From the recordings Dust to Crown: Chapter I - The Hero's Journey and Hope in Flight
Hope in Flight turns Emily Dickinson’s Hope is the thing with feathers into soulful hip‑hop about an inner bird of hope that keeps singing through storms and long nights. Soft drums and tender vocals show hope as a quiet but relentless presence that never asks for anything and never leaves, especially when life feels hardest.
Lyrics
"Hope in Flight:
Hope is the thing with feathers, lifting me high
Perched in my soul when the world asks why
No words needed, just a rhythm inside
A melody humming through the darkest night
Small but relentless, won’t let me fall
When storms come heavy, it answers the call
Fragile but fearless, wings never break
Every single morning, I rise, I wake
Even when I’m broken, it sings to me
A tune without language, wild and free
It don’t ask for nothing, don’t need a thing
Just keeps on soaring, hope on the wing
Hope in flight, never leaving my side
Through the gale and the thunder, my eternal guide
Sweetest in the storm when the rain pours down
Lifts me off the pavement, won’t let me drown
Hope in flight, singing songs without sound
Kept so many warm when the cold came round
Never asks a crumb, just gives and gives
Long as I got breath, hope forever lives
I’ve walked through fire, I’ve weathered the pain
Lost count of tears falling like rain
But somewhere inside, that bird still sings
Reminds me tomorrow can change everything
It’s the faith in my chest when I’m down to zero
The strength in my step, my unsung hero
Can’t see it or hold it, but I feel it’s there
A whisper of wings cutting through despair
Even when I’m broken, it sings to me
A tune without language, wild and free
It don’t ask for nothing, don’t need a thing
Just keeps on soaring, hope on the wing
Hope in flight, never leaving my side
Through the gale and the thunder, my eternal guide
Sweetest in the storm when the rain pours down
Lifts me off the pavement, won’t let me drown
Hope in flight, singing songs without sound
Kept so many warm when the cold came round
Never asks a crumb, just gives and gives
Long as I got breath, hope forever lives
When the world gets heavy and I lose my way
That little bird reminds me I’m here to stay
In extremity, it never turns away
Keeps me breathing, keeps me believing every day
Never stops, never fades
Hopes the light through the darkest days
Hope in flight, never leaving my side
Through the gale and the thunder, my eternal guide
Sweetest in the storm when the rain pours down
Lifts me off the pavement, won’t let me drown
Hope in flight, singing songs without sound
Kept so many warm when the cold came round
Never asks a crumb, just gives and gives
Long as I got breath, hope forever lives"