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