Hope Lyrics

[Verse 1: Emeli Sandé]
I hope that the world stops raining
Stops turning its back on the young
See, nobody here is blameless
I hope that we can fix all that we’ve done
I really hope Martin can’t see this
I hope that we still have a dream

I’m hoping that change isn’t hopeless
I’m hoping to start it with me
I just hope I’m not the only one
Yeah, I just hope I’m not the only one

[Verse 2: Emeli Sandé]
I hope we start seeing forever
Instead of what we can gain in a day
I hope we start seeing each other
Cause don’t we all bleed the same?
I really hope someone can hear me
That a child doesn’t bear the weight of a gun
Hope I find the voice within me to scream at the top of my lungs
I just hope I’m not the only one
Yeah, I just hope I’m not the only one

[Bridge: Emeli Sandé]
Louder, I cannot hear you
How can things be better left unsaid?
Call me, call me a dreamer
But it seems that dreams are all that we’ve got left

[Verse 3: Emeli Sandé]
I hope we still have a heartbeat
I hope we don’t turn to stone
At night when you turn the lights off
I hope you don’t cry alone
I hope we stop taking for granted
All of the land and all of the sea
I’m taking a chance on loving
I hope that you take it with me

[Outro: Emeli Sandé]
I just hope I’m not the only one
I just hope I’m not the only one
I just hope I’m not the only one

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Genius Annotation

“Hope” is Emeli Sandé’s first collaboration with Alicia Keys, and it sees her sing about her hopes for the world. The track features on her album Our Version of Events. When speaking to The Mirror, she said:

Writing with Alicia Keys was really great. I was nervous, but she’s a very warm person. She knew how to make people feel at ease. We just sat and played piano, which is a really rare thing to do with another singer. I’ve been back since and will go again, writing for her album. It’s really great keeping in contact.

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What did Emeli Sandé say about "Hope"?
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When speaking to The Mirror, she said:

Writing with Alicia Keys was really great. I was nervous, but she’s a very warm person. She knew how to make people feel at ease. We just sat and played piano, which is a really rare thing to do with another singer. I’ve been back since and will go again, writing for her album. It’s really great keeping in contact.

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Release Date
February 10, 2012
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