Songs for Hope

Verse 1

Trolley wheels squeak under sodium light You're still holding my hand too tight Wet ground shining like it's brand new Every plain night turns golden with you

Pre-chorus

I never needed the fancy part Just you humming something off by heart Something's building I can't slow down

Chorus

Hope, you're the calm I lean into Nothing about this love feels new You give me room, you give me scope Steady as an old, worn rope

Verse 2

Rain keeps falling on the empty car park Streetlights humming, holding back the dark You laugh at nothing, and I forget the cold This is how I know we'll never grow old

Chorus

Hope, you're the calm I lean into Nothing about this love feels new You give me room, you give me scope Steady as an old, worn rope

Bridge

I don't need the world to watch us shine Just your hand still finding mine No grand plans, no mountain slope Just this trolley, this light, this Hope

Chorus

Hope, you're the calm I lean into Nothing about this love feels new You give me room, you give me scope Steady as an old, worn rope

Outro

Wheels still turning on wet tarmac ground Hope, you're the best thing I found

Verse 1

Rain came down before we knew Nylon pulled tight against the sky You reached back and held on too That's the day I learned to try

Pre-chorus

I didn't plan on holding tight But something in you called me near Now I'm leaning towards the light

Chorus

Hope, you cover me over When the weather turns and bends You're the hand I keep to hold, Hope You're the storm that always ends

Verse 2

We've weathered more than one downpour Still you're steady where you stand Every time I doubt what's sure You just reach and take my hand

Pre-chorus

I didn't plan on holding tight But something in you called me near Now I'm leaning towards the light

Chorus

Hope, you cover me over When the weather turns and bends You're the hand I keep to hold, Hope You're the storm that always ends

Bridge

Let it pour, I won't let go Not while you are standing near Whatever comes, I'll always know You're the calm inside the year

Chorus

Hope, you cover me over When the weather turns and bends You're the hand I keep to hold, Hope You're the storm that always ends

Outro

Rain still falls some afternoons Still I reach, and still you're there

Verse 1

Waiting on a platform, late at night Yellow tiles glowing warm and slow Orange light was catching on the tracks And I thought of you, I don't know why though

Pre-chorus

Something in the glow made me still Made the noise around me disappear I keep finding reasons to believe

Chorus

Hope, you're the calm in every room You steady me, you always cope Nobody holds me half as close I said your name and felt like Hope

Verse 2

You don't need the lights to shine for you You bring your own where'er you go Every tunnel feels a little less like one When you're the warmth I'm walking toward

Bridge

I've counted all the ways you show me care Small and steady, never loud You're the kind of love that doesn't fade You're the one I'm always proud

Chorus

Hope, you're the calm in every room You steady me, you always cope Nobody holds me half as close I said your name and felt like Hope

Outro

Long after the train has gone That yellow light still glows for you

Verse 1

The garden holds its breath beneath the silver moon tonight And every leaf is bending low beneath its silver load So close your eyes and let the dark wrap round you soft and right You're safe here like the water resting easy on the road

Pre-chorus

The sheds are dark and dreaming, and the world has gone so still Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to climb the hill Just settle deeper into rest and let your small heart fill

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth I hold when everything grows dim Sleep is just a soft descent, not a distant slope to climb You don't need to reach for it, don't need to stretch or grope Close your eyes now, little Hope, and drift on into time

Verse 2

Somewhere past the fence the tomato leaves are bowed and full And nothing in the whole wide dark is asking you to cope You are held the way the night holds every heavy, patient thing And you can rest inside that hold, however far you slope

Pre-chorus

The sheds are dark and dreaming, and the world has gone so still Nothing needs to hurry now, nothing needs to climb the hill Just settle deeper into rest and let your small heart fill

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth I hold when everything grows dim Sleep is just a soft descent, not a distant slope to climb You don't need to reach for it, don't need to stretch or grope Close your eyes now, little Hope, and drift on into time

Bridge

Nothing far away tonight, nothing calling you to go Only quiet, only breath, only stillness soft and slow

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth I hold when everything grows dim Sleep is just a soft descent, not a distant slope to climb You don't need to reach for it, don't need to stretch or grope Close your eyes now, little Hope, and drift on into time

Outro

Somewhere the leaves are heavy still, and holding on till morning Rest now the same, my Hope, and let the dark be warming

Verse 1

Watch how the embers settle soft and slow behind the mesh tonight Nothing in the whole wide room could burn away this gentle light You are the warmest thing that this house holds Close your eyes now, everything will be alright

Pre-chorus

Grey dust is falling easy where the red has learned to rest Quiet is coming closer, folding in against your chest Let it carry you toward the place you love the best

Chorus

Hope, the fire is going gentle, and gentle is the plan Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to understand Small one wrapped in blankets warmer than the softest glove Hope, you are the ember that this whole house learned to love

Verse 2

Somewhere past the window all the stars are banking low and slow Every little sound outside has somewhere warm to go You don't need to keep your eyes open one more minute Sleep is just a river and you're letting the current flow

Chorus

Hope, the fire is going gentle, and gentle is the plan Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to understand Small one wrapped in blankets warmer than the softest glove Hope, you are the ember that this whole house learned to love

Bridge

Ash falls soft as breath across the coals and makes no sound at all Nothing here will wake you, nothing here will ever let you fall

Chorus

Hope, the fire is going gentle, and gentle is the plan Nothing needs to hurry, nothing needs to understand Small one wrapped in blankets warmer than the softest glove Hope, you are the ember that this whole house learned to love

Outro

Somewhere in the quiet dark a small red glow is settling to rest Sleep now, little ember, you were always, always loved the best

Verse 1

The candle burns low and lets its warmth pool round you slow Melting soft where the small black wick has curled You are held in a glow that never wants to go Safest thing in all this sleepy world

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening settle deep Every worry melting soft as candle wax Drifting gently down the slope of sleep

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim Hope, my quiet candle burning low Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him You are the softest thing I know

Verse 2

The night wraps round the room like a blanket pulled up high Nothing here can reach you, nothing will Every little breath is a small and steady sigh Rising soft and slow like the candle spilled

Pre-chorus

Close your eyes now, let the evening settle deep Every worry melting soft as candle wax Drifting gently down the slope of sleep

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim Hope, my quiet candle burning low Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him You are the softest thing I know

Bridge

Sleep can hold you gentle as a hand held near Nothing sharp or hurried waits for you out there Only quiet, only calm, only warmth to keep you here

Chorus

Hope, you are the warmth that stays when light grows dim Hope, my quiet candle burning low Nothing in the dark can ever trouble him You are the softest thing I know

Outro

The candle settles low and lets its light grow small and kind Sleep now, Hope, and leave the whole wide world behind