I love writing and have discovered the satisfaction of an idea or inspiration coming to life in my lyrics. I prefer simple, honest, poetic lyrics that I hope will be of interest to songwriters.
Verse 1
I’m sitting on the fence, I don’t have a view
I’m climbing down, when my mind follows through
I’m burning with shame, as glory it’s reflected
I’m hugging my heart to feel reconnected
Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ll come down on, the decisions mine.
you’re over the fence, I hope it is green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb.
Verse 2
I’m raising a smile to burn through the fog
Embracing the day, understanding it’s flawed,
I’m deciding it’s time I lifted a flag
To start my life without your hashtag
Verse 3
I’m liberating myself, unraveling threads
Entanglement theory, unwinds in my head,
I’m smelling a place, a green, green space
I’m accepting reality, I hope with grace
Bridge
I’m allowing forgiveness lots of free reign
I’m denying revenge, it causes pain
Thanks for forcing me over that fence
I’m enjoying the colourful consequence.
Last Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ve come down on, that decisions mine.
you’re over your fence, I hope you see green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb
Lyric Sheena Hope
Butterfly
Verse1
You’re my pattern in the chaos
Of changes out-with control
bleak house with spiralling staircase
No space for your quiet soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 2
Birds of a feather, they’re exhausting
A murder of crows, they fill the sky
But you and I play the long game
We smile and I watch you fly
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 3
You’re my pattern in this chaos
With you, I feel in control
Our house, not a house of mirrors
Still reflects a beautiful soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Bridge
Tide and time, the moon keeps rising
Above the heat, the smoke, the pyre
A butterfly will change the system
We wait and look past the fire.
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re the butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Marathon
Verse 1
We haven’t arrived, where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
In maudlin moments, life makes sense
Then we remember the present tense.
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 2
Rose tinted mirrors, reflecting the deal
We made with ourselves, keeping it real
Flowery wallpaper, covering the cracks
Our House of dreams, with rules you relaxed
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 3
We haven’t got to where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
when we remember and life makes sense
then we’ve arrived at the present tense.
Bridge
A revolving story, hope keeps us moving
with each lap, times are improving
We may be injured, it's a painful fall
Confidence bruised by another’s call
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
I never thought I’d take this stance
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause you’re not my sprint, you’re my marathon
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Verse 1
I’m sitting on the fence, I don’t have a view
I’m climbing down, when my mind follows through
I’m burning with shame, as glory it’s reflected
I’m hugging my heart to feel reconnected
Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ll come down on, the decisions mine.
you’re over the fence, I hope it is green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb.
Verse 2
I’m raising a smile to burn through the fog
Embracing the day, understanding it’s flawed,
I’m deciding it’s time I lifted a flag
To start my life without your hashtag
Verse 3
I’m liberating myself, unraveling threads
Entanglement theory, unwinds in my head,
I’m smelling a place, a green, green space
I’m accepting reality, I hope with grace
Bridge
I’m allowing forgiveness lots of free reign
I’m denying revenge, it causes pain
Thanks for forcing me over that fence
I’m enjoying the colourful consequence.
Last Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ve come down on, that decisions mine.
you’re over your fence, I hope you see green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb
Lyric Sheena Hope
Butterfly
Verse1
You’re my pattern in the chaos
Of changes out-with control
bleak house with spiralling staircase
No space for your quiet soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 2
Birds of a feather, they’re exhausting
A murder of crows, they fill the sky
But you and I play the long game
We smile and I watch you fly
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 3
You’re my pattern in this chaos
With you, I feel in control
Our house, not a house of mirrors
Still reflects a beautiful soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Bridge
Tide and time, the moon keeps rising
Above the heat, the smoke, the pyre
A butterfly will change the system
We wait and look past the fire.
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re the butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Marathon
Verse 1
We haven’t arrived, where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
In maudlin moments, life makes sense
Then we remember the present tense.
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 2
Rose tinted mirrors, reflecting the deal
We made with ourselves, keeping it real
Flowery wallpaper, covering the cracks
Our House of dreams, with rules you relaxed
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 3
We haven’t got to where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
when we remember and life makes sense
then we’ve arrived at the present tense.
Bridge
A revolving story, hope keeps us moving
with each lap, times are improving
We may be injured, it's a painful fall
Confidence bruised by another’s call
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
I never thought I’d take this stance
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause you’re not my sprint, you’re my marathon
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Mountain climb
Verse 1
I think of you always, as often as I breathe
It’s involuntary without a reprieve
The pain of our parting is still there today
Time is an enemy carrying you away
Chorus
I look at my life and the decisions I’ve made
Regrets I take with me all the way to the grave
I’m aware no prayer can turn back time
Cause my heart starts each day with a mountain climb
Verse 2
I hope you’re happy and blessed with good things.
I’ll love you forever, whatever life brings.
In my heart, I rehearse conversations with you
But my mouth can’t deliver what I know to be true.
