Alex G - Hope (Official Video)

“Hope" appears on Alex G’s new album 'House of Sugar' - out now on Domino.
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He was a good friend of mine
He died
Why I write about it now
Gotta honor him somehow
Saw some people crying that night
Yeah Fentanyl took a few lives from our life
Alright
I awoke in the middle of the night
He spoke
With his eyes half closed
Can you get me something else to eat
Got a hole in my chest
I can’t take it anymore
Put my pillar to the test
Let me rest
In the house they were calling out his name
All night
Taking turns on the bed
Throwing bottles from the windows of the home
On Hope Street
You can write a check in my name now
Eddie take the money and run

[@rileystanton2434]

My uncle passed as morphine addict in 2007. That wasn’t who he was. A lot of family around me labelled him as a lowlife, someone to avoid, but every time I saw him he had something good to say, something positive to teach me and my sisters. Ironically, out of all of my family, he spent the most time in our lives before he passed. Mum and I love you always Uncle Paul.

[@kmhrt]

it's really beautiful that you view and understood him in a positive way. addiction has such a stigma, even in today's culture, it's really a shame. but it's truly a disease and i wish more people viewed it as such, instead of passing judgment on folks who suffer from it. anyway, i'm sorry for your loss and i'm sure he's looking over you

[@joshuaardoin9793]

Bless him. Addicts are troubled souls. They’re not the monsters society labels them. I’m sure your he was a good man. He did his best. 💙

[@mountaindew3201]

@@kmhrt sometimes sympathy or empathy isn’t enough. Some people made a choice. Can’t be sorry for them

[@silas6446]

@@kmhrt totally agree ;-; my mom is an alcohol addict and im pretty sure im the only one who actually listens to her and understands that addiction is a really hard condition to get out of. Shes been doing better lately and much better than her worse and im proud of her

[@0heda734]

@@silas6446 hope u both are doing okay!

[@skullkiddo1]

I feel like Alex usually expresses himself through fictional or semi-fictional characters and worlds. But this has to be one of his most emotionally direct songs and it's stunning

[@tokyoghost3236]

Yeah he’s stated that he writes from the perspectives of characters outside of himself though I can’t help feeling like there’s some truth to it peppered in there

[@philipm4799]

@@tokyoghost3236 I read an interview that this song is directly abt his life www.thefader.com/2019/06/05/sandy-alex-gs-haunted-american-dream

[@MRIscanman]

This song is just a perfect alex g song. No way around it. The meaning is a bonus and it makes you think about how much we are losing. How many times can a person overdose and be brought back till the cannot be saved. The final one.

[@michaelgiordano2283]

@@tokyoghost3236 his roommate/close buddy overdosed and died while he was home; this is a true story..not a fictional tale with truth "peppered" in. I think it was the fader interview where he spoke about it recently. But yeah, really sad

[@speedracer0495]

Nintendo 64 is a sad one too

[@idfkphillip]

This hits different now. My lil sister just died of a fentanyl overdose last month. Thanks for being there Alex G.

[@val8645]

Im so sorry. Stay strong its gonna b ok ❤️❤️

[@myraarteaga3892]

My gf too six months ago same thing😢

[@piperzai]

so sorry for your loss bro

[@ruok3351]

As a guitarist, this song is an absolute chord progression strumming valhalla

[@jeff7764]

Ruok it’s hard as fuck

[@cesarortega7870]

@@jeff7764 cmon its not that hard

[@PS2Damon]

Sounds like it's in 1/6 timing or something. Doesn't sound hard

[@user-bx1bv6ng9t]

@@PS2Damon its in 4/4

[@PS2Damon]

@@user-bx1bv6ng9t nah it's straight up 1-twoandthree all the way through the song

[@Cowabunga240]

He was a good friend of mine He died, why write about it now? Gotta honour him somehow Yeah, saw some people cryin' that night Yeah, Fentanyl took a few lives from our life Alright I awoke in the middle of the night He spoke with his eyes half-closed Can you give me somethin' else to eat? Got a hole in my chest, I can't take it anymore Put my pillow to the test, let me rest In the house, they were callin' out his name All night takin' turns on the bed Throwin' bottles from the windows of the home On Hope Street You can write a check in my name now Eddie, take the money and run

[@aubreymitchell7180]

Put my pillow to the test, let me rest

[@Cowabunga240]

@@aubreymitchell7180 thank you

[@chryssybennett3600]

Finn Guard I think he’s saying he’d be willing to face bad consequences (a bounced check in his name) so his friend can get away.

