Evening Prayer Lyrics - Jens Lekman

At Babak's school, there is a 3D printer 

And he prints out a model of the tumor 

That was surgically removed from his back this winter 

And it's rugged gray plastic, it looks lunar 

He puts the tumor in his breast pocket 

As we head out for a beer 

It's been a long, hard year 

For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough 

To be allowed to care or just be there 

To include you in his evening prayer 

How I pray that I could stop the pain 

When the pain needed more than ibuprofen 

How I pray that I could take away your worries 

When they ran deeper than the West Pacific Ocean 

He puts the tumor on our table 

Says, "So, this is what caused all my fears" 

It's been a long, hard year 

For a friend who's not sure if he's close enough 

To be allowed to care or just be there 

To include you in his evening prayer 

Last orders, the waitress slides 

Down from her bar stool 

Looks at the tumor, says, "What is this?" 

"It looks kinda cool" 

Babak's okay despite what he's been through 

But he sees I'm made uneasy by the model he's done 

He says, "It's helped me a lot to have a friend like you 

When I saw you worry, I knew I had to be strong" 

He gives a tumor to the waitress 

Says, "Give my friend here a beer" 

It's been a long, hard year 

I just wasn't sure if we were close enough 

But I want you to know how much I cared 

That you were in my evening prayer 

I want you to know that you were in my prayer 

I want you to know that you were in my prayer