Hope Is a Verb

# HOPE IS A VERB! *Fidgetpunk Revolution* [Intro — Low analog synth pulse, rhythmic clockwork ticking, distant acoustic guitar. A steady piston beat builds beneath a melodic electric guitar riff.] [Spoken — playful, confident female] You know, everybody keeps telling me to have hope. [Brief pause, wrench clicks] I do! But it works a whole lot better when you actually DO something with it! [Full band enters — driving mechanical rock groove] [Verse 1 — Energetic, melodic female vocal] There's a light in a window, There's a crack in the wall, There's a road through the wreckage Where they said there was none at all. There's a wheel that needs turning, There's a hand reaching out, There's a thousand little reasons Not to give in to doubt. [Pre-Chorus — Rising synth arpeggios, steady drums] I don't know what tomorrow brings, I can't promise everything. But there's one thing I know is true— There's something here that I can do! [Chorus — Powerful, soaring melody, full industrial synth-rock band] HOPE IS A VERB! IT'S A THING THAT YOU DO! IT'S A HAND IN THE DARK REACHING OUT TO PULL YOU THROUGH! HOPE IS A VERB! LET THE OLD WORLD TURN! IT'S A BRIDGE WE BUILD, IT'S A LIGHT WE BURN! WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS— WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BETTER WHERE THE ROAD BEGINS! [Instrumental — Bright analog synth hook, crunching guitar riff, fiddle counter-melody] [Verse 2 — Swaggering, rhythmic Western-rock groove] Some folks wait for the morning, Some folks curse the night, Some spend their days explaining Why the world will never turn out right. But I've got a pair of working hands, And a heart that won't sit still. If the road is running nowhere, Well, I'll find another hill! [Pre-Chorus — Stronger vocal harmonies] You can count a thousand reasons Why a little dream might fall. But a reason not to try Isn't much of one at all! [Chorus — Bigger, rich female harmonies] HOPE IS A VERB! IT'S A THING THAT YOU DO! IT'S A HAND IN THE DARK REACHING OUT TO PULL YOU THROUGH! HOPE IS A VERB! LET THE OLD WORLD TURN! IT'S A BRIDGE WE BUILD, IT'S A LIGHT WE BURN! WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS— WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BETTER WHERE THE ROAD BEGINS! [Instrumental — Pulsing synthwave bass, melodic electric guitar solo, accordion and fiddle trade short adventurous phrases] [Bridge — Warm analog pads, gentle but steady female singing] There are things that I can't mend, There are roads that have to end. There are tears I cannot dry, And a thousand answers I can't find. But I can listen, I can stay, I can help you through today. I can't promise skies of blue— But I'll walk this road with you. [Build — Synth bass returns, mechanical heartbeat grows, drums gradually intensify] It isn't magic, It isn't fate. It isn't sitting back And learning how to wait. It's every little choice we make, And every chance we're willing to take! [Final Chorus — Huge triumphant female vocal, driving drums, shimmering synthwave leads] HOPE IS A VERB! IT'S A THING THAT WE DO! IT'S A HAND IN THE DARK REACHING OUT TO PULL US THROUGH! HOPE IS A VERB! LET THE ENGINES BURN! IT'S A WORLD WE BUILD WITH EVERY LESSON LEARNED! WE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS— WE CAN MAKE A LITTLE BETTER WHERE THE ROAD BEGINS! [Final refrain — Strong melodic harmony, drums and guitars continue driving] ONE MORE STEP! ONE MORE TRY! ONE MORE LIGHT AGAINST THE SKY! WHEN THE ROAD IS HARD AND THE NIGHT IS LONG— WE'LL KEEP MOVING ON! [Outro — Fiddle and synth play the chorus melody together, drums gradually resolve] [Spoken — Fidget, amused] Well, would you look at that. [Small mechanical click] Tomorrow's already looking better! [Final guitar chord and clockwork chime]