I Hope from Life Lessons by Second Chance Charade
Tracklist
| 13. | I Hope | 4:33 |
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You say you’re doing better now
You laugh like you’ve been learning how
To stitch the pieces of your heart back into place
And God, I’m proud of you, but it still hits like a wave
’Cause I remember every night you called
When the world felt heavy and you felt small
And I tried to lift you up, but couldn’t lift enough
My hands were shaking, my words weren’t strong
[Pre-Chorus]
And now I see you smiling with somebody new
And he holds you in the way I always wanted to
[Chorus]
And I hope you find the love I have
Even if it’s in someone else’s hands
I hope he gives you all the things I never could
The safety, the softness, the feeling understood
And even though it breaks me where I stand
I hope you find the love I have
Even if it’s in someone else’s hands
[Verse 2]
I hear the stories from our friends
About the places that you’ve been
How you’re glowing in the pictures now
Like the darkness never touched you somehow
But I remember how you shook at night
Trying to make the future feel alright
And I tried to hold the pieces when they fell apart
But I never learned the shape of your heart
[Pre-Chorus]
And now he’s giving you the gentleness you deserve
Every tender word I never found the courage for
[Chorus]
And I hope you find the love I have
Even if it’s in someone else’s hands
I hope he gives you all the light I couldn’t bring
The peace, the calm, the warmth in everything
And even if I’m just a shadow in your plans
I hope you find the love I have
Even if it’s in someone else’s hands
[Bridge]
Maybe loving you meant letting go
Even as it fractured me slow
And maybe you were meant to land
In steadier arms, in softer hands
And maybe that’s the hardest truth
That I was never what you needed
But God, I always needed you
[Final Chorus]
So I hope you find the love I have
Even if it’s in someone else’s hands
I hope he keeps you safe where I fell short
I hope he gives you a life you won’t have to contort
And even though I’ll always feel this ache
I hope you find the love I gave
Even if someone else is who you take
