Hope

Lyrics

[Verse 1] The bull has gored the matador The U.S. Army won the war The meaning died in metaphor I hope you let it go The phoenix burned but did not rise Now half the body's paralyzed There's no one left to criticize I hope you let it go [Chorus] I hope you let it go Hope you let it go The enemy's invincible I hope you let it go [Verse 2] The prophet said we'd disappear The prophet's gone, but we're still here His prophecy was insincere I hope you let it go The righteous rage was foolish pride The conquerors did not divide The call keeps coming from inside I hope you let it go [Chorus] I hope you let it go Hope you let it go Your enemy's invincible I hope you let it go [Verse 3] When everyone who lived it died The files were declassified The slobs still called it suicide I hope you let it go The signatories broke the pact The surfer sacked the quarterback Your bag fell down onto the tracks I hope you let it go [Chorus] I hope you let it go Hope you let it go The enemy's invincible I hope you let it go [Verse 4] The embassy's abandoned now The flag that flew is on the ground The painting burned, the statue drowned I hope you let it go The moving train accelerates It's always fast and always late It never leaves the Empire State I hope you let it go [Chorus] I hope you let it go I hope you let it go Our enemy's invincible I hope you let it go [Instrumental Break] [Verse 5] The sentencing was overturned The killer freed, the court adjourned A hope betrayed, a lesson learned I hope you let it go I did the things you asked me to I testified what wasn't true But now I lost my faith in you I hope you let it go [Chorus] I hope you let it go I hope you let it go My enemy's invincible I had to let it go [Outro] I hope you let it go I hope you let it go I hope you let it go I hope you let it go