Hopes & Fears lyrics

Allemande, where have you gone?
Did I know anything about you?
Many moons have come and gone
They wane so easily without you

All along I said we'd be sorry, sorry
And so we are

And ain't that the way that
The way that the wind blows
And ain't that the way that
The way that the wind blows
And ain't that the way that
The way that the wind blows you home?

Once there was a great storm,
Pushed my head beneath the waves,
I was gone.

Underneath the walnut tree,
Where you said you'd wait for me,
And I waited a long, long time

I waited a long, long time,
I waited a long, long time,
I waited a long, long time,
I waited a long, long time.

Why, why do I come here?
Seeking out the memories I handed,
'Cause you put your spell on me,

down in the old town, when my mind is wandering
round empty hallways, when will i be one again?

you're just making it harder for yourself
making it easy for everyone else
making it easy for me

in the old town
you'll never be in and you never get out
you learn from the family
you'll never be in and you never get out
to run to the end of the earth

There's a cold voice on the air,
You've been looking everywhere,
Someone to understand your hopes and fears,
Well ive thought about that for many long years.

So i walk through...
I dont see you anymore,
We love to think about the way things were,
But the time has come and im glad its over.

I dont know why i waste my time,
Get worked up about the things you say

Many's the time I ran with you down
The rainy roads of our old town
Many the lives we lived in each day
And buried altogether

Don't laugh at me
Don't look away

You'll follow me back
With the sun in your eyes
And on your own
Bedshaped
And legs of stone

You'll knock on my door
And up we'll go
In white light
I don't think so

But what do I know

A house on fire
A wall of stone
A door that once was opened
An empty face and empty bones
Who ate your heart?
You're cold inside
You're not the one I hoped for
I'll see you on the other side
I'll see you on the other side

The wind wouldn't blow me home
To lie in your heart of hearts
Will I ever see you again
And lie in your heart of hearts

Who ate your heart?

On a day like today
I looked at you and I
Saw something in the way
You stared into the sky
I saw you were sick
And tired of my wrong turns
If you only knew the way I feel
I'd really love to tell you

But I could never seem to say the words I needed to
On a day like today no other words would do

I saw you were sick
And tired of my wrong turns
If you only knew the way I feel

This is the last time
That I will say these words
I remember the first time
The first of many lies
Sweep it into the corner
Or hide it under the bed
Say these things they go away
But they never do

Something I wasn't sure of
But I was in the middle of
Something I forget now
But I've seen too little of

The last time
You fall on me for anything you like
Your one last line

I hold you in my hands
A little animal
And only some dumb idiot
Would let you go

But if I'm one thing
Then that's the one thing
I should know

Can anybody find their home
Out of everyone can anybody find their home
Lost in the sun can anybody find their home
Come on come on come on can any body find their home

I hold you in cupped hands
And shield you from a storm

I noticed tonight that the world has been turning
While I've been stood here, dithering around
Though I know I said I'd wait around 'til u need me
I have to go, I hate to let you down

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But I can't stop now
I've got troubles of my own
'cause im short on time
Im lonely and I'm
Too tired to talk

I noticed tonight that the world has been turning

You think your days are uneventful
And no one ever thinks about you
She goes her own way
She goes her own way

You think your days are ordinary
And no one ever thinks about you
But we're all the same
And she can hardly breathe without you

She says she has no time for you now
She says she has no time

Think about the lonely people
And think about the day she found you
Or lie to yourself

Well it's a lonely road that you have chosen
Morning comes
And you don't want to know me anymore
And it's a long time since your heart was frozen
Morning comes
And you don't want to know me anymore

For a moment your eyes open and you know
All the things I ever wanted you to know
I don't know you and I don't want to
Till the moment your eyes open and you know

You say you wander your own land
But when I think about it
I don't see how you can

You're aching, you're breaking
And I can see the pain in your eyes
Says everybody's changing
And I don't know why

So little time
Try to understand that I'm
Trying to make a move just to stay in the game
I try to stay awake and remember my name
But everybody's changing and I don't feel the same

I don't know your face no more
I feel the touch that I adore
I don't know your face no more
It's just a place, I'm looking for

We might as well be strangers in another town
We might as well be living in a different world
We might as well...(3x)

I don't know your thoughts these days
We're strangers in an empty space
I don't understand your heart
It's easier, to be apart

when you when you forget your name
when old faces all look the same
meet me in the morning when you wake up
meet me in the morning then you'll wake up

if only I don't bend and break
I'll meet you on the other side
I'll meet you in the light
If only I don't suffocate
I'll meet you in the morning when you wake

lovesick bitter and hardened heart

I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete

Oh simple thing where have you gone
I'm getting old and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired and I need somewhere to begin

I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me