Cartel – The Minstrel's Prayer

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and all these stupid silly songs
keep trying to catch your ear
i'm trying desperately
its just so hard to persevere
and even if you listened
i never had to much to say
cause its the same old song
i'm written for the day

shelter me oh genius words
just give me strength
just to pen these things
and give me peace to well her wings
and oh carry on all your minstrels of the world
we will catch our ladies ear
we will win for us the girl

all these minstrels through the ages
that is really all we are
simply singing for the girl
that makes us try so very hard
to craft the perfect limerick
to wield unending woe
to write such silly songs
and the different never know

shelter me oh genius words
just give me strength
just to pen these things
and give me peace to well her wings
and oh carry on all your minstrels of the world
we will catch our ladies ear
we will win for us the girl

and i'll hold on to the dream
of this beggar's plea and optimistic fantasy
just hold the hand and drop the knee
you're facing love
you're embracing melody

shelter me oh genius words
just give me strength
just to pen these things
and give me peace to well her wings
and oh carry on all your minstrels of the world
we will catch our ladies ear
we will win for us the girl

and oh carry on all your minstrels of the world
we will catch our ladies ear
we will win for us the girl

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    General Comment:"shelter me oh genius words
    just give me strength
    just to pen these things
    and give me peace to well her wings
    and oh carry on all your minstrels of the world
    we will catch our ladies ear
    we will win for us the girl"

    does he really say "to pen these things" ? o.O its kinda muffled
    Flag Randomlalaon August 19, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:When I first heard it, I thought it was an analogy for the music industry. The drums (all these stupid silly songs) are so loud that they muffle what he's saying. But now that I've read the lyrics and comments, I stand corrected.
    Flag Jesdiscipleon June 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:the drums in the intro ALONE are enough to give you goosebumps.
    this song is just so honest and sweet.

    and i love the all the raw emotion in his voice in the last lines when he belts -
    'carry on, oh carry on!
    all you minstrels of the world
    we will catch our lady's ear
    we will win for us the girl!'

    and then how the music filters out to just the drums that the song started with.
    ugh, so powerful.
    i cry almost every time i listen to it.
    Flag CurtneyIsASuperher0on November 26, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:i have to say that i agree with the tribute to all the love songs but there's one line that says drop the knee, so i think there's this guy who's desperately trying to write a great love song and win his girl forever just like so many have done before. he uses the other love songs for inspiration
    Flag lyricalrockstaron October 31, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's "Give me strength to will her wings."
    Flag tjwellson April 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This is definitely my FAVORITE Cartel song, and just one of my favorite songs in general. I think it's absolutely beautiful and it really shows off the singer's voice.

    I agree with most of the comments on here. This song is definitely about him trying to express his love for someone but he can't do it because he doesn't have the words. He compares himself to all the other minstrels who have sung for the person they love.

    I really love the lines
    "and i'll hold on to the dream
    of this beggar's plea and optimistic fantasy."
    Like he's going to keep trying, no matter what. I just think it's really sweet.

    In regards to the Christian influence on this song - I don't really see it in this song but I have wondered about the lyrics to other songs. This isn't really a good example (but I can't really think of one right now...), but
    "Even if I die tonight, I will follow
    I've made my mind
    And I, I will follow
    I'll make this path
    The last good thing I've done"
    So I think it's possible that there are some Christian influences behind their songs, but I'm not totally sure.
    Flag lepamplemousseon April 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:does anyone know if cartel has any Christian influence, they seem to place a heavy important upon words, and words having ability to change thoughts and persons, makes me think of the Bible...just a thought. could be way off.

    absolutely not

    Read the lyrics to Last Chance and tell me the guy even BELIEVES in god, much less loves and worships "him."

    xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    are you sure?
    because the song by Cartel called Save Us sounds like the writer definitely had some type of Christian influence... but that's just me
    Flag littlemiss_roadkillon March 04, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"simply singing for the girl
    that makes us try so very hard"
    that's my favorite line too...
    Flag hilarybbyon December 20, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:honestly

    i thought he was saying "that makes us try so very hard to CRAP the perfect limerick"

    and i was like, now he cant screw up a pretty song like that, can he?
    Flag THe_Atomic_Punkon October 15, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i seriously just heard this song two seconds ago and i already love it. :]
    Flag stephylynnxoon October 11, 2007   Link

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