(Verse 1)

I’ve been walking through the static, chasing light I never see

Every breath feels borrowed, every thought’s a casualty

They say hope is golden, but mine’s rusted at the seams

Still I stitch it to my chest, like it means something to me

(Pre-Chorus)

I don’t know if I’m healing or just hiding the pain

But I keep showing up in the cold and the rain

(Chorus)

Hope—just a flicker in the dark

Hope—like a match against the spark

Hope—when the silence starts to scream

Hope—when I’m drowning in the dream

(Verse 2)

I’ve been writing letters to the version I forgot

Telling him it’s okay if the fire turns to rot

I’ve been screaming soft so the world won’t hear

But I still leave the door cracked in case you’re near

(Bridge)

Hope ain’t loud, it’s a whisper in the void

It’s the echo that survives what the noise destroyed

It’s the reason I breathe when I want to fold

It’s the warmth in the ashes when the nights get cold

(Final Chorus)

Hope—just a flicker in the dark

Hope—like a match against the spark

Hope—when the silence starts to scream

Hope—when I’m drowning in the dream

Hope—when I’m broken but I try

Hope—when I fall but still ask why

Hope—when the world forgets my name

Hope—when I rise through all the shame