Hope
Emeli Sandã© Lyrics

I hope that the world stops raining
I hope that the bad things in the world stop happening

Stops turning its back on the young
I hope that people start caring about the younger generations

See nobody here is blameless
Everybody has contributed to the problems we face

I hope that we can fix all that we've done
I hope that we can correct the things we've done wrong

I really hope Martin can't see this
I hope Martin Luther King Jr. doesn't see how little progress we've made

I hope that we still have a dream
I hope that we still have hope for a better future

I'm hoping that change isn't hopeless
I hope that change is possible

I'm hoping to start it with me
I want to be a part of creating change

I just hope I'm not the only one
I hope that others also want to create change

I hope we start seeing forever
I hope we start thinking about the long-term impacts of our actions

Instead of what we can gain in a day
Instead of being focused on short-term gains

I hope we start seeing each other
I hope we start recognizing each other's humanity

'Cause don't we all bleed the same
We are all the same at our core

I really hope someone can hear me
I hope that someone is listening

That a child doesn't bear the weight of a gun
I hope that children don't have to experience violence

I'll find the voice within me
I will find the strength to speak up

To scream at the top of my lungs
To make sure that my message is heard

Louder, I cannot hear you
You need to speak up if you want to be heard

How can things be better left unsaid
We need to talk about the issues if we want to solve them

Call me, call me a dreamer
Some may consider me naive for having hope

But it seems that dreams are all that we've got left
Hope is all we have in the face of adversity

I hope we still have a heartbeat
I hope we are still alive and capable of change

I hope we don't turn to snow
I hope we don't become cold and heartless

A night when you turn the lights off
A moment of reflection

I hope you don't cry alone
I hope you have someone to share your pain with

I hope we stop taking for granted
I hope we start appreciating what we have

All of the land and all of the sea
Our planet and its resources

I'm taking a chance on loving
I'm taking a risk to try and make things better

I hope that you take it with me
I hope that you join me in this effort