Beautifully uplifting songwriting, divine vocals amidst a blissful and relevant production style – Daven Lucas engages and uplifts, with the poetic purity and motivational depth of I Prayed, I Cried.
Built around a sensational hook section, I Prayed, I Cried initially connects for the clear vulnerability of both its title and the opening verse. Daven Lucas introduces an uninhibited writing and vocal style, reflecting on the struggle, the drive to overcome, and the ultimate brightness at the end of the tunnel. “Nothing could ever break me – I survived.”
The song is a dream to let play at volume, seamlessly intertwining subtle hints of world music, reggaetón, RnB and singer-songwriter honesty, throughout what is naturally an uplifting groove, with a stylish earworm for a hook.
The lyrics and tone of voice help elevate things in a way that’s exceedingly rare in modern music, and it’s refreshing to hear Daven Lucas get so raw and unfiltered as a contemporary creative. The song is perfectly crafted, in many ways, faultless production lighting up the effective nuances of Daven’s voice, as well as the euphoric evolution and shift of the song from these uncertain verses to the shine and power of the hook.
With smooth guitar layers, vocal echoes, a finely compressed drumline, and short bars that each draw you in more closely to the central themes of the song, I Prayed, I Cried is a stylish and evocative dance-pop anthem – motivational and heartfelt, genuine and deeply moving, and it marks a fine introduction to all things Daven Lucas.
