I wake up in a town called "Hope" and there's no signs of life
Houses full of sullen woes and not a ray of sunshine in sight
At the center there's a sign in the dry, cloddy soil
It says "Keep the faith alive and hope will save us all in time"
It's so sad to think that all these dreams were had
In vain they bleed and in a new direction head
It's so much easier to run, just leave it broken with a population of none
I'm walking down the road now, I see a white picket fence
The swing set on the porch takes me back to when I was a kid
I think I might just make my home here, there's a calmness all about
And as I reach to open the door to my brand new house, the sun comes out
It's so sad to think that all these dreams were had
In vain they bleed and in a new direction head
It's so much easier to run, just leave it broken with a population of none
It's so sad to think that all these dreams were had
I'll try to keep the expectations that were set
Finish what you had all begun
Start it over with a population of one
There's no hope left in us
There's no soul left in us
Just half-hearted people with irrelevant lives
Hosting shallow minds and superficial smiles
There's no hope left in us
There's no hope left in me
credits
from A Town Called Hope,
released January 22, 2014
Vocals and acoustic guitars: Bradley Duer
Electric guitars: Jon Swain
Bass: Collin Brophy
Drums: Costin Ritter
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