Hope
A.K.M Lyrics
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I’m from a place they don’t give you have to find your work (Hustle)
Remember growing up with big dreams to buy a merc
Seeing dope boys circle streets like tyre burns
Aunty used to buy pirates out the back rover (Damn)
That’s was Kingscliff road days, tracking with the olders (Mad ting)
Ronnie’s roller rink, footsteps they were colder
I been doing road like a chauffeur (Been doing it)
Fresh out the toaster I’m hot, likkle man I don’t know you
They could never keep me out na I’ma go tru in due time ima show you (Mad ting)
This is just a level check we ain’t reached the eq (What)
Warming up my vocals now call dis a preview (Come on)
2020’s been a mad year so much sad here (Mad ting)
But ima still get the flippin bag here
This might be your last hope
Keep grinding
Don’t ever take your foot off the gas bro (Yeah)
Cash comes and cash goes
Keep pushing give it all you can yo
This might be your last hope
Keep grinding
Don’t ever take your foot off the gas bro (No no)
Cash comes [yeah] and cash goes
Keep pushing give it all you can yo
If you let me, I’ll talk about stories till you get me
Not your cuppa tea? But I’m after the bag like Tetley
My brain is an instrument these bars are a medley (Yep)
To predispose thoughts before you’ve even met me (Yo)
Some of its me, some of its persona (Yeah)
Introverted sometimes, I wanna be a loner
Other times I wanna smash a gig, fuck corona (Yep)
Some don’t know themselves like when Kel said ‘Sherona’
Kenan and Kel was a lighter tone (Yo)
To deal with the stress and the strife at home (Yep)
My dad couldn’t cope left his wife alone (Shit)
So I convey pain through this microphone
My therapy for life, when it’s getting at it’s worst (Wow)
You only get one shot, not cleverly rehearsed
I can sit back like ‘terribly I’m cursed’
But I’ma come hard, like vasectomies reversed
This might be your last hope
Keep grinding
Don’t ever take your foot off the gas bro (Yeah)
Cash comes and cash goes
Keep pushing give it all you can yo
This might be your last hope
Keep grinding
Don’t ever take your foot off the gas bro (No no)
Cash comes (Yeah) and cash goes
Keep pushing give it all you can yo
The lyrics of A.K.M's song Hope are complex and multi-layered, but they ultimately deal with the themes of disillusionment, alienation, and isolation. The singer of the song is someone who is seeking hope and meaning in their life but is struggling to find it in the conventional places. They are disappointed by the failure of medical science and the religious establishment to provide any answers to their questions, and they feel out of step with the world around them.
The song's opening lines describe a desire for escape and a sense of permanence. The singer wants to go out on Friday, but they also want to go forever. This suggests a yearning for something more meaningful than the mundane routines of daily life. The reference to dreaming of alligators adds a surreal and dreamlike quality to the song, as if the singer is reaching for something that is just beyond their grasp.
The second verse deals with the singer's experiences with the medical establishment. They have lost faith in doctors and procedures after witnessing the failure of a friend's treatment. The reference to Matthew bleeding until Sunday night suggests a horror story or a traumatic event, and this adds to the sense of fear and uncertainty that pervades the song. The allusion to killing alligators and hog-tying them adds a sense of violence and brutality, as if the singer is caught in a struggle that they do not fully understand.
The final verse deals with the singer's search for meaning in religion. They acknowledge that it is an allegory, but they are disappointed by the followers who have written their own story. The idea of looking up to the heavens and hoping for a spaceship adds a sense of wonder and sci-fi fantasy, as if the singer is still searching for something beyond the limitations of this world. The repetition of the desire to climb the ladder and go forever suggests a persistent restlessness and a sense of directionless searching that is at once compelling and poignant.
Line by Line Meaning
You want to go out Friday
You desire to have a good time on Friday
And you want to go forever
You wish for an everlasting good time
You know that it sounds childish
You are aware it may seem naive
That you've dreamed of alligators
You have had peculiar dreams of alligators
You hope that we are with you
You desire our company
And you hope you're recognized
You wish to be acknowledged
You see it in my eyes
It is evident from my expression
I'm lost in the confusion
I am bewildered
And it doesn't seem to matter
And it seems inconsequential
You really can't believe it
You truly cannot fathom it
And you hope it's getting better
And you wish for improvement
You want to trust the doctors
You desire to have faith in medical practitioners
Their procedure is the best
Their method is optimal
But the last try was a failure
But the previous attempt was unsuccessful
And the intern was a mess
And the trainee was incompetent
And they did the same to Matthew
And they performed similarly on Matthew
And he bled till Sunday night
And he bled until Sunday night
They're saying don't be frightened
They reassure you not to be scared
But you're weakened by the sight of it
But it affects you negatively
You lock into a pattern
You become fixed into a routine
And you know that it's the last ditch
And you are aware it is your final effort
You're trying to see through it
You attempt to understand it
And it doesn't make sense
And it seems illogical
And they're killing alligators
And they are metaphorically struggling against the difficult task
And they're hog-tied and accepting of
And they are constrained and resigned to
The struggle
The challenging situation
You want to trust religion
You wish to have faith in religion
And you know it's allegory
And you are aware that it is symbolic
But the people who are followers
But the followers
Have written their own story
Have created their own interpretation
So you look up to the heavens
So you direct your gaze to the sky
And you hope that it's a spaceship
And you wish it to be something extraterrestrial
And it's something from your childhood
And it reminds you of your past
You're thinking don't be frightened
You are reminding yourself not to be scared
You want to climb the ladder
You aspire to advance in life
You want to see forever
You desire eternal awareness
And you want to cross your DNA
And you want to mix your genes
To cross your DNA with something reptile
To mix your genes with that of a reptile
And you're questioning the sciences
And you are doubting the reliability of science
And questioning religion
And doubting the credibility of religion
You're looking like an idiot
You appear foolish
And you no longer care
And you are unconcerned about it
And you want bridge the schism
And you wish to overcome the division
A built-in mechanism to protect you
An inherent protection mechanism
And you're looking for salvation
And you are searching for redemption
And you're looking for deliverance
And you seek liberation
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Jonathan Gibbs, Jonathon Gibbs, Levi St Juste
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