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Artist: City And Colour
Canonical path: /city-and-colour/hope-for-now
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Hope For Now
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Hope For Now
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This hallway's dark and empty
Just miles and miles of endless road
I've got a sickness pounding in my head
I'm at the mercy of the ghosts
But what it would take to live
As if I would not another day
To live without despair
And to be without desdain
How can I instill such hope
But be left with none of my own?
What if I could sing
Just one song
And it might save somebody's life
I saw it after
Have the reasons to stay
I was lost
I was lost
Then the sky turned black
And the rain's poured down
I was waiting
Waiting to be found
Oh, no
How can I instill such hope
But be left with none of my own?
What if I could sing
Just one song
And it might save somebody's life
There I would sing
All that I can say
Because that is when
When I feel that I'm not just counting time
Oh, and I sing
All that I can say
Maybe just for the moment
Things would seem alright
Oh, and I sing
Oh, and I sing
Oh, and I sing
Oh, and I sing
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