[@Jo-ph9zo]

@Finn Guard read the lyrics from end to beginning

[@sowdersdidi7099]

@@Jo-ph9zo damn

[@ben89422]

can't imagine a better way to be remembered than in Alex G's verse

[@Iococo]

this song reminds me of my bestfriend who died this year. she was my only friend and reason to keep going. and here i am now almost a year later. still pushing. but its still for her sake. i want to make her proud and dedicate all the success that ill make in my art career to her. rest in peace my love, koda

[@rickdlt]

honor her somehow, do it with love. Im sorry about your loss

[@DarrenWaters75]

❤ keep going

[@MrSirSnoozealot]

with love and gentleness, rest in peace koda

[@sage4726]

hope you're doing well

[@deadinfebruary]

I can't imagine the pain you've felt, keep pushing.

[@blockperce]

cryin

[@Sarah-lo9pd]

same

[@radicalronin]

Was waiting to see ya block

[@MrGone1111]

You mean krying

[@need_distraction]

i love you

[@peelerrr]

damn chatterton with the top comment

[@smellzorarmada7909]

GO LITTLE DUDE GO LOOK AT HIM GO

[@thandaysmondays8708]

My cousin passed last year from a fentanyl overdose. I still think about him often, this song is often one I skip over due to the sadness it brings me. Such powerful lyrics it has. You never think that this kind of stuff will effect you until it does

[@MisterDevos]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@alyosha917]

I'm sorry for your loss my friend. I hope, wherever his spirit is, that he knows you're thinking about him.

[@gamingcat5237]

@@MisterDevos can u let people grieve their dead loved ones without being rude, this comment was so unnecessary..

[@mrwuffles2305]

@@MisterDevos your ignorance will come back to bite you

[@nos5631]

@@MisterDevos you wouldn’t say that if it was your cousin who overdosed.

[@raisinthestakes]

HOUSE OF SUGAR IS GOING TO MAKE THIS FALL BEARABLE

[@andrewroberts5677]

HOUSE OF SUGAR IS GOING TO MAKE THIS BEAR FALLIBLE

[@gbluecheez]

PanoramicView don’t forget i,i

[@MikeHancho663]

I know I’m going to be seriously in need of this album for Oregon winter hell 🖤

[@MikeHancho663]

@@ianconnelly8994 0mG you and me both! It's usually every other year so I'm not holding my breath but who knows!

[@bladeer]

PanoramicView here we go..

[@tylernatyshen7182]

best artist making music right now

[@StachuDotNet]

I live just a few blocks from Hope Street. Every time I walk down the street (it's more of a lane) to get somewhere, I gotta listen to this.

[@StachuDotNet]

(this song is in reference to a "Hope Street" in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philly)

[@nadeen1614]

Aw

[@10nsolly]

we about to get a classic album huh?

[@jackbradyclancy]

why he gotta make me feel things

[@watrwedoinnow5399]

Rest in piece to Ryan Wilson of the band Pill Friends

[@thebroisland]

