"A Prayer For England"

I sing prayers for my favoured country. As it is wounded.

England, i'm sending you love and light.

Massive Attack - 'A Prayer for England'

(featuring Sinéad O'Connor)

But England, I'm praying for you not only because four lives were taken on your streets yesterday. I'm praying for you because I love you and you are at a crossroad.

Do your people realise that they are not leaving our Union, the European Union, marred with flaws for sure but still trying to remain ... united. You are also waving goodbye to your own Union. The United Kingdom. It is now a game of the rich versus the poor, England versus Scotland...

And with no Unions, what can remain of our nations? Because alone, we are never creating greatness. We can always divide and divide some more, until we all remain alone on our own remote island... But does it lead anywhere?

We are all connected. We are all one on the same planet Earth. But nowadays, every minute is challenging this truth a little more. It is sometimes hard to cope with the forces of separation.

Remember your past, England, and remember that we cannot hurt others with hurting ourselves.

Like London, I hope you'll remain united and peaceful and loving.
But if I love your people, I'm worried about your government, your allies further west, your future alone, in the sea of cold.

If we cannot erase the result of June 2016's referendum, we may start to think of our future together in new ways. Because whether Mrs Theresa May wants it or not, we, in Europe, will always be there, around you, like we have been for centuries... Neighbours, strangers, just like refugees and people in pain, just do not disappear when you are passing decrees closing borders or banning the unwanted.

We are still here. So we'll have to still be here together.

See you soon, my England.