Hope
Verse 1
The dust is settling in the hallway light,
A silhouette where shadows used to play.
I found you in the mist one hard night,
Still holding onto everything you never got to say.
My fingers trace the timber of the floor,
Counting the breaths between the latch and door.
Chorus
But hope is not a ghost I'm chasing down,
It's the pulse beneath the ash and stone.
It's the only name that keeps me on this ground,
A hollow branch that's turning back to bone.
I'll let the bitter river turn to gold,
And find the summer in the winter's cold.
(Find the summer in the winter's cold...)
Verse 2
I used to build the fences high and thick,
To keep the memory from the morning frost.
But every clock I tried to keep or kick,
Just showed me what I'd gained within the cost.
Now I'm walking with the weight upon my back,
Turning every canyon into a track.
Chorus
But hope is not a ghost I'm chasing down,
It's the pulse beneath the ash and stone.
It's the only name that keeps me on this ground,
A hollow branch that's turning back to bone.
I'll let the bitter river turn to gold,
And find the summer in the winter's cold.
(Find the summer in the winter's cold...)
Bridge
It wasn't a choice to lose the light,
It was the dark that chose my name.
But I'll be the spark within the night,
Turning the sorrow back to flame.
Let the sky open up its arms to me!
(Open up its arms to me)
Final Chorus
But hope is not a ghost I'm chasing down!
It's the pulse beneath the ash and stone!
It's the only name that keeps me on this ground!
A hollow branch that's turning back to bone!
I'll let the bitter river turn to gold!
And find the summer in the winter's cold!
(Find the summer in the winter's cold!)
Outro
Turning back to gold...
(Mmm-mmm...)
Hope.