RIP to all the homies, thank you alex

[@b7nnyyy]

i’ll never forget the first time i heard this song, the first line really hit me hard especially since i lost my brother/closest friend years prior. i just felt a really strong connection to the song and years later it got me through another really rough point in life when my close friend and roommate was dealing with drug abuse. it was a really scary year and i’d sit by his bedside most nights checking his pulse and breathing and making sure he didn’t sleep on his back. i was afraid to sleep because i was terrified he’d od. while he was in rehab i’d just sit alone in my room and listen to this song. rehab was rough for him but i think it helped even a little and he’s doing so much better now thankfully and doesn’t do pills anymore. my heart goes out to everyone grieving in the comments, not every story has a similar happy ending. tell your friends and your family you love them and always check up on people you love. you never know what someone is going through. as someone who used to do so and is now over a year sober, i can say with my whole heart that coping with substance is never the right choice and will leave you worse off. if you’re reading this God loves you

[@jeff7764]

This song sends a shiver through me and I don’t know why

[@yespls4184]

The chords, the voice, it's just incredibly beautiful.

[@UNKN0WN_B0T]

Man I loved this song and never really digested the lyrics in the first chorus until reading through them. Hits hard. We've all lost someone close to us at some point, or will.

[@deadinfebruary]

Cried listening to this song a few nights ago, practically out of nowhere. The first line of the song just hit me really hard. I'm lucky that I haven't yet lost any family members who I know personally, and I guess to an extent it means that I'm quite disconnected with the reality of death, it's often just something that you hear in songs or see in movies. That's not to say I struggle with empathy regarding death, I've lost 3 of my favourite musical artists within the past 5 years, I know the sinking feeling in your stomach when you hear someone has died and it sticks with me. It was the delivery of 'a good friend of mine' that really pushed me over the edge, death is real and it can happen to anyone around us at any time, it's not always years away. It's the fact that they never come back, it's permanent, there is never a chance to catch up, often not even a chance to say goodbye. It's just that immediate absence, it's not healthy for the mind, for someone to be here one day and gone the next, it can't be healthy.

[@themorningyoudied]

had this exact experience the other night

[@OscarLopez-gw3jx]

That’s empathy bro, it’s a good thing

[@stella-vu8vh]

this hurts. I'm so tired of fent killing people. Check on your friends. Don't judge people for using drugs.

[@MRIscanman]

Wow this cannot be said enough.

[@jb1u23]

@Mason Mills I can tell you from experience that is not a likely approach, resentment settles in quicker than ridicule is adhered to.

[@pdawggity]

me too man, love you. i really don't know if i can handle any more of my friends dieing.

[@troy8420]

@Mason Mills Everyone do the exact opposite of this

[@adavis3464]

@Mason Mills judging and shaming them is putting further nails in their coffins, you fool. Love and help them and show them a better way. Quickly, before they get too deep if possible. It's always so beautiful at the start, before the abject hell sets in.

[@thescassidy]

This song is a sad blanket of comfort. Hurts to listen to but I can’t stop. Truly a beautifully written and composed song, thanks man.

[@swami47]

album of the year incoming

[@bboppppppppppppp]

"yeah, fentanyl took a few lives from our life alright" I miss every one

[@NOKEEZY]

RIP Mac Miller.

[@MattFearnoTx]

Fentanyl has almost killed me 7 times. Lucky to be alive. This song hits hard.

[@h1mynameisdav3]

Don't give up man. Keep away from the junk, God is with you.

[@CleverMetaphor]

How you doing bro?

[@MattFearnoTx]

Clever Metaphor 4 months clean from opiates

[@troy8420]

@@MattFearnoTx You're doing amazing

[@canes185]

killed 4 of my friends in one year

[@mobilphonexo]

i love you alex g n i can’t wait for the new album

[@whansandceros]

I always cry a little bit when I listen to this. Stay strong as you can everyone we'll make it.

[@radicalronin]

This is the song I'm going to play to my alien while we're driving home through the Mojave desert

[@MikeHancho663]

radicalronin post Area 51 Storm you and all the freed aliens drive in silence to this track and remember those who sacrificed themselves to make it happen

[@GriimX]

Isn't there any subculture that's safe from this area 51 meme

[@radicalronin]

@@GriimX Not a chance budd but I definitely feel you

[@GriimX]

@@radicalronin oh don't get me wrong I love it 😂 Just realized tho that this song is connected to a tragedy in real peoples lives, but I think life comes with lots of emotions. Crying, laughing, and sometimes you can't tell them apart.

