DeathbyRomy & Palaye Royale, PRAY TO ME | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 59th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “PRAY TO ME” performed by DeathbyRomy & Palaye Royale. 

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 59^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “PRAY TO ME” performed by DeathbyRomy and Palaye Royale.

“Pray to me like Jesus / Worship me forever / When you’re at your weakest / I can be your savior.” Ooh-wee, it’s giving heresy, DeathbyRomy (Romy Flores), and Palaye Royale!  The singer and rock band collaborate on “PRAY TO ME”, the religious imagery-laden single and penultimate track from Romy’s 2025 album, HOLLYWOOD FOREVER.  Flores co-wrote the heavy, minor-key cut with Ally Duesbury and AWAY (Dan Alm).  AWAY, Midoca, and Omri are credited as producers. The sound of “PRAY TO ME” is one of its best attributes blending traditional rock sounds with a sleek electronic palette.  The love is dark in the hands of Romy and Palaye Royale vocalist Remington Leith.

DeathbyRomy performs the initial chorus (excerpted above), first verse, pre-chorus, and following chorus. With her powerful and expressive vocals and bold lyrics, she is unapologetic, setting the blasphemous tone. “Crucifix, three six, I’m a misfit / Blasphemous, plagued bitch with the sickness,” she sings in the first verse, adding, “Heaven’s Gate  Kool-Aid when I’m mixin’.” In the pre-chorus, she asserts, “I’m your pain and I’m your pleasure / I’m the ode to your disaster.” Oh, snap! Palaye Royale (Remington) performs the second verse, continuing the blasphemy: “I bow down like a good disciple / Repent before me, I’ll show you the Bible.” They join forces in the pre-chorus, later singing collaboratively in the bridge (“Take my wings and tear them off / Tie my hands to the edge of the cross…”) and the epic final chorus, the first not sung exclusively by DeathbyRomy. An undisputed, hard-rocking bop, “PRAY TO ME” thrives thanks to strong vocal performances, hellish songwriting, tuneful melodies, and stellar production. Does repenting mean anything if you can’t resist listening to something blasphemous over and over? Haha.