For half my life I've wished for nothing else but to die
I spent every single day contemplating suicide
Happiness seemed to be but a shadowy kind of lie
I stood at the edge of a cliff thinking
Now I will fly
Now I will die
It's hope that heals us when we are hurt
It's love that lifts us when we are low
It's both that give life its true meaning
With hope and love we can change the world
And no I'm not naive I know of evil and cruelty
Unending suffering anguish and catastrophe
It can be so hard to believe that anything good can even be
But look and you'll see there's joy and generousity
Righteousness and many blissful things
Beauty everywhere and in ourselves
Real friends and close family
A better future where you'll hear the children sing
It's hope that heals us when we are hurt
It's love that lifts us when we are low
It's both that give life its true meaning
With hope and love we can change the world
Hope and love it's hope and love