Chest (full of hope)

By Eric Smith (1999?)

The original version of this song, called “Chest( full of hair)”, was an ode to all hairy, barrel chested men (and women) everywhere. Though, admittedly, it was inspired by one person in particular (whose name shall remain anonymous). This didn’t seem an appropriate song for such a serious minded band like The Hill, so we tarted it up a bit and this was the result. It’s now a song written from the perspective of an individual who is in desperate need of hope – hope that there is more than just this life; hope in a personal, eternal afterlife.

I used to play - My childhood’s slipped away

Now I have to fight - Just to have a life

Got no time to read - Living at full speed

Is there something more - Is there time to explore?

Thoughts fill my mind

The end of time, what will we find?

Will we still be friends? Will this all end?

Will we meet again?

I walked towards the park - Long after dark

Stopped in for a drink - Too loud to think

When I left the bar - Headed for the stars

I laid on the ground - There was no one around

When you were young
There was a chest by your bed
It held all your hope
All the dreams in your head

That’s what I want is some hope

That’s all I need – some hope
Fill my heart full of hope

Fill my chest full of hope

Thoughts fill my mind

The end of time, what will we find?

Will we still be friends? Will this all end?

Will we meet again?