Lil Peep, Praying to the Sky | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 60th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Praying to the Sky” performed by deceased rapper and singer Lil Peep.  

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 60^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “Praying to the Sky” performed by Lil Peep.

“You know it’s fucked when the pain feel nice.” True, Lil Peep (Gustav Åhr, 1996 – 2017) – that is indeed, fucked. The intriguing rapper and singer was a talent gone too soon 😢.  In 2015, Åhr self-released his first mixtape, Lil Peep; Part One.  In 2024, it was re-released posthumously. Lil Peep; Part One begins with a superb, four-minute-long track, “Praying to the Sky”. Åhr admitted, “I was on acid when I made ‘Praying to the sky.’” At the time “Praying to the Sky” was originally released in 2015, Lil Peep was 18, shy of his 19^th birthday. He co-wrote “Praying to the Sky” with Eric Howden and producer, GREAF.

“Praying to the Sky” features a chill, enigmatic, yet moody instrumental. This backdrop perfectly complements Lil Peep’s musical approach and style. “Praying” radiates with cool energy. Peep delivers a captivating cadence and flow.  It begins with the lengthy chorus, excerpted above. In this major section, he has plenty to say. “I’m tryna get you out my head tonight (Tonight) / I’m tryna get you out my fuckin’ life (Fuckin’ life, fight),” he raps, continuing, “Then we fucked, then she sucked me off twice / Then I left that bitch alone like I was right, fuckin’ right (Wrong).” Matters of the heart affect him, as does mental health and substance use (“I hear voices in my head, they tellin’ me to call it quit / I found some Xanax in my bed, I took that shit, went back to sleep”).  There is a verse sandwiched between the two jam-packed choruses.  His depression is troubling as he references cutting (“No, washin’ the blood from my wrist on the floor”), mortality (“Play this shit when they put me in a hole / For eternity, so they can reap what they sow”), and low self-esteem (“No, I don’t know what she be fuckin’ me for / Oh, I don’t know why you in love with me, ho”).  An equally beautiful and depressing song, “Praying to the Sky” captures the giftedness and tragedy of a young artist who died as his career had just begun.  “They gon’ miss me when I’m dead, I lay my head and rest in peace / I’m prayin’ to the sky, I don’t even know why, ayy.”