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Artist: Jack Johnson
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Hope
Read Hope lyrics by Jack Johnson on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Hope
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Shadow walks faster than you
You don't really know what to do
Do you think that you're not alone?
You really think that you are immune to
It's gonna get that the best of you
It's gonna lift you up and let you down
It will defeat you, then teach you to get back up
After it takes away all that you learned to love
Your reflection is a blur
Out of focus, but in confusion
The frames are suddenly burned
At the end of a rolled up illusion
Is a ghost waiting its turn
Now I see can right through
It's a warning that nobody heard
It will teach you to love what you're afraid of
After it takes away all that you learn to love
But you don't always
Have to hold to your head higher than your heart
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better be hoping you're not so
Du, du, du
Hope you're not alone
Hmm, hmm, hmm
Your, your echo comes back out of tune
Now you can quite get used to
Reverb is just a room
The problem is that there's no truth to it
It's fading way too soon
The shadow is on the move
And maybe you should be moving, too
Before it takes away all that you learned to love
It will defeat you, then teach you to get back up
'Cause you don't always
Have to hold to your head higher than your heart
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better be hoping you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not alone
You better hope you're not so
Du, du, du, du, du
Hope you're not alone
Hmm, hmmm, hmmmm
Better ho-ho-ho-hope
Ho-ho-hope
Better hope you're not alone
Ho-ho-hope
Ho-ho-ho-hope
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