Hope you’re proud

Lyrics

[INTRO | ROOM TONE | STRINGS | CHILD CHOIR DISTANT] ahhhhh… grey skies… Ahhhoo… leave it… mm… mm… [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] look what you left us— [MALE VOICE | LOW] …yeah. [VERSE 1 | SUNG | BREATHY | CALM] we came in quiet with our coats still on found the lights left burning and the garden gone someone said tomorrow someone said be kind but the room was full of warning signs [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] warning signs [VERSE 1B | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | LOW ENERGY] look round— nah— what’s this? sky tired— sea up— streets hot— world sick— you had time— loads of it— made a mess— called it progress— nice one. [CHILD CHOIR] hope you’re proud [REFRAIN | SUNG | CHILD CHOIR FORWARD] leave it clean leave it clean don’t break more leave it clean [STRINGS RISE] [MANTRA DROP | TECHNO HOUSE | CONTROLLED ENERGY] leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it clean don’t do more [CHILD CHOIR] no more hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? look what you did [CHILD CHOIR] look what you did now we fix it [CHILD CHOIR] we fix it [VOCAL CHOPS:] clean— clean [BREAK | DRUMS PULL BACK | STRINGS ONLY] ah— eh— [VERSE 2 | SUNG | EMOTIONAL | CALMER] we were not asking for a perfect place just a little room and a little grace but the cupboards were empty and the air felt strange and the grown-ups kept changing the names [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] changing the names [VERSE 2B | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | DRY HUMOUR] some things melt— some things flood— some things burn— for money— then you look shocked— like wow— that’s funny. we’ve got homework— and oceans— school shoes— and warnings— big planet— small adults— bit awkward. [CHILD CHOIR] bit awkward [REFRAIN | SUNG | HALF-TIME FEEL] don’t hand us the smoke then tell us to hope don’t hand us the blame then ask us to cope [CHILD CHOIR | AIRY] we are smaller than the mess [MALE VOICE] but we are not less [MANTRA BUILD | BIGGER BUT SPACED] leave it clean leave it clean don’t break more leave it clean same streets— new voices— same mess— new choices— hope you’re proud hope you’re proud look what you did now we fix it [CHILD CHOIR] we are not your clean-up crew [MALE VOICE | HALF-SUNG] but we’ll do it better. [VOCAL CHOPS:] better— better [DROP BRIDGE | DRUMS + BREATH + LOW BASS] ah— eh— mm— mm— [CHILD CHOIR | WHISPERED] don’t break more— [MALE VOICE | LOW] leave it. [VERSE 3 | SUNG | WARMER | OPTIMISTIC] we’ll make light from wires make homes from care share what is left put it back somewhere we’ll learn the names of the trees you missed and build something better than this [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] better than this [VERSE 3B | SPOKEN / GRIME CADENCE | STRIPPED] still kids— still laughing— still scared— still clever— same world— badly handled— new hands— do better— not magic— not easy— not fixed— by singing— but listen— we’re beginning. [CHILD CHOIR] we’re beginning [FINAL MANTRA | LIFT | CHILD CHOIR LEADING] leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR] leave it clean don’t break more [CHILD CHOIR] don’t break more hope you’re proud [CHILD CHOIR] are you? look what you did [CHILD CHOIR] look what you did now we fix it [CHILD CHOIR] we fix it same streets— new voices— same mess— new choices— small hands— big pressure— new hands— do better— leave it clean leave it clean [CHILD CHOIR | BIGGER] we are not your clean-up crew [MALE VOICE] but we’ll do it better. [VOCAL CHOPS:] clean— better [OUTRO | STRINGS | CHILD CHOIR FADING] ah— eh— still here— [CHILD CHOIR | SOFT] look what you left us— [MALE VOICE | SPOKEN] hope you’re proud. [SUNG | FADE] same world— new voices— [CHILD CHOIR] don’t break more— [HOLD]