High Hopes הוא אחד הלהיטים הממכרים של סוף 2018. ברנדון אורי והחבורה שלו יצרו שיר מתפרץ בתרועה גדולה, שמשיב רוח של אופטימיות לכל מי שרוחו דעכה בימים אלה. מדובר בלהקה מצליחה מאוד, ששני אלבומיה הגיעו לפסגת המכירות של הבילבורד, בעיקר בזכות שירים אנרגטיים ותוססים. יורי ברנדון אורי שר טקסט בטון אמביציוזי בליווי עשיר של כלי נשיפה: "היו לו תקוות גדולות לחיים / לא ידעתי איך, אבל תמיד היתה לי הרגשה/ הייתי אחד במיליון / שתמיד היו לו תקוות גבוהות."
יורי ברנדון אמר בראיון: "ביליתי זמן רב מדי לא להגדיר את הציפיות שלי במסלול הקריירה, חושש מאיך זה מרגיש להיכשל. הגעתי לנקודה, שהבנתי שאני צריך לכוון גבוה ולהיכשל, להיכשל, להיכשל כדי להמשיך לגדול". הוא מדבר על גורל, חלומות, ו"שכתוב ההיסטוריה שלך", לפי המלצת אמו. "תקוות גדולות" הוא המנון פופ בנוי משילוב אפקטיבי של קצב ומנגינה לחולמים ולמי שזקוקים לעידוד ולמי שהולכים בתלם לא קונפורמיסטי.
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
Mama said/ Fulfill the prophecy/ Be something greater
Go make a legacy/ Manifest destiny/ Back in the days
We wanted everything, wanted everything/ Mama said
Burn your biographies/ Rewrite your history/ Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories, everyday/ We wanted everything, wanted everything
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
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
Mama said/ It's uphill for oddities/ The stranger crusaders
Ain't ever wannabes/ The weird and the novelties
Don't ever change/ We wanted everything, wanted everything
Stay up on that rise/ Stay up on that rise and never come down
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
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
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
