Hope City
from Motion Canvas by Forging Reverie
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lyrics
Almost as though you’ve lost something before it was ever there
You lust for what was prophesied - What can’t be seen
So certain that you’ve nowhere to go from where you are
You’ve given up before you’ve tried - Get off your knees
The truth is buried deep inside
The remnants of an open mind
But the gates of the city are barred
It hesitates in fear of a future that’s already come
There’s a tacit agreement that flows through a river
A fire in the lungs of gravity
There’s a symbiotic rhythm pulsing through my veins
Reminders in the air I breathe
You panic as if we’ve gone too far before we’ve gone anywhere
Yet it seems we’ve crossed the Rubicon - We must press on
Fool, I wonder if you even know what and where you really are
You seal your heart and close your mind - Let down your guard
The proof is burning in the prize
It’s crashing down faster than realized
Razing the walls of a stolen city
A favor it only wishes it knew how to welcome
These strands of hope entwine and unravel
They bind us in the lives we lead
There’s a code in the cadence of these busy streets
It says, “welcome to the city”
You were always here - You’re only waking up
Spread like veins across the landscape of your own flesh and bone
The map was here (all along) - Like a microcosm
Welcome to the city - You’re not alone - So welcome home
We carry it with us all, our stale city hope
The words are in the current - There’s a rhythm in the echo
Of the fission in the ethos of our streets
Karma has a tide - And deep within, the ebb and flow
Collide where the body and mind meet
It’s the call in response - It’s a door you cannot close
It’s the map of the city inside you and me
Its hope is the promise - We made in our bones
That once the river’s crossed we’re going to breathe
So breathe - Close your eyes and breathe - That stale city hope
These strands of hope entwine and unravel
Defined in every cell we bleed
There’s a code in the cadence of these busy streets
It says, “welcome to the city”
You lust for what was prophesied - What can’t be seen
So certain that you’ve nowhere to go from where you are
You’ve given up before you’ve tried - Get off your knees
The truth is buried deep inside
The remnants of an open mind
But the gates of the city are barred
It hesitates in fear of a future that’s already come
There’s a tacit agreement that flows through a river
A fire in the lungs of gravity
There’s a symbiotic rhythm pulsing through my veins
Reminders in the air I breathe
You panic as if we’ve gone too far before we’ve gone anywhere
Yet it seems we’ve crossed the Rubicon - We must press on
Fool, I wonder if you even know what and where you really are
You seal your heart and close your mind - Let down your guard
The proof is burning in the prize
It’s crashing down faster than realized
Razing the walls of a stolen city
A favor it only wishes it knew how to welcome
These strands of hope entwine and unravel
They bind us in the lives we lead
There’s a code in the cadence of these busy streets
It says, “welcome to the city”
You were always here - You’re only waking up
Spread like veins across the landscape of your own flesh and bone
The map was here (all along) - Like a microcosm
Welcome to the city - You’re not alone - So welcome home
We carry it with us all, our stale city hope
The words are in the current - There’s a rhythm in the echo
Of the fission in the ethos of our streets
Karma has a tide - And deep within, the ebb and flow
Collide where the body and mind meet
It’s the call in response - It’s a door you cannot close
It’s the map of the city inside you and me
Its hope is the promise - We made in our bones
That once the river’s crossed we’re going to breathe
So breathe - Close your eyes and breathe - That stale city hope
These strands of hope entwine and unravel
Defined in every cell we bleed
There’s a code in the cadence of these busy streets
It says, “welcome to the city”
credits
from Motion Canvas,
released October 30, 2012
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Forging Reverie New Hampshire
Forging Reverie, our passion project of eight years, unofficially crawled to a stop by early 2015 with a handful of
unfinished songs. As of yet, no tapes have been burned. : )
Where we’ve been…
Derek and Justin’s casual, guitar-gear podcast: youtube.com/@TheToneControl
Justin’s audio production studio: jaysongstudio.com
Tye’s visual design business (& someday new music): www.tyenewton.com
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