Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Momma whispered in the corner of a darkened room
While the world outside was howling like a sonic boom
She said the shadows grow long and the air gets cold
But there’s a secret fire that the weary must hold
It’s a heavy burden, a bitter, jagged pill
To stand for the broken when the world wants to kill

[Verse 2]
You’ll be pushed to the edge, to the fringe of their sight
A ghost in the machinery, a flicker in the night
It feels like a haunting, it feels like a sin
To carry the weight of the skin you’re in
But you are the vessel, the lighthouse in the gale
The only one left who can lift up the veil

[Chorus]
Hope is the fuel, hope is the ride!
The only thing keeping the spirit alive!
Love is the prize at the end of the war
But hope is the engine, the knock at the door
Give them the peace, give them the light
The courage to survive through the longest of nights!

[Verse 3]
Without it we’re nothing, just dust on the floor
A species in mourning, closing the door
It’s the will to survive, the grit in the teeth
The strength to face whatever’s underneath
You’ve got to be the anchor when they’re drifting away
The reason they fight for just one more day

[Verse 4]
Make them strong, let the melody rise
Wipe the soot and the sorrow from their tired eyes
Freedom is a whisper that hope makes a roar
We’re the Chrome Crucifix, bleeding for more
It’s a cycle of power, a sacred design
If you give them your hope, you’ll find yours in kind

[Bridge]
PUSH THROUGH THE PAIN!
FIND THE WILL TO SURVIVE!
BATTLE THE DRAIN!
KEEP THE SPECIES ALIVE!
Hope is the vehicle! Love is the reward!

[Chorus]
Hope is the fuel, hope is the ride!
The only thing keeping the spirit alive!
Love is the prize at the end of the war
But hope is the engine, the knock at the door
Give them the peace, give them the light
The courage to survive through the longest of nights!

[Outro]
Feed it back into you... Don’t give up... Don’t lose the light...