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Lyrics:
She said, “I love the way you see me”
Like I could ever see her any other way
I write these songs instead of sleeping
Still there’s so much that I won’t get a chance to say
The only time I prayed
Was in my bedroom
And I never got the sense
Anybody heard me speak
It’s funny how the dark can make us all believers
I bet he watches down
And says, “this is when they’ll ask for me”
(sweet memory, sweet memory)
Oh I loved you in the evening
Oh and every other second of the day
I know my heart was always breaking
When you laughed all of the pieces found a place
At this point I should say
I can recall her perfume
Scenes of where we’re from
And dreams and fields
And on that autumn day
Those curtains see-through
Paris in the background
And her swaying on the balcony
(sweet memory, sweet memory)
Stole away, any other lover
Stole away in the night
And the tears had started streaming
In the name of love that never could have stayed
But aren’t we lucky that we knew the feeling
When it was true and all the world just fell away
I’ll talk about your smile
Your song, your virtue
But there’s laughs and smaller things
And they’re gonna stay with me
Darling in this world
They’ll try to hurt you
Heavy is the heart
That once upon a time was free
(sweet memory, sweet memory)
Credits:
Director — Sara Taleghani Untold Studios
Commissioner — Jared Shelton
Stylist for Talent — Richard Sloan
Production Company — Untold Studios
Executive Producer / Producer (Untold Studios) — Mike Heath
Head of Music (Untold Studios) — Annie Ayres
Grooming for Dermot Kennedy — Ailbhe Lynch
Ireland Production Company — Heritage (www.heritage.ie)
Director of Photography — Ignas Laugalis
1st Assistant Camera — James Marnell
Lighting Assistant — Ian CJ Ryan
Producers — Gráinne Dwyer, Hannah Lambert
Production Coordinator — Claudia McCormick
1st Assistant Director — Meghan O’Shaughnessy
Post Production
Editor & Online — Tom Herring
Grade — Studio RM
Colourist — Vlad Barin
Executive Producer — Mike Coley
Colour Producer — Ella Hill
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Music video by Dermot Kennedy performing The Only Time I Prayed (Visualizer).© 2026 Riggins Recording, under exclusive license to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited and Interscope Records, a division of UMG Recordings Inc. Imprint: Riggins Recording/Interscope Records/Island Records