[@marilanddd4884]

radicalronin I can see it

[@hakonericson6279]

This might be the greatest discomfort food ever.

[@ben89422]

great description hahah

[@bird42069]

alex why did you record vertical bro

[@julianl2019]

Maybe he wanted a more home made aesthetic. He does what he wants.

[@bird42069]

@@julianl2019 i know, it was a joke

[@alexainezm]

it's filmed on his iphone, he literally just filmed it on his phone, put it on loop in adobe and uploaded it. pretty lazy if you ask me

[@bird42069]

@@alexainezm you dont understand who alex is i think

[@bird42069]

@@alexainezm what are you talking about

[@Free555ify]

Your the real deal. This is going to be record of the year. The song is a masterpiece and so was "Gretel". Gotta give a shout out those lyrics. Really strikes a chord for many out their. "He was a good friend of mine He died Why I write about it now Gotta honor him somehow"

[@elidavidow3496]

Free555ify kinda sun kil moon / “carissa”-like

[@luvliesbleeding]

Eli Davidow yes! def felt sun kil moon vibes

[@theivories5458]

Record of the year for sure

[@jebediah4780]

Rest In Peace to all of our brothers.

[@nate3049]

living an hour out of philadelphia, i always used to see advertisements and billboards for sugarhouse casino. i always imagined it as some great palace that adults could only enter. alex g really drives it home. this album really hits hard for me as i had a girlfriend who was seriously addicted to opiates and other hard drugs. I can relate and feel a lot of lyrics on this song, addiction is such a horrible thing to experience secondhand, i just can't imagine trying shit like that anymore. I will never forget the effects these substances can have on somebody, and the lessons ive learned surrounding drugs. i am so glad that i never had to go through a loss like this. thank you alexander for putting my emotions into words :)

[@NewAlternative40Chart]

"Hope" debuted at #6 on the New Alternative 40 Chart this week!

[@rickdlt]

New Alternative 40 Chart where can I find this chart?

[@NewAlternative40Chart]

Click on (or search) "New Alternative 40 Chart" to browse the channel, including the latest chart and the archives, which go back several years. Cheers!

[@bianneyzermeno9472]

Found out yesterday that a friend I made in Rehab passed away. This song brings tears to my eyes. RIP Edgar, Ur giggles will be missed

[@crismonr8456]

“Yeah, Eddie take the money and run”. That hits deep.

[@arqekcmszlsoeosfyx]

best alex g song out here , no doubt

[@YGODYX]

literally the best song I've ever heard that makes me cry

[@persephone8759]

Makes my heart beat a little louder, reminds you of when you first heard the news, when you heard it was in their sleep, when it was just bad luck.

[@tony-kl1zf]

this song reminds me of an old friend, Joey, he got lost into the world of drugs and it just feels like there’s no coming back for him. i miss you dearly joey

[@anthonymadison8132]

Really feeling the Race vibes with this one. Classic Alex G, I love it

[@mbenny3353]

Anthony Madison the guitar reminds me of a mixture of Remember and Gnaw

[@anthonymadison8132]

@@mbenny3353 I was thinking the same thing man. Both are my favorites from Race. Gnaw is actually my favorite Alex G song in general. Just makes listening to Hope even better

[@JenyaMcCloy]

Mike Benkoski thought the same thing‼️

[@mikogale]

this definitely could be on Race!

[@petepete9831]

Best since Elliott Smith and Conor oberst

[@michaelgiordano2283]

Accurate

[@haleyjordanart9442]

Pete & Pete That’s what I was thinking!

