Discover the story of the song > Hope – Alex G

The protagonist's friend died and they want to honor him by writing a song about it. They saw people crying that night because Fentanyl, a drug, caused a few deaths.

In the middle of the night, the protagonist woke up and their friend spoke to them with their eyes half closed. Their friend asked for more food because they had a hole in their chest and couldn't bear the pain anymore. The protagonist tried to comfort their friend by letting them rest their head on a pillow.

In the house, everyone was calling out their friend's name all night. They were taking turns on the bed and throwing bottles out of the windows. The house was on Hope Street. The protagonist tells someone named Eddie to write a check in their name, take the money, and leave.