Lyrics

Darkness settled under a moonlit sky
Feelings long gone are stirred inside
As a young boy playing in the streets
Without limits I thought I was free
Like shadows, others followed close behind
All cruelty laid for a face like mine
They broke my skin but they couldn’t break my pride
The stones and slurs thrown just made me who I am

I woke up from a tear-filled dream
A distant vision of a world without sorrow that seems so out of reach
And just when I think that all hope would fade
She takes my hand and says it’s worth the wait the path is built by the brave

Bring on the mountains, we will race up to the top
The canyon echoes even when the music stops

And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
And the band plays on
(Even when hope is)

I wish the clocks would stop for one day
And every hour, minute, second will bend for the chords of change
And even if I could leave the past behind
Every scar remains a lesson we’ve learned
What we’ll give in return

Bring on the comets, rain them down up from the stars
Light up the night sky, sing until the dawn is ours

The past won’t define me
I won’t take that pain
I won’t be living life in shame
A song and a story
A memoir of glory
The future is clear

And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
Even when hope is…

Look out at the changing skies the light grew brighter, we soared higher than I could have ever dreamed
She was the first to speak, in a voice of might and one by one we joined in harmony, a soundscape of what we achieved

Our will’s what defines us
Our failures remind us
This vow is a calling loud and clear
Our songs and our stories
Our memoir of glory
The future is here

And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
And the band plays on

And the band plays on
Even when hope is gone
You were my favorite song
And the band plays on
And the band plays on
The band plays on