Alex G - Hope (Official Video)

“Hope" appears on Alex G’s new album 'House of Sugar' - out now on Domino.




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He was a good friend of mine
He died
Why I write about it now
Gotta honor him somehow
Saw some people crying that night
Yeah Fentanyl took a few lives from our life
Alright

I awoke in the middle of the night
He spoke
With his eyes half closed
Can you get me something else to eat
Got a hole in my chest
I can’t take it anymore
Put my pillar to the test
Let me rest

In the house they were calling out his name
All night
Taking turns on the bed
Throwing bottles from the windows of the home
On Hope Street
You can write a check in my name now
Eddie take the money and run

[rileystanton]

My uncle passed as morphine addict in 2007. That wasn’t who he was. A lot of family around me labelled him as a lowlife, someone to avoid, but every time I saw him he had something good to say, something positive to teach me and my sisters. Ironically, out of all of my family, he spent the most time in our lives before he passed. Mum and I love you always Uncle Paul.

[skullkiddo]

I feel like Alex usually expresses himself through fictional or semi-fictional characters and worlds. But this has to be one of his most emotionally direct songs and it's stunning

[ruok-lt]

As a guitarist, this song is an absolute chord progression strumming valhalla

[idfkphillip]

This hits different now. My lil sister just died of a fentanyl overdose last month. Thanks for being there Alex G.

[bzarrazb]

i lost my best friend today from an overdose and i was crying to a friend of mine who showed me this song and told me to listen to the lyrics. i absolutely lost it. i miss you so much brother. it’s not right. i’ve listened to this song 5 times in a row now. i miss you so much.

[ben]

can't imagine a better way to be remembered than in Alex G's verse

[Cowabunga]

He was a good friend of mine
He died, why write about it now?
Gotta honour him somehow
Yeah, saw some people cryin' that night
Yeah, Fentanyl took a few lives from our life
Alright
I awoke in the middle of the night
He spoke with his eyes half-closed
Can you give me somethin' else to eat?
Got a hole in my chest, I can't take it anymore
Put my pillow to the test, let me rest
In the house, they were callin' out his name
All night takin' turns on the bed
Throwin' bottles from the windows of the home
On Hope Street
You can write a check in my name now
Eddie, take the money and run

[Iococo]

this song reminds me of my bestfriend who died this year. she was my only friend and reason to keep going. and here i am now almost a year later. still pushing. but its still for her sake. i want to make her proud and dedicate all the success that ill make in my art career to her.

rest in peace my love, koda

[thandaysmondays]

My cousin passed last year from a fentanyl overdose. I still think about him often, this song is often one I skip over due to the sadness it brings me. Such powerful lyrics it has. You never think that this kind of stuff will effect you until it does

[bnnyyy]

i’ll never forget the first time i heard this song, the first line really hit me hard especially since i lost my brother/closest friend years prior. i just felt a really strong connection to the song and years later it got me through another really rough point in life when my close friend and roommate was dealing with drug abuse. it was a really scary year and i’d sit by his bedside most nights checking his pulse and breathing and making sure he didn’t sleep on his back. i was afraid to sleep because i was terrified he’d od. while he was in rehab i’d just sit alone in my room and listen to this song. rehab was rough for him but i think it helped even a little and he’s doing so much better now thankfully and doesn’t do pills anymore. my heart goes out to everyone grieving in the comments, not every story has a similar happy ending. tell your friends and your family you love them and always check up on people you love. you never know what someone is going through. as someone who used to do so and is now over a year sober, i can say with my whole heart that coping with substance is never the right choice and will leave you worse off. if you’re reading this God loves you <3

[StachuDotNet]

I live just a few blocks from Hope Street. Every time I walk down the street (it's more of a lane) to get somewhere, I gotta listen to this.

[raisinthestakes]

HOUSE OF SUGAR IS GOING TO MAKE THIS FALL BEARABLE

[merkura]

My twin and roommate was addicted to psychedelics, I remember listening to this song every day during that period.
"I woke in the middle of the night
He spoke with his eyes half closed
Can you give me something else
To eat"
This verse hit me harder. He always ate chocolate when he came home stoned and lay limply on the bed. I would cover him with a blanket, pour water into a cup and plug in my phone hoping that when he woke up he would think about other people and things than being stoned again. He was only 15/16 years old and I would not forgive myself if it ended in tragedy. I love you bro you are 2 months sober today!

[UNKNWN_BT]

Man I loved this song and never really digested the lyrics in the first chorus until reading through them. Hits hard. We've all lost someone close to us at some point, or will.

[thescassidy]

This song is a sad blanket of comfort. Hurts to listen to but I can’t stop. Truly a beautifully written and composed song, thanks man.

[mobilphonexo]

i love you alex g n i can’t wait for the new album

[whansandceros]

I always cry a little bit when I listen to this. Stay strong as you can everyone we'll make it.

[jeff]

This song sends a shiver through me and I don’t know why

[nwate]

living an hour out of philadelphia, i always used to see advertisements and billboards for sugarhouse casino. i always imagined it as some great palace that adults could only enter. alex g really drives it home. this album really hits hard for me as i had a girlfriend who was seriously addicted to opiates and other hard drugs. I can relate and feel a lot of lyrics on this song, addiction is such a horrible thing to experience secondhand, i just can't imagine trying shit like that anymore. I will never forget the effects these substances can have on somebody, and the lessons ive learned surrounding drugs. i am so glad that i never had to go through a loss like this. thank you alexander for putting my emotions into words :)

[thebroisland]

RIP to all the homies, thank you alex <3