{"id":53674,"date":"2026-05-28T12:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=53674"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T12:58:32","slug":"hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/05\/28\/hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Soft Piano Motif, Gentle Synth Pad, Light Fingerpicked Guitar, Subtle Heartbeat Kick Drum]<\/p>\n<p>Morning breaks through fractured glass<br \/>\nNeverending starts to pass<br \/>\nHolding on to something small<br \/>\nEven when we risk it all<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Warm Bassline, Clean Electric Guitar, Steady Mid-Tempo Drum Groove, Ambient Strings]<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been here before the fall<br \/>\nAnswering a distant call<br \/>\nEvery promise in my hand<br \/>\nAlways slipping like sand<\/p>\n<p>Still I reach and still I try<br \/>\nUnderneath a shifting sky<br \/>\nEven when the nights are long<br \/>\nSomething pulls me on<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Expansive Rhythm Guitars, Layered Harmonies, Rising Synth Swells, Full Drum Accent]<\/p>\n<p>Raised my hopes<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t let me down<br \/>\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n<p>Off the ropes<br \/>\nSpinning round<br \/>\n(Round, round, round)<\/p>\n<p>Hold me close<br \/>\nDon\u2019t let go now<br \/>\n(How, how, how)<\/p>\n<p>Lost and found<br \/>\nStill I vow<br \/>\n(I won\u2019t bow)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Pulsing Bass Synth, Echoed Guitar Chops, Syncopated Drum Pattern, Soft Choir Pads]<\/p>\n<p>If the rise has its cost<br \/>\nThen retain gain and lessen the loss<br \/>\nStill I gamble with the light<br \/>\nIn the shadow of the night<\/p>\n<p>Even bruised, I stand again<br \/>\nThe everending guides a friend<br \/>\nTelling me to not retreat<br \/>\nWhen the world knocks at my feet<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Half-Time Groove, Ambient Piano, Swelling Strings, Tension Cymbal Rolls]<\/p>\n<p>If hope is just a fragile flame<br \/>\nWhy does it still call my name?<br \/>\nThrough the chaos, through the sound<br \/>\nIt keeps spinning me around<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Full Band Lift, Anthemic Drums, Wide Stereo Guitars, Powerful Vocal Stack]<\/p>\n<p>Raised my hopes<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t let me down<br \/>\n(Down, down, down)<\/p>\n<p>Off the ropes<br \/>\nSpinning round<br \/>\n(Round, round, round)<\/p>\n<p>Break the fall<br \/>\nTurn it around<br \/>\n(Found, found, found)<\/p>\n<p>Still I rise<br \/>\nFrom the ground<br \/>\n(Without a sound)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Arrangement: Fading Piano Arpeggios, Soft Guitar Harmonics, Distant Reverb Vocals, Gentle Wind FX]<\/p>\n<p>Even if I lose my way<br \/>\nHope keeps spinning every day<br \/>\nRound and round, it won\u2019t erase<br \/>\nThe light I still chase.<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Raze\/\">Raze<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Soft Piano Motif, Gentle Synth Pad, Light Fingerpicked Guitar, Subtle Heartbeat Kick Drum] Morning breaks through fractured glass Neverending starts to pass Holding on to something small Even when we risk it all [Verse 1] [Arrangement: Warm Bassline, Clean Electric Guitar, Steady Mid-Tempo Drum Groove, Ambient Strings] I\u2019ve been here before the 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