The Hope

What is hope? A filthy whore,

Blows a kiss, then wants no more.

You give her youth, your prime, your fire—

She leaves you broke, burned out, and tired.

[Chorus]

Hope’s a fraud in sweet disguise,

Winks at you, then laughs in your eyes.

You chase her down, you scream her name,

But silence is all that ever remains..

[Verse 2]

She whispers dreams in your damn ear,

Then vanishes and leaves you here.

Your soul on loan for just one dance,

But she don’t do second chance.

[Bridge]

She sleeps with kings, crawls in the dirt,

Stomps your heart, loves it when it hurts.

Looks like a saint, but it’s just a show,

Paints the world in pitch and woe.

Hope’s a fraud in sweet disguise,

Winks at you, then guts you alive.

You chase her down, you scream her name,

But silence, man

—silence is all that stays.

She don’t care who you are.

She don’t care what you gave.

Hope just smiles…

...and pisses on your grave.