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Hope Alone Lyrics
Let's not drag this out
Everything's in motion
Though I've only ever loved you
kind and with devotion
I remember when I met you
And even from the start
I thought one day you'd probably
just come home and break my heart
It's funny what you know
And still go on pretending
With no good evidence
You'll ever see that happy ending
You were looking for your distance
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
I know I'm a dreamer
So I'll give you that
Still I hope I'm more than just a place
You laid your hat
You're a land of secrets
Its only citizen
And though I paid my dues
I was never allowed in
And so I am a stranger
But especially today
As I get sad and lonely
And you get your way
You were looking for your distance
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
Holding out for change I know
We never stood a chance
So I could only wait and watch you
Slip right through my hands
You were looking for your distance
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
Everything's in motion
Though I've only ever loved you
kind and with devotion
I remember when I met you
And even from the start
I thought one day you'd probably
just come home and break my heart
It's funny what you know
And still go on pretending
With no good evidence
You'll ever see that happy ending
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
So I'll give you that
Still I hope I'm more than just a place
You laid your hat
You're a land of secrets
Its only citizen
And though I paid my dues
I was never allowed in
And so I am a stranger
But especially today
As I get sad and lonely
And you get your way
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
We never stood a chance
So I could only wait and watch you
Slip right through my hands
And sensing my resistance
You had to do your will
I had to learn the hard way
We were just an empty dream
Too big for hope alone to fill
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This song is about a relationship that is not true on both sides. She wants to be close to her lover and spend time together etc., but the lover wants out. The lover (I say that because I don't know which gender) wants to slowly go away from the relationship. "We were just an empty dream to big for hope alone to fill." Means that they knew that it wouldn't work out, and her hoping for it to wouldn't make it all be okay.
Indigo Girls are my favourite group of all time. I was searching for one of their songs to attach to an e-mail to a friend and decided on this one. While waiting for it to attach, I listened to it several times and the realisation started growing on me that it seemed to describe our situation pretty well. But there were details that I was missing, so I googled the title and came to this page. Reading the lyics while listening to the song... and the tears started rolling down.