I’ve been walking down this highway with my hood pulled to my eyes, Living more in shadowed corners than in open, honest skies. This morning light hit different hit a place I didn’t know, And it made me ask myself… is it alright to hope? Is it alright to hope? Is it alright to smile? Is it strange to feel a little warm inside once in a while? I’ve been carrying this darkness like it’s carved into my bones So I’m asking out loud now… is it alright to hope? I never learned what joy felt like, never trusted brighter days, Every time I reached for something good, it seemed to slip away. So I kept my guard around me, kept my head down with the load, But today I caught a spark… is it alright to hope? Is it alright to hope? Is it alright to smile? Is it strange to feel a little warm inside once in a while? I’ve been carrying this darkness like it’s carved into my bones So I’m asking out loud now… is it alright to hope? And maybe it’s the quiet, or the way the air feels new, But for the first time in a long time, I feel something breaking through. Maybe I could try believing that the light won’t disappear, Maybe every step I’m taking doesn’t need to drown in fear. I’ve been lost so long in shadows, didn’t know which way to go But I’m daring one more question… is it alright to hope? Is it alright to hope? Is it alright to smile? Is it alright to feel alive again, even for a while? I’m still walking toward the sunrise with a softer kind of soul And for the first time in forever… it feels alright to hope.