I see hope deferred
Homeless in the dirt
Choking on the violence
Of our every stifled word
I see hope deferred
Hiding in the back row
With no concept of worth
A life spent in the shadows
I see hope deferred
Longing for eternal release
Another **** up year
Struggling in the streets
I see hope deferred
In every motherless child
Hanging on to a bad cough
Hearts sick with denial
Can you hear hope deferred
Calling out for assistance?
Would you bridge the gap
Or stand deterred by the distance?
I know hope deferred
Thick chains around the soul
Constantly on the run
From the noise between my skull
I see hope deferred
Traded in for hope revised
Pull off your skeleton clothes
Put on the cloak of a bride
I see hope deferred
Overcome by recovery
I'm taken back by mercy
And the love which covers me
I know hope deferred
Will be gradually displaced
With the venom in our veins
Through a sure movement of grace
I see hope deferred
Finally removed from this place
The nations rest in God
Sunlight softly warming their face
Jul 30, 2017
Jul 30, 2017 at 8:19 PM UTC
I see hope deferred
Homeless in the dirt
Choking on the violence
Of our every stifled word
I see hope deferred
Hiding in the back row
With no concept of worth
A life spent in the shadows
I see hope deferred
Longing for eternal release
Another **** up year
Struggling in the streets
I see hope deferred
In every motherless child
Hanging on to a bad cough
Hearts sick with denial
Can you hear hope deferred
Calling out for assistance?
Would you bridge the gap
Or stand deterred by the distance?
I know hope deferred
Thick chains around the soul
Constantly on the run
From the noise between my skull
I see hope deferred
Traded in for hope revised
Pull off your skeleton clothes
Put on the cloak of a bride
I see hope deferred
Overcome by recovery
I'm taken back by mercy
And the love which covers me
I know hope deferred
Will be gradually displaced
With the venom in our veins
Through a sure movement of grace
I see hope deferred
Finally removed from this place
The nations rest in God
Sunlight softly warming their face