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In all things it is better to hope than to despair
In all things it is better to hope than to despair
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
Night was our friend, our leader was Despair.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
No change, no pause, no hope! Yet I endure.
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
But what we call our despair is often only the painful eagerness of unfed hope.
The world goes whispering to its own,
"This anguish pierces to the bone;"
And tender friends go read more
The world goes whispering to its own,
"This anguish pierces to the bone;"
And tender friends go sighing round,
"What love can ever cure this wound?"
My days go on, my days go on.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
Discomfort guides my tongue
And bids me speak of nothing but despair.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
Despair ruins some, presumption many.
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
Why was I born with such contemporaries?
