In the corner
Beside my window
Hangs a lonely photograph
There is a reason
I never notice it
Memory that could hold me back

There is a wound that's always bleeding
There is a road I'm always walking
And I know you'll never return to this place

Gone through days
Without talking
There is a comfort in silence
So used to losing
All ambition
And struggling to maintain what's left

There is a wound that's always bleeding
There is a road I'm always walking
And I know you'll never return to this place

Once undone
There's only smoke
Burning in my eyes to blind
To cover up
What really happened
And force the darkness onto me

There is a wound that's always bleeding
There is a road I'm always walking
And I know you'll never return to this place


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Hope Leaves Lyrics as written by Mikael Lars Akerfeldt

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    This song has got to be one of my favorites of all time. It's so down, but so meaningful. I agree, the title completely describes the song. It's the feeling, when you say goodbye to someone for the last time, or for a long time, all feelings you had of hope are gone, and how do you cope with stuff like that?

    There is a wound that's always bleeding

    • It always hurts, and there's nothing to be done about it, it can't be fixed. There is a road I'm always walking
    • It's always the same, the same path, the same thing, the same pain, always there. And I know you'll never return to this place
    • Do you need an explanation? Someone's gone, won't be coming back.. Hope Leaves.
    LionHeaRT^on May 10, 2008   Link

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