In spite of everything

It was a long way
Where I nearly got lost
I almost lost my self
Nearly lost my believe in love
But in spite of everything –
Deep inside of me
I’m still more or less the man I used to be.

The valley I’m through
Was long, dark and deep,
Now it feels like I awoke
From a bad dream
In spite of everything -
Deep inside of me
I’m still more or less the man I used to be.

Pride goes before a fall
And some things will take time I know
Still my heart feels a little bit sore
And there are scratches on my soul
But these lesions are superficial -
Deep inside of me
I’m more than ever the man I want to be.

     And a hope that broke
     doesn’t mean you’ll never hope again
     And a dream that broke
     doesn’t mean you’ll never dream again
     There’s still so much life,
     There’s so much hope and there are so many dreams
     And there is so much love
     Inside of me

Like this I’m standing in front of you
And it feels bemusing close
You seem to understand
You seem to look into my soul
After such a long time
Deep inside of me
There’s faith and love that I feel

And you’re standing in front of me,
And there’s this sadness in your eyes
What happened to your dreams?
What’s broken inside?
Aside from this
There's something else in your eyes
And I realize the warmth deep inside

     And a hope that broke
     doesn’t mean you’ll never hope again
     And a dream that broke
     doesn’t mean you’ll never dream again
     Below all this rubble
     There’s still hope and there’s so much life
     And there is so much love
     Deep inside

     And a hope that broke
     doesn’t mean we’ll never hope again
     And a dream that broke
     doesn’t mean we’ll never dream again
     We just have to dare
     And we can build our own dreams
     We just have to believe
     And we can overcome all these fears
     So take my hand
     Together we’ll expulse the ghosts of the past
     All we have to do
     Is say yes

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