Hope For Us? - Act I

Too late for us now?
 I sat alone and I spoke out loud
 On this darkened afternoon
 The windows to my room
 A solemn shutter on the world
 Where I used to laugh and dream
 For the first time in so long I make
 My way down to the street and watch
 The people as they pass
 Outside I breathe the air
 And all around fall shadows of despair
 I wonder is there hope for us
 A place where we can all be free
 I wonder is there life inside a soul that dies?
 I wonder is there hope for us
 To lift me up I don't know when
 I'll see the sun again
 I'd like to feel alive
 Just one more time
 Headlines on the floor
 Today's bitterness is the calling card
 The commercial masquerade
 The goods all on parade
 The needs of life are charming toys
 We've gone deaf from all the noise
 WHen did the rich and powerful elite
 Slowly and unnoticed
 Come and steal our innocense?
 Entranced - we danced their dance
 The stage is set the crowd is on their knees
 I wonder is there hope for us
 A place where we can all be free
 I wonder is there life inside a soul that dies
 I wonder is there hope for us
 We're stranded with no place to go
 I'm feeling so alone
 I'll try to make my way
 Through one more day