Can You Hear My Hope

Lyrics

Verse 1
It’s 3 a.m. and my room’s a church
Ceiling cracks like little constellations
I’m speaking to the shadow on the wall
Like it’s your face
Your patience

My hands shake over folded sheets
Phone light on
But my faith is dimmer
I say your name under my breath
Just to feel my own voice quiver

Chorus
My God
Can you hear my hope?
It’s small
But it’s screaming
Drowning in the undertow
Of all these broken feelings
I’m holding on by a single word
Afraid that you might let it go
My God
Can you hear my hope?
Can you hear my hope?

Verse 2
Mama keeps a saint above the door
Says
“He’s watched us since the old country”
I light a match and let it burn my thumb
Just to ask if you still want me

These streets are loud with Friday sins
I walk alone through the echo and smoke
If you’re beside me in this empty skin
Why do I still feel so broke?

Chorus
My God
Can you hear my hope?
It’s small
But it’s screaming
Drowning in the undertow
Of all these broken feelings
I’m holding on by a single word
Afraid that you might let it go
My God
Can you hear my hope?
Can you hear my hope?

Bridge
If I fall right here
If my prayer runs out of breath
Will you meet me in the silence
In the space between my chest?

Chorus
My God
Can you hear my hope?
It’s small
But it’s screaming
Drowning in the undertow
Of all these broken feelings
I’m holding on by a single word
Afraid that you might let it go
My God
Can you hear my hope?
Can you hear my hope?