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Talking About Hope Lyrics
The last of sunlight seems to speak
And it cuts between us now like borders
And from these new countries, the lines are weak
And we no longer hear each other
But I know my name
And I know your name
And I'm not talking about hope
And I'm not talking about fire
I'm just trying to make sense of this desire
So put your hand on my head
And put your hand on my heart
And please don't tell me you can't tell them apart
I fell in love with you again
But I don't know how to tell you of it
Through the distance now to then
I still see the dark that you lit
And I know my name
And I know your name
And I'm not talking about hope
And I'm not talking about fire
I'm just trying to make sense of this desire
So put your hand on my head
And put your hand on my heart
And God, don't tell me you can't tell them apart
We've finally figured it out
That it's not meant to make sense
It's just meant to be said in present tense
So in the spirit of that
I'm in love with you now
And if you want, we can show each other how
Let's show each other how
And it cuts between us now like borders
And from these new countries, the lines are weak
And we no longer hear each other
But I know my name
And I know your name
And I'm not talking about hope
And I'm not talking about fire
I'm just trying to make sense of this desire
So put your hand on my head
And put your hand on my heart
And please don't tell me you can't tell them apart
I fell in love with you again
But I don't know how to tell you of it
Through the distance now to then
I still see the dark that you lit
And I know my name
And I know your name
And I'm not talking about hope
And I'm not talking about fire
I'm just trying to make sense of this desire
So put your hand on my head
And put your hand on my heart
And God, don't tell me you can't tell them apart
We've finally figured it out
That it's not meant to make sense
It's just meant to be said in present tense
So in the spirit of that
I'm in love with you now
And if you want, we can show each other how
Let's show each other how
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Concord Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Johnny Mcdaid, Nathan Connolly, Gary Lightbody
Duration
03:55
Producer
Jacknife Lee
Release date
Sep 13, 2024
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
ditti On Dec 04, 2025
"Talking About Hope" was written by Johnny McDaid, Nathan Connolly, and Gary Lightbody.
"Talking About Hope" was written by Johnny McDaid, Nathan Connolly, and Gary Lightbody.
"Talking About Hope" was released Sep 13, 2024 by Snow Patrol.
"Talking About Hope" was released Sep 13, 2024 by Snow Patrol.
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In my interpretation, it's about an uncertain feeling. The Author (Gary Lightbody) writes about a love that is uncertain, it could be simply desire; The uncertainty is also about not knowing how to love the person he's writing the song about. So the lyrics are full of hesitation, uncertainty, and it says "it doesn't make sense." But since when can the brain and the heart communicate? I've never heard/read someone say, "I don't love him/her tomorrow because I have a thousand rational reasons to." Feelings need to change, not reason.