Chorus
Verse 3
So while I’m breathing, I hope for the best
You’re here on this planet and for that I am blessed
We don’t have contact and that’s not ok
But you’re in my heart always and that’s where you’ll stay
Bridge
Do you hate me I wonder, or think of me still.
Years of silence haunt me and always will
Inside is a hollow, shaped just like you
God knows, this ache can still break me in two
Last chorus
I look at my life and the decisions I’ve made
Regrets I take with me all the way to the grave
I’m aware my prayers never turned back time
Still my heart starts each day with a mountain climb
Lyric Sheena Hope
Soulless Man
Verse 1
You couldn’t be a soulless man
Your kisses tell, you show wingspan
Won’t let you be a soulless man
Thinking “More” is a costly plan
Chorus
I’ll be your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Stirring Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Verse2
Spirits sunny may shape my grin
But Emotions Show, tells me everythin
Not hard to be a soulful man
Embracing the magic, in life’s plan
Chorus
I’ll be your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Stirring Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Verse3
It’s felt in touch, your hand on heart
Our Life together, the quiet part
It’s in the moments your smiles sway
It’s patience shown that I repay
Bridge
You couldn’t be a Soulless man
Your kisses tell, you show wingspan
Won’t let you be a soulless man
Thinking “More” is a costly plan
Some futures fall, some markets rally
A bank accounts final tally
As purpose clears, soft moments swell
Your life’s worth in the hearts you dwell
Chorus
I’ll be Your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Sharing Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Lyric Sheena Hope
The Fire
Verse 1
Do you still hope to meet “The One”?
That romcom staple for the young
or not so old, or not so single
we swipe, we post, we drink, we mingle
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 2
Maybe you’re waiting, scared of the spark
More afraid to burn than of the dark
Don’t be shy, just walk your own track
until you discover love reflects back
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 3
We’re all searching, in our own way
Just trying to cast life’s original play
I hope you’re lucky, I hope you’ve found
That connection, your silence in sound
Bridge
time, experience and maturity lessen
the chase, the hunt, the great obsession
finding peace via true loves ramble
There’s the warmth that’s worth the gamble
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 4
You may choose and be happy solo
or where you walk, someone will follow
As darkness falls, lay down your armour
Our lives revealed by the fading embers
Last Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
but finding peace via true loves ramble
There’s the warmth that’s worth the gamble
Lyric Sheena Hope
TODAY
The sun comes up on another day
tomorrow starts early, but it won’t stay
the sun will go down on another today
each precious moment just slipping away
each heartbeat, each breath, the rhythm within
to not wring every minute of life, what a sin
Life passes us by as we gaze at our feet
Lift your head and walk, then the path is complete
Why do we talk of “spending” time?
Cause the currency of life is a special thing
It is worth much more when we give it away
You can never buy time no matter what they say
One day I will look back on my time
and wish I’d enjoyed more loving of mine
family, friends that’s where the light shone
Cause work will just replace me after I’ve gone
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Please be optimistic, start walking in defiance
be proud to confound that cynical reliance
shared optimism, like love it is contagious
Watch the road grow brighter, be courageous
Chorus
We’re striding from the shadows
We can see the path extend
We’re almost out the woods now
We’re allowing hope to trend
Life’s overhanging branches will snag on misery
Try to keep smiling till the leaves fall harmlessly
It’s a walk of defiance, for that view beyond the trees
facing the future, sunshine on the breeze
Chorus
The quicksand of indifference,
It will always bring you down
and the path of least resistance
is where that sand is found
Chorus
Please stay optimistic, keep walking in defiance
be proud to confound that cynical reliance
Spread optimism, like love it is contagious
Watch the road grow brighter, be courageous
Chorus
Lyric Sheena Hope
Verse 1
I’m sitting on the fence, I don’t have a view
I’m climbing down, when my mind follows through
I’m burning with shame, as glory it’s reflected
I’m hugging my heart to feel reconnected
Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ll come down on, the decisions mine.
you’re over the fence, I hope it is green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb.
Verse 2
I’m raising a smile to burn through the fog
Embracing the day, understanding it’s flawed,
I’m deciding it’s time I lifted a flag
To start my life without your hashtag
Verse 3
I’m liberating myself, unraveling threads
Entanglement theory, unwinds in my head,
I’m smelling a place, a green, green space
I’m accepting reality, I hope with grace
Bridge
I’m allowing forgiveness lots of free reign
I’m denying revenge, it causes pain
Thanks for forcing me over that fence
I’m enjoying the colourful consequence.
Last Chorus
Forgiveness, like revenge, tastes better with time
The side I’ve come down on, that decisions mine.
you’re over your fence, I hope you see green
If the colour fades, don’t bother to climb
Lyric Sheena Hope
Butterfly
Verse1
You’re my pattern in the chaos
Of changes out-with control
bleak house with spiralling staircase
No space for your quiet soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 2
Birds of a feather, they’re exhausting
A murder of crows, they fill the sky
But you and I play the long game
We smile and I watch you fly
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Verse 3
You’re my pattern in this chaos
With you, I feel in control
Our house, not a house of mirrors
Still reflects a beautiful soul
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re my butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Bridge
Tide and time, the moon keeps rising
Above the heat, the smoke, the pyre
A butterfly will change the system
We wait and look past the fire.
