Hope

Intro (spoken)
Yeah…
What is hope?
…Let’s talk about it

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Verse 1
Hope… what is hope in the land of the living?
Is it something that we say or something we’re given?
People say they got it but they don’t really show it
Smiles on their face but the pain, they don’t know it

Weight on their back, yeah, they carry it daily
World get cold, start changin’ you lately
Tryna find light but it’s hard in the dark
When you fightin’ your mind and it’s tearin’ apart

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Chorus (slowed/ emotional)
Hopeeee… I see you ah… lone
Tryna hide all the pain that you hold
Don’t lose faith, I know it’s hard
But there’s a way out the dark

Hopeeee… don’t let it fade
Even when you feel afraid
I’ll be right here, you’re not ah… lone
We gon’ find a way back home

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Verse 2
Don’t hesitate… wait—let me say that again
Don’t hesitate, don’t let it play in your head
All of the voices, the he say, she say
Tellin’ you lies, tryna lead you the wrong way

Yeah… I’ve been there, I get it
Feelin’ like nobody really wanna listen
Hope is a feelin’, I’m holdin’ it close
Even when I feel like I’m losin’ control

Ride with me, I’ll drive when you can’t
Even through storms, yeah, I know we gon’ stand
Might get lost but we find our direction
Pain teach lessons, turn into progression

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Bridge (slow / emotional)
Close your eyes… breathe for a minute
You don’t gotta carry this weight on your own
I know it’s heavy, yeah, I know you feel it
But there’s still light even when it don’t show

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Verse 3
It’s been a minute since I fell—I’m confused how I’m feelin’
Tryna answer every call but I question what’s real and
Every time that phone ring, yeah, I’m pickin’ it up
H-O-P-E… man, is that enough?

People got opinions, yeah, they always gon’ talk
Tryna tell me who I am, tryna tell me my thoughts
But I… I’m still hopin’ ‘til the end
Holdin’ on to this feelin’, won’t break, won’t bend

If you hear me right now, better listen again
Yeah, I’m talkin’ to you but I’m talkin’ to them
And I’m talkin’ to me… yeah, I needed this too
Hope ain’t just a word, it’s what I gotta do

So just…

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Final Chorus (hits right after / slow / emotional)
Hopeeee… I see you ah… lone
But you stronger than everything you’ve known
Don’t lose faith, I promise a way
Out of the dark—don’t hesitate

Hopeeee… hold on tight
We gon’ make it through the night
I’ll be right here by your side
Yeah… we gon’ be alright

conscious hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, male