FAWM: "Hope"

Hope

Liner Notes

This time is actually the first time this year that I wrote the lyrics before I made this song because normally I just improvise to the music, that’s mostly also easier because I don’t have to memorise the text so I am much more relaxed
This I have to do because I am also visually impaired and can’t just read the text from the screen

I have written the lyrics for this already last night, but I was too tired to Make some music so I did it tonight.

Instruments used were my lyre harp and a virtual violin in GarageBand

Please excuse me for sometimes being out of rhythm I know what I should play, but sometimes my hands just don’t do what they’re told due to being physically disabled and chronically ill
#folk #indiefolk #harp #political #queer #garageband

Lyrics

How can we live when they want us to die
How can the people believe all those lies
How can we not drown in our despair
How can we enjoy life when it's all so unfair

I feel like the walls are closing in
Maybe it is time for us to scream
Maybe hope doesn't mean everything will be okay
But trying to live day by day

Seeing the beauty in the garbage
Hearing friendly voices in the storm
Touching the stones and knowing we're not alone connected with mother earth
Trusting in ourselves realizing they don't define our worth

Still I don't have no answers to all of these questions
All I have is hopes and suggestions
Still I'm not hopeless because I don't hope for the best
I hope that we will survive cause even in darkness mushrooms can thrive

Comments

@daveyboy103 1d

People believe all those lies because they are mostly pretty stupid and incapable of creative thinking. they also don't care they are being lied to.

@guatecoop 1w

Oh my, these lyrics are so poignant and on point. I’m really glad that you have put out this song, as it’s the reality that is a result of so much ignorance and fear. This sounds like a prayer or meditation and I like it a lot.

@kahlo2013 2w

This is so poignantly poetic and reaches deeply into my heart… the world has been such a dark place of late… the sense of humanity feels at times that it has all but disappeared … I appreciate the empowering sense of we can get through this together … our queer/LGBTQIA+/gender expansive community needs to stand strong together as we continue to be increasingly marginalized - at least here in the US. I love your sound and delivery of important messages.

@tageule 2w

Wow. Such a beautiful song. Poetic, yet real, and dark, yet hopeful (but still dark). And your voice sounds great.

@wurzelfrau 2w

Ouff. It captures the feelings of these times really well. I love “even in darkness mushrooms can thrive“ very well done, the whole eerie feeling of it is spot on!

@franniezest 2w

i really like the sentiment (hope doesn't mean all ok - living day by day/hope we survive). i also really like the touching the stones lyric. overall a beautiful song, the vocals go really well with the lyre harp and violin.

@disarming 2w

Wow this is spooky and yet still has a hopeful bend. It's like the third act in a movie. Really cool work here.
"Maybe hope just means trying to live day by day." Wow. So good.