[Intro] If you need hope, start here One page, one breath, one choice [Verse 1] I was waiting for a sign in the ceiling Counting every reason not to begin Then I opened up a book by the window Found a door I could walk through within One small skill, then another beside it Hands got stronger from the work I would do Every question turned into a ladder Every rung brought a clearer view [Pre-Chorus] I don't need the whole road shown I just need the next thing I can own [Chorus] I build my hope, I build my hope With every lesson, every mile I go I train my mind, I tend my bones Turn what I know into a way back home If you need hope, don't wait for it Put your hands to the life you want to live One more step, one more try Watch the future learn to rise [Verse 2] I put the phone down, stepped into morning Let the cold air wake up my name Fed my body like it mattered tomorrow Moved the fear until it loosened its claim I made mistakes, but I kept the record Not as proof that I was falling behind Every failure left a mark on the map now Every hard day sharpened my mind [Pre-Chorus] I don't need a perfect start I need a promise I can keep in the dark [Chorus] I build my hope, I build my hope With every lesson, every mile I go I train my mind, I tend my bones Turn what I know into a way back home If you need hope, don't wait for it Put your hands to the life you want to live One more step, one more try Watch the future learn to rise [Bridge] No crown, no shortcut, no borrowed flame Just a stronger answer when I speak my name Read the page, lift the weight, make the meal Keep the promise long enough to feel it real When the old doubt knocks, I know what to do I bring it a truth I have practiced through Hope is not a star that I have to chase It's the shape of my choices taking place [Final Chorus] I build my hope, I build my hope With every lesson, every mile I go I train my mind, I tend my bones Turn what I know into a way back home If you need hope, don't wait for it Put your hands to the life you want to live One more step, one more try Watch the future learn to rise [Outro] If you need hope, start here One page, one breath, one choice I build my hope I build my hope
