High Hopes
Panic! At The Disco“I spent too long not setting my expectations high enough, worried about how it felt to fail. I hit a point when I realized I had to aim high and fail, fail, fail in order to keep growing. This one is for all of you who helped me go for it all. I thank you.”
In an interview with Billboard, Urie talked about where he got the inspiration for this song:
“As a kid I thought I would never make it. I only had dreams and fantasies of being a rock star, making cardboard cut-outs of a guitar, standing in front of my mirror just dreaming of the day.”
High, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
When I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
(High, high hopes)
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
Mama said
Fulfill the prophecy
Be something greater
Go make a legacy
Manifest destiny
Back in the days
We wanted everything
Wanted everything
(High, high hopes)
Mama said
Burn your biographies
Rewrite your history
Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories, every day
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Mama said, don't give up,
I's a little complicated
All tied up, no more love
And I'd hate to see you waiting
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
When I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
(High, high hopes)
Mama said
It's uphill for oddities
Stranger crusaders
Ain't ever wannabes
The weird and the novelties
Don't ever change
We wanted everything, wanted everything
(High, high hopes)
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down
Mama said, don't give up, it's a little complicated
All tied up, no more love
And I'd hate to see you waiting
They say it's all been done
But they haven't seen the best of me
So I got one more run
And it's gonna be a sight to see
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
When I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
(High, high hopes)
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
(High, high hopes)
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars
When I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes
(High, high hopes)
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
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