[Intro - Tarik MacFarland and Akrobatik )
Thank you
It just puts you in the moment. I'm not even thinking about where I'm at
Im just - my headphones on on the train
I can't wait to just sit across and listen to it
Once I do this one
And what, this dude got pipes too. When he lays it down it's gonna... (yeahh)
[Chorus - Akrobatik and JTronius]
(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) the whole world need it (yeahh)
[Verse 1: Akrobatik]
You can feed your seed if you can feed your weed habit
Opportunities like these, indeed â grab it
Our community is in need, can we please have it
Young, intelligent minds conceive magic
While neglect breeds tragic outcomes
I understand a sinkhole is hard to climb out from
But yo â we have to make it, so why procrastinate
And make the future generations wonder why they have to wait
Get out and see the world, your block will blind you
And you canât escape things you need to leave behind you
I donât mean to preach, Iâm just trying to remind you
To not be another statistic with a line through
I know the bills be compilinâ, cops profilinâ
While youâre with your crew freestylinâ
I seen this girl with no arms, smilinâ
Same time, I was mad about a late flight â I was wildinâ
[Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik]
At the end of the day, we all need hope
So if you ask me âbout the scar on my chest
Iâll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, âthat ainât a âSââ
When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope
They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh
(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) the whole world need it (ohhh, yeahh)
We all need hope, yeahhh
[Verse 2: Akrobatik]
Hope is something that we gotta maintain
No matter what the evils attacking your mainframe
Bailing out is ill, son
âCuz I have yet to meet the brother that gave up and still won
In poker, if you got a chip and a chair
You could end up the millionaire thatâs doing flips in the air
Overtime buzzer-beater. Sudden death goal
Itâs that killer instinct that was never left cold
And Iâmma kill shit until my last breath â old as fuck
Long as my body stays holdinâ up
And even after that Iâll still have something to say to ya
Iâll rock it like Dilla or Professor Xavier
Iâll let my students know theyâre not mutants
And redirect them from the pollutants that got âem shootinâ each other
The ones in control donât love us
But we're brothers, we're brothers (come on)
[Chorus: JTronius and Akrobatik]
At the end of the day, we all need hope
So if you ask me âbout the scar on my chest
Iâll tell you on some Man of Steel shit, âthat ainât a âSââ
When I thought I was done and at the end of my rope
They tattooed my body with the symbol for hope, uh-huh
(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it
(Hope) My people need it
(Hope) the whole world need it (we all need hope)
(Hope) My city need it
(Hope) My family need it (ohh)
(Hope) My people need it
(Hope) the whole world
We all need hope