the breeze deep on the inside Look you down into your well (Do-do-do-do-do) If you can, you'll see the world in all his fire (Do-do-do-do-do) Take a chance like all dreamers You can't find another way (Do-do-do-do-do) You don't have to dream it all Just live a day (Do-do-do-do-do) [Chorus] Don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after No, don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after [Verse 3] Pretty looking road I try to hold the rising floods that fill my skin (Do-do-do-do-do) Don't ask me why, I'll keep my promise Melt the ice (Do-do-do-do-do) And you wanted to dance So I asked you to dance But fear is in your soul (Do-do-do-do-do) Some people call it a one-night stand But we can call it paradise (Do-do-do-do-do) [Chorus] Don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after No, don't say a prayer for me now Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after Save it 'til the morning after [Bridge] Do-do-do-do-do Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do [Outro] Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after Save a prayer 'til the morning after...