Chorus
You’re my butterfly in the system
The theory of life, I embrace
You’re the butterfly in the system
You smile and I keep faith
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Marathon
Verse 1
We haven’t arrived, where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
In maudlin moments, life makes sense
Then we remember the present tense.
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 2
Rose tinted mirrors, reflecting the deal
We made with ourselves, keeping it real
Flowery wallpaper, covering the cracks
Our House of dreams, with rules you relaxed
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
Who would’ve thought I’d take this stance?
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause we’re not a sprint, but a marathon
Verse 3
We haven’t got to where we’ve come from
nostalgia knows the doors to knock on
when we remember and life makes sense
then we’ve arrived at the present tense.
Bridge
A revolving story, hope keeps us moving
with each lap, times are improving
We may be injured, it's a painful fall
Confidence bruised by another’s call
Chorus
Forward thinking, from a backward glance
I never thought I’d take this stance
Forgiveness, the treadmill I’m working on
Cause you’re not my sprint, you’re my marathon
Lyrics Sheena Hope
Mountain climb
Verse 1
I think of you always, as often as I breathe
It’s involuntary without a reprieve
The pain of our parting is still there today
Time is an enemy carrying you away
Chorus
I look at my life and the decisions I’ve made
Regrets I take with me all the way to the grave
I’m aware no prayer can turn back time
Cause my heart starts each day with a mountain climb
Verse 2
I hope you’re happy and blessed with good things.
I’ll love you forever, whatever life brings.
In my heart, I rehearse conversations with you
But my mouth can’t deliver what I know to be true.
Chorus
Verse 3
So while I’m breathing, I hope for the best
You’re here on this planet and for that I am blessed
We don’t have contact and that’s not ok
But you’re in my heart always and that’s where you’ll stay
Bridge
Do you hate me I wonder, or think of me still.
Years of silence haunt me and always will
Inside is a hollow, shaped just like you
God knows, this ache can still break me in two
Last chorus
I look at my life and the decisions I’ve made
Regrets I take with me all the way to the grave
I’m aware my prayers never turned back time
Still my heart starts each day with a mountain climb
Lyric Sheena Hope
Soulless Man
Verse 1
You couldn’t be a soulless man
Your kisses tell, you show wingspan
Won’t let you be a soulless man
Thinking “More” is a costly plan
Chorus
I’ll be your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Stirring Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Verse2
Spirits sunny may shape my grin
But Emotions Show, tells me everythin
Not hard to be a soulful man
Embracing the magic, in life’s plan
Chorus
I’ll be your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Stirring Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Verse3
It’s felt in touch, your hand on heart
Our Life together, the quiet part
It’s in the moments your smiles sway
It’s patience shown that I repay
Bridge
You couldn’t be a Soulless man
Your kisses tell, you show wingspan
Won’t let you be a soulless man
Thinking “More” is a costly plan
Some futures fall, some markets rally
A bank accounts final tally
As purpose clears, soft moments swell
Your life’s worth in the hearts you dwell
Chorus
I’ll be Your sky as days begin
Your sunsets glow as nights phase in
Sharing Softness without purpose
To illuminate within.
Lyric Sheena Hope
The Fire
Verse 1
Do you still hope to meet “The One”?
That romcom staple for the young
or not so old, or not so single
we swipe, we post, we drink, we mingle
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 2
Maybe you’re waiting, scared of the spark
More afraid to burn than of the dark
Don’t be shy, just walk your own track
until you discover love reflects back
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 3
We’re all searching, in our own way
Just trying to cast life’s original play
I hope you’re lucky, I hope you’ve found
That connection, your silence in sound
Bridge
time, experience and maturity lessen
the chase, the hunt, the great obsession
finding peace via true loves ramble
There’s the warmth that’s worth the gamble
Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
all consuming, blazing bright
Our shield against the fading light
Verse 4
You may choose and be happy solo
or where you walk, someone will follow
As darkness falls, lay down your armour
Our lives revealed by the fading embers
Last Chorus
That fierce flamboyant fabulous fire
This love we’re sold, we seek, inspire
but finding peace via true loves ramble
There’s the warmth that’s worth the gamble
Lyric Sheena Hope
I love writing and have discovered the satisfaction of an idea or inspiration coming to life in my lyrics. I prefer simple, honest, poetic lyrics that I hope will be of interest to songwriters.
I have licensed lyrics through Songbay, written commissions and had Choral lyrics performed in Concert. International Songwriting Competition, Demo my Lyrics Promo winner 2024, Lyric category, Semi-Finalist 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 and 2025 . Songbay lyric writing competition, Highly Commended Award 2019 and 3rd prize award in 2020. I am currently working with a producer to create a portfolio of songs using my lyrics.
I love to sing and started in a Gaelic choir, age 8 and still sing in a choir today.