[@sleepyheadbeats4352]

You just pinpointed why i subconsciously love him so much. Besides it just being good music I couldn’t put a finger on why it felt so new yet nostalgic. Y’all know whet I mean

[@BudOnTheLeaves]

Just say you're sad

[@user-zp3rk9rd5v]

jeff mangum is up there with them for me

[@Opossuppy]

This song is just so tragic, its so well made but a song has never made me feel so bad for someone

[@kingozzy7075]

I remember showing one of my best friends sandy Alex g because I was so happy to have finally found someone like Elliott smith. Elliott was one of our favorites. But she died less than a year after I showed her this song and it just makes me think of her every time

[@lol33380]

i'm so glad to be clean. godspeed to those of you struggling as I have. this song haunts me to this day

[@AlexStanilla]

Blows my mind he keeps getting better. Most artists that’ve put out as much content start to lose their stride and suck, there’s only so much fuel in the tank but I feel like this guys just getting started and already a legend. Damn.

[@XanltheCSG]

Rare footage of Zach "Psychicpebbles" Hadel dancing

[@USAReject]

XanltheCSG I did not expect to read a comment like this here but I like it

[@chairshoe81]

ayye lol

[@marcopivetta7796]

a meeting of the minds

[@KawaiSprite]

whoa this is a strange venn diagram ive found myself in

[@elfysam9815]

I lost my best friend to their addiction, that song hits harder than my dad.

[@garrettsisneros7641]

Lost my cousin to fentanyl last year and this song hit me like a train when I was listening to his discography thanks for the beautiful music❤❤

[@emocatxd2]

I can’t alex g i love you with my entire heart

[@asharkandadork]

this video is such a good thing to humanity. people see a puppet dancing, i see my true self. i see the self nobody sees. this puppet is so nostalgic for me since as a kid, ive loved puppets like this. until 2020 i lost interest in them. thank you so much alex. i will never forget what you have done to humanity. ❤

[@giliam415]

Alex G stays making exactly the album I need when he makes it

[@isaacaskey1410]

Rest in peace, Jared. You are missed.

[@wormhood]

This is literally the saddest song of all time

[@colonelmacabre]

That instrumental interlude!!!! This makes me feel an ethereal ambien cowboy

[@needlelnthehay]

god i love alex g

[@user-oi6gt9kc7d]

I can’t explain how much I love this song. Like seriously it’s the best song I’ve heard. The lyrics, tune, and everything’s so good.

[@ninac7471]

no one understands how many times i have listened to this song

[@danbmx445]

this and gretal. many times

[@johncalley4494]

I do for real

[@miccityson]

this song made me cry so hard i literally threw up for the first time in years

[@himalia7884]

REAL.

[@Krixost]

September can't come soon enough

[@clevv2727]

te amo alex g

[@yasamanmansoori2789]

I love you

[@zainabmohammed2669]

احبج لولو ❤

[@allen6268]

حياتي انتِ

[@zainabmohammed2669]

@@allen6268 😔❤️‍🩹✨

[@zainabmohammed2669]

@@allen6268 ولاء زينبج مو زينه زينب تعبت ولاء رسبت 💔 ولاء مختنكه ولاء تعبت ولاء ما عندي شي احجي ولاء صار يومين بس دموعي تحجي ما فاكه حلكي و لا ماكله شي تعبت 💔

[@oliviabraccio6065]

This is the saddest song I have ever heard. I love it.

[@madesno5002]

wow I didn't expect to be crying immediately. RIP all the kids we lost to H and fentanyl

[@run-bae]

omg how can music be this wonderful?

[@ps7983]

Pain.

[@piplup985]

I needed this very very badly thank you

[@cinematicwinter]

Feel this

[@Jo-ph9zo]

Lost my best friend to fent yesterday. May you rest in peace Shannon. I love you forever.

[@danielprofeta]

:( rest in peace, I hope you're doing ok

[@noaharita4845]

This will be Brother G’s defining album, you heard it here first

[@JenyaMcCloy]

It’s gonna be incredible

[@cronologia348]

Needledrop said no. Next.

[@sonyecollins]

I haven't lost a friend to drugs thankfully but your music makes me feel like i have he captures emotion perfectly and this song just gets me good . Thank you Sandy Alex G .

