Tonight I'll say the drunkard's prayer   Down the hatch and drown myself to sleep   I'll close my eyes and stumble round   And fall down on my knees      I'll raise the glass   As it raises me      I'll say a prayer   Prayer for release      Shame acts like a mirror   Reflects all I see   There's blood in this whiskey   It works it's charm on me      I'll lift the glass   As it lifts me      I'll say a prayer   Prayer for release      I catalog the nameless [Incomprehensible]   And ask for my forgiveness   All I see is my mother's face   And my father's blind contrition      I'll hold the glass   As it holds me      I'll say a prayer   Prayer for release      All I want is the devil's due   Cast me out among my inventions   I'll tell the tale that's been told   And live with my suspicions      I'll raise the glass   As it raises me      I'll say a prayer   Prayer for release      I'll hold the glass   As it holds me      And I'll say a prayer   Prayer for release