Hope

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Recorded by Shades & Degrees and Written by Randy Zahara & Jim Shaw, Featuring:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope
V1
There’s an emptiness that dwells
within the chambers of my heart.
‘Tis not the space love occupies,
But it’s tearing me apart.
V2
There was magic in this world,
Wonder, beauty, and awe,
Then in the blinking of an eye,
All hopes and dreams were gone.
Chorus:
Hope is the thing with feathers,
Waiting to take flight,
Perched within our consciousness,
Singing to the light,
Hope is the thing with feathers,
The thing we keep inside,
Singing tunes without words
Until all else has died…
V3
For two long years the clouds did build,
Now there’s no room for the sun,
The seeds we’ve sewn have turned to ice,
Our gardening’s been undone.
V4
Froze’ into a glacial stream,
Mountain high and valley deep,
Where warming rays cannot reach,
And fathomless, the shadows keep.

Bridge
Oh, brave Helios, hide no more,
Ride your chariot through the sky,
Melt our hearts with your touch,
Give us courage, we need to try

Chorus
Hope is the thing with feathers,
Waiting to take flight,
Perched within our consciousness,
Singing to the light,
Hope is the thing with feathers,
The thing we keep inside,
Singing tunes without words
Until all else has died…X 3

The chorus is inspired by Emily Dickinson's Poem, "Hope Is A Thing With Feathers"

The last couple of years have been hard. They have been filled with fear, with illness, with anxiety, with hopelessness, with anger, with frustration, with doubt, with lies and pain and loss, yet, we find ways to carry on, to try, to search, to fight, to remember, to pray and to love. The songs in this section represent a little bit of my personal journey through this difficult time. Perhaps you might find one or two you can relate to...