[@samanthamatus3161]

Earlier this year my best friend hung herself just a few weeks from prom. We were planning to go dress shopping together. We had plans for the weekend. She was always laughing she was always happy. Listening to this song makes my stomach hurt. Her mom and dad were divorced and she didn't have a lot of money, her mom had cancer and couldnt get a job. But she was always laughing. When they told me what happened I was laughing. It didn't feel real. I called our other friend and we were laughing on the phone it was surreal. When we met at the hospital and saw her with all those tubes and cables.. thats when we started to cry. I feel like talking about it all the time. Even though its been months i feel like my friends and family should still be talking about it. I don't think about her all the time but when I do I feel like im trapped like im falling forever. My stomach and my heart ache so bad its a physical pain. You never think something like that could happen to you but it can. Please be kind to one another you don't know who's in pain. She was my best friend and I didn't.

[@labiamania8468]

My partner overdosed on fentanyl two years ago, but the last year or so he was alive we used to listen to this song together a lot, I still can’t listen to this without falling apart. Idk what else to say, but this song is beautifully crafted.. Rest in peace Quaid Irving

[@RealAqua]

This song is a masterpiece

[@Adventuresandaquariums]

Wow. What a song. I'm hearing this for the first time on the Indie TV station and I can't explain it but my life just changed for the better.

[@0palG00se]

My fave house of sugar song tbh

[@oddball2]

This song makes me cry not just because it's emotionally powerful but also some of the words just speak to me.. sorry currently bawling rn 🥲👍

[@OscarLopez-gw3jx]

It’s the simple but powerful lyrics that get you

[@jasonlouw27]

RIP to my brother Jason Lewis❤

[@adamgreen1484]

Only started listening to Alex G this year. Went through all his albums which in my opinion got progressively stronger. Genuinely haven't been this excited for an album in years.

[@nothingisreal7064]

I’m happy I found Alex G

[@lizzardborn2645]

alex your spoiling us

[@senylalala]

i want to ball my eyes out whenever this song comes on

[@rustyrustynevercrusty]

Has to be my current favorite of his. Innnncredible.

[@sonyecollins]

Im legit so excited he only gets better this is beautiful

[@obellp]

too good

[@andrewrutherford9255]

Absolutely can't get enough of this track, has me in tears often. Can't wait for the record. It reminds me a lot of 'gnaw' one of my favorite old alex songs

[@nickudovich9014]

This is one of those songs where you just want to start running into the night just as far as you can before you collapse

[@gottacatchmall]

SO GOOD

[@maribreve170]

Love this

[@August81804]

Rest in peace Kally. I don’t judge you for any of the things you struggled with and i’m so sorry that anyone ever did. Maybe if our grandma was kinder to you things wouldn’t have turned out this way and I’m sorry I never stood up for you, I was too scared of her and i know that’s no excuse i’m sorry, but you were a hero to me for how you stood up to her, you still are a hero to me. I could be myself around you and I even felt safe enough to come out to you and you’re one of the few people who actually knew me. If you were still here I know you’d understand how it feels now that we have to go and live with grandma, and I might be able to tell you what I’ve never told anyone about what she did to me as a kid. I felt safe around you and you were such a good person and so so kind and wonderful and supportive and fuck her for trying to tell you you weren’t, I love you dude and I hope there’s an afterlife so I can hug you again and we can get to know each other like we had started too before you passed. I love you kally and you’re the best cousin I could’ve asked for, rest in peace.

[@haxelprincess2871]

beautiful

[@halfasslash]

I love this...

[@lwilliams182]

So stoked amazing

[@jameswake1899]

so amazing

[@thelongemergency1673]

i lived this song. almost a year ago, i lost two good friends to fentanyl overdoses within days of each other. Thank You Alex G, for all yr music but esp. this song. i listen to it to honor them somehow ❤

[@antipda]

YES

[@typicaldom8314]

Great song Alex G 💖

[@joeyedmonds7609]

Incredible song

[@IndyaBeerens]

so beautiful!