Hope Was On the Ballot

2 weeks ago by @dr_griff

Hope Was On the Ballot

dr_griff

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Liner Notes

#folk #filk #singersongwriter #protest

A friend tossed off the line "Hope was on the ballot, and they voted it down." That's the inspiration for this song. I hope that I can give back the hope they stole from him.

Lyrics

Capo 4
Verse 1
A Asus4
You say: Hope was on the ballot
G G9
And they voted it down
F
Punching out their angry pick
G G9
With a vicious frown
A Asus4
Joy was on the ballot
G G9
And they threw it away
F
Voting for their hateful spite
G G9 E
Just to make us pay

Chorus
F G
They think they’ve won forever
A Asus4
‘Cause they’re so full of hate
F G
But they don’t know it doesn’t last
A Asus4
It’s just too little, too late
F G
We will live, we will survive
A Asus4
We will outlast them, too
F
When their hate has burned them out
G A Asus4
We will be here, me and you

Verse 2
You say: Hate was on the ballot
And they voted it in
Punching out their angry choice
With a vicious grin

Dumb was on the ballot
And they hugged it tight
Happy in their anger
And in their fear and spite

Chorus 2
So watch me wrap myself in joy
As I defy their hate
Watch me hope for a better world
While they’re still too little, too late
Hate is temporary
Hope will never die
They can’t take our hope away
And hope will never lie

Bridge
F
Because hope is the best of all good things
G
And never really dies
A Asus4
Even when things look hopeless
A Asus4
Hope gets back up and tries
F
They can vote it down or throw it out
G
But they can’t take it away
F
I will hope until the end of time
G E
Because hope will always stay
Verse 3
Sometimes it’s hard to do it
Sometimes it’s hard to see
Beyond their hate and anger
Living in your head rent-free

But even in the worst of times
Hope will stand by you
Reminding you of who you are
Defending what is true

Chorus 2

Verse 4
Let’s put hope back on the ballot
Let’s rub it in their face
Let’s make them see us hoping
In every time and place

Let’s run a joyful platform
And find hope everywhere
We will be unstoppable
And give them quite a scare

Chorus 3
So let’s wrap ourselves in joy
And let’s defy their hate
Now let’s hope for a better world
While they’re still too little, too late

And now let’s grab for happiness
With everything we do
They can’t take our hope away
We will be here, me and you

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