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Hope Can Keep You Alive

by Bryan Woolley

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From the album START.
While this could've been written in 'The Year of Our Covid' it was written around 1996 and sat around a very long time. I rerecorded it in 2021- this one was the first one I recorded for this project. Kind of a 'Rocky XXX' soundtrack type of tune. The 'storm' referenced in the song is basically a metaphor for all things bad that can happen to you. Don't give up. It'll get better.

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When the world's overshadowed by Darkness
When you come near an inch of your life
Hope can keep you alive
Yeah!

I was swept down a wild raging river
And the water was rushing' around me
I thought I would drown
The Darkness welled up all around me

But good luck was with me that day
The river it carried me 'way
I was left high and dry
As the sun beat down on my face

This ain't the time to lose hope
Without it a man won't survive
Somebody once told me that
Hope can keep you alive

If the world's overshadowed by Darkness
If you come near an inch of your life
Remember these words
Hope can keep you alive

As the thunderstorm raged all around me
I held up my fist to the sky
You can't beat me
You'll never defeat me
Never say die

This ain't the time to lose hope
Without it a man won't survive
Somebody once told me that
Hope can keep you alive

If the world's overshadowed by Darkness
If you come near an inch of your life
Remember these words
Hope can keep you alive
Keep You Alive
Yeah...

This ain't the time to lose hope
Without it a man won't survive
Somebody once told me that
Hope can keep you alive

When the world's overshadowed by Darkness
When you come near an inch of your life
When the water is rushin' around you...

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released May 19, 2021
Written by: Bryan Woolley
Bryan Woolley: 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars, bass, keyboards, variax banjo, tambourine, all vocals.

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Bryan Woolley Seattle, Washington

Bryan Woolley is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, keys) and vocalist from Seattle. He performs in 4 bands in Washington, including 3 tribute bands (Styx, McCartney, & Boston) and also a dance band (The Machine).
Bryan's own music can be described as pop/rock, with a definite nod to rock bands from the late 70s and 80s. ... more

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