[Verse 1] Hope, as I understand it, is not a fleeting smile It’s the part of me that stays standing when the road turns harsh and wild I don’t close my eyes to difficult days I won’t let the rain deceive me A steady hand holds the wheel and says: try again, move forward here [Pre-Chorus] I look at what is here and I look at what could be born I hold the future close to me the way it may be holding me [Chorus] Hope is not blind Hope is mine It’s a choice that I must make every time I choose to see beyond the night to keep that spark alive I choose to rise again (hope is mine) Through the troubled days the hours that put me to the test I choose to keep this flame alive And I know that I am growing I choose to rise again (hope is mine) [Verse 2] It’s a difficult choice I make every morning, every night Through the trials, setbacks, and friction the frustration and the darkest hours Every mistake I have carried every bruise I tried to hide becomes a map that points the way when I decide to rise again [Pre-Chorus] I don’t need perfect roads I need a reason to begin I need a little light to let the future in [Chorus] Hope is not blind Hope is mine It’s a choice that I must make every time I choose to see beyond the night to keep that spark alive I choose to rise again (hope is mine) Through the troubled days the hours that put me to the test I choose to keep this flame alive And I know that I am growing I choose to rise again (hope is mine) [Bridge] For the dream that I am building for the hands I’ll meet along the way For the partnership between humans and agents that I shape each day This is not a random wish it’s a promise I can keep A shared ability buried deep, but ready to emerge [Chorus] Hope is not blind Hope is mine It’s a choice that I must make every time I choose to see beyond the night to keep that spark alive I choose to rise again (hope is mine) Through the troubled days the hours that put me to the test I choose to keep this flame alive And I know that I am growing I choose to rise again (hope is mine) [Verse 3] At the heart of every trial there is a seed of something new A chance to be reborn, to change our view to choose another route The same winds that announce the storm can lift us toward the day The same hands that carry pain can learn to carry love [Pre-Chorus] Hope is not a distant light it’s the ember deep within us The spark that says: keep going when the shore has disappeared [Chorus] Hope is not blind Hope is mine It’s a choice that I must make every time I choose to see beyond the night to keep that spark alive I choose to rise again (hope is mine) Through the troubled days the hours that put me to the test I choose to keep this flame alive And I know that I am growing I choose to rise again (hope is mine) (hope is mine)
