Poland Eurovision 2026: Alicja
– “Pray“
Artist: Alicja
Song: “Pray”
Songwriters: Alicja Szemplińska, Sinclair Alan Malcolm, Weronika Gabryelczyk
Language: English
Alicja:
Alicja Szemplińska is a 23-year-old Polish singer returning to the national selection stage in another attempt to complete a historic mission. She first rose to prominence in 2019 when she won first place in the Polish version of The Voice.
Her strong connection to the Eurovision world began shortly afterward in 2020, when she won the Polish national final Szansa na Sukces (“A Chance for Success”) and was set to represent Poland at Eurovision 2020 with the song “Empires”. However, the contest was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alicja made her first comeback attempt in the Polish national final in 2023, when she competed with the song New Home.
“Pray“:
The song deals with an inner journey of struggle, searching for inner strength, and faith during a time of personal conflict. The singer expresses feelings of confusion, pain, and a search for meaning, turning to God for guidance and forgiveness. The repetition of the word “pray” highlights the need for faith and hope in order to keep moving forward even when everything seems to be falling apart. Through prayer and belief, she tries to find the missing piece within herself and overcome the difficulties surrounding her.
Alongside the spiritual aspect, the song also delivers a message of personal empowerment and confidence. The narrator emphasizes that she is taking control of her life, moving forward on her own path, and refusing to let others hold her back. The song blends vulnerability and pain with strength and determination, conveying the central message of continuing to fight, believing in yourself, and creating your own path even when the world around you tries to shake you.
Lyrics of “Pray”:
Freedom, just freedom
Won’t you give it all to me?
Lay down all my struggle
And give back the missing piece, the missing piece of me
Lord, are you giving up on me?
‘Cause I’m not giving up on me
Thought you would forgive all my sins
You told me to pray (pray)
So I gotta pray (pray)
I gotta just pray, pray, pray
Pretty girls rock
I’ve been on my shit, now it’s pretty on top
You ain’t my loss, step down, take five, now I’m the boss
I’mma go, move fast
Take this style, take this class
Make that money when you run with me
Told me go, shake that ass
Take that off, two steps back
Why it always feel the same?
Someone come get me out of here, get me out of here
Guess I gotta fight
Till nobody can hurt, yeah
In my era, no more errors, so stay outta my way
Dropping all them number ones with white gloves on my hand
Honey, I’m trying to stay
Where the sky ends
Paving my own ways
With one important phrase
Pray (pray)
Pray, yeah (pray, pray)
Pray (pray)
I think you need a sip of holy water, mmm
Don’t want no problems with my mother’s daughter
Scared, scared
Now I guess I’m taking over
Ey, ey
Trickery ain’t nothing new
Front page of your news
There ain’t nothing you can’t do
Nothing you can do
In my era, no more errors, so stay outta my way
Dropping all them number ones with white gloves on my hand
Honey, I’m trying to stay
Where the sky ends
Paving my own ways
With one important phraѕe
Pray (pray)
Pray, pray (pray, pray)
Prаy
