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Hope Deferred

from Far Away - Not Crying But Singing by Esbe

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Married at twenty-one but divorced not long after, it wasn't the unhappiest separation but still sadly disappointing. This song is through-composed with a musical 'leitmotif', a niggling, slightly dissonant guitar riff of the top two open strings 'e' and 'b', which persists against a chord of F Major (7th and 11th).

lyrics

The papers signed,
So there’s no reason left to stay
Here with you.
The papers signed,
And there is nothing left to say,
So there’s no reason left to stay.
Hope deferred.

Remembered tears,
Remembered kiss,
Until the sun forgot to shine,
Oh, jealous moon.
But pain remains,
To haunt the emptiness inside,
To tear the wounds that try to hide
As they heal.

The memory dulls
Each time we fought until we cried,
In vain we thought that love survives
Through despair,
‘Til the end,
Were we wrong,
Were we right?

The papers signed,
And there is so much left to say.
But reasons deeper not to stay.
Hope deferred.

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from Far Away - Not Crying But Singing, released September 6, 2019
Composed and produced by Esbe
Vocals and guitars - Esbe

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Esbe UK London, UK

Esbe is a Royal Academy of Music graduate, a composer, producer, and vocalist from London. Her music is an eclectic blend of many influences, from her pure classical roots, but uniquely drawing on contemporary, world music and film scoring. Esbe’s writing has been partly inspired by her North African and Eastern European heritage. This eclectic blend makes for a unique and distinctive sound. ... more

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