Apr 21, 2021

The Hope And Light That Will Never Die


Chris Cornell (2017)
It is very difficult to pick a favorite song from my favorite singer.  Chris Cornell wrote and performed so many beautiful songs - raw emotion in it's most perfect musical expression.  This one is definitely in the top ten.  It was originally released on March 10th, 2017.  It was used as the song that played over the end credits for a film of the same name that debuted in theaters on April 21st, 2017, which is four years ago today.  Less than a month later, Mr. Cornell was found dead in his hotel room.  It was the last single he released before his death.

Lyrics:
If I had nothing to my name
But photographs of you
Rescued from the flames

That is all I would ever need
As long as I can read
What's written on your face

The strength that shines
Behind your eyes
The hope and light
That will never die

One promise you made
One promise that always remains
No matter the price
A promise to survive
Persevere and thrive
As we've always done

And you said
The poison in a kiss
Is the lie upon the lips
Truer words were never shared

When I feel
Like lies are all I hear
I pull my memories near
The one thing they can't take

One promise you made
One promise that always remains
No matter the price
A promise to survive
Persevere and thrive
As we've always done

The books still open
On the table
The bells still ringing
In the air
The dreams still clinging
To the pillow
The songs still singing
In a prayer

Now my soul
Is stretching through the roots
To memories of you
Back through time and space

To carry home
The faces and the names
And photographs of you
Rescued from the flames

One promise you made
One promise that always remains
No matter the price
A promise to survive
Persevere and thrive

And dare to rise once more
A promise to survive
Persevere and thrive
And fill the world with life
As we've always done