Hopeful by Bars and Melody (music)

Please help me God, I feel so alone
I'm just a kid, I can't take it on my own
I've cried so many tears, yeah, writing this song
Trying to fit in. Where do I belong?
I wake up every day, don't wanna leave my home
My mamma's askin' me why I'm always alone
Too scared to say, too scared to holler
I'm walking to school with sweat around my collar
I'm just a kid, I don't want no stress
My nerves are bad, my life's a mess
The names you call me, they hurt real bad
I want to tell my Mom
She's havin' trouble with my Dad
I feel so trapped, there's nowhere to turn
Come to school
Don't wanna fight I wanna learn
So please mister Bully
Tell me what I've done
You know I have no Dad
I'm livin' with my Mom

'Cause I'm hopeful, yes, I am
Hopeful for today
Take this music and use it
Let it take you away
And be hopeful, hopeful
And He'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay
Just be hopeful

Why do you trip at the colour of my skin
And whether I'm fat or whether I'm thin
You call me loser, you call me a fool
I ain't got a choice, I gotta go to school
I wish I had an angel to stick by my side
I'm shaking with fear, I'm so scared inside
Doesn't really matter if I ain't got the looks
Why do you always hurt me and destroy my books?

I give you all my money every single day

I didn't ask to be born but now I have to pay
I ain't got no food, you take all I have
When I give it to you, you search through my bags
I wrote this song for you to see
We could've been friends, yeah you and me
Mister bully, take a moment please
Every single day you bring me to my knees

'Cause I'm hopeful, yes, I am
Hopeful for today
Take this music and use it
Let it take you away
And be hopeful, hopeful
And He'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay

'Cause I'm hopeful, yes I am,
Hopeful for today (Hopeful for today)
Take this music and use it (Bars and Melody!)
Let it take you away (Take you away)
And be hopeful, hopeful (Yeah)
And he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay
Just be hopeful

What I wear is all I have
We lost our home, I'm livin' from a bag
Yo mister bully, help me please
I'm flesh and blood, accept me please

Duo remaja,  Leondre Devries (Bars) dan Charlie Lenehan (Melody) pernah ikut dalam Britain Got Talent Musim ke 8 tahun 2014. Mereka mendapatkan Golden Buzzer dari Simon Cowell hingga bisa langsung melompat ke babak semi final. 

Lagu "Hopefull" yang mereka bawakan ini merupakan lagu milik rapper Twista yang lirik bagian rap-nya dirubah oleh Devries. 

"Hopefull" adalah protes keduanya akan maraknya perisakan/bullying di sekolah. 

Coba tengok lirik ini 
"Why do you trip at the colour of my skin. And whether I'm fat or whether I'm thin. You call me loser, you call me a fool. I ain't got a choice, I gotta go to school. I wish I had an angel to stick by my side. I'm shaking with fear, I'm so scared inside. Doesn't really matter if I ain't got the looks. Why do you always hurt me and destroy my books?"

Deviers sendiri mengaku pernah mengalami perisakan di sekolahnya yang menginspirasinya membuat lagu ini. 

Orangtua dapat menjadikan lagu ini sebagai referensi bagi anak untuk menyebarkan ide-ide anti kekerasan dan perisakan di sekolah. 


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