Hope

This song and its music video features depictions of substance abuse, which some may be very sensitive to. Viewer discretion is advised.

## Information

### Producer

Jack Stauber

**Hope** is a song uploaded by Jack Stauber on March 12th, 2019, along with a music video. This song, as of now, has never officially released anywhere and is only listenable through his social media. This song goes into the mind of someone who believes that drugs and alcohol are their "hope" that keeps them going everyday.

## Lyrics

Just a little chunk of hope keeps me going, keeps me going every day (Keeps me going every day)

Just a little chunk of hope keeps me going, keeps me going every day (Keeps me going every day)

I hope that one day things will change

But a little chunk of hope keeps me going, keeps me going every day (Wah, wah, wah)
## Notes

Hope has become one of Jack's most popular songs to date due to its dark tone and creepy sound, with it resembling a children's song. The music video is noted for its unsettling imagery and portrayal of substance abuse in a seemingly light hearted appearing video. Some fans who have dealt with substance abuse have notably called this song a very dark yet brilliant representation of the addiction. The song is also commonly connected and referenced with the visual thriller novel game Danganronpa 2, often being connected with popular character Nagito Komaeda, it notably being a major part in Hope's popularity.

## Similarities to Jack Stauber's OPAL

Ever since the release and debut of Jack Stauber's OPAL, fans began to notice very similar and almost identical themes to Hope, both music video-wise and song-wise. There have been some scenes and designs seen in the Hope video that would later be almost identically reused in OPAL. Some examples include a scene where a woman throws a pill in their mouth, the Hope woman looking very similar to both Claire and her mother, and most notably the eyeballs seen at the end of the music video, fitting in very similarly with the themes and symbolism portrayed through OPAL.

The song itself is also noted for being very similar to the themes represented throughout OPAL, most notably with Claire's mother. This has notably caused some fans to believe the songs are connected in some fashion, either it being a teaser, it being an earlier demo or test for what would become OPAL. The mother in OPAL has very serious addiction problems with both drugs and alcohol, which is also portrayed in the music video. Both her mother and the Hope woman believe that these substances are their "hope" and that it's what keeps them going everyday. The scene in the music video where the Hope woman gives birth also seems to likely be a portrayal of the mother's mindset and hopes of Claire. The woman gives birth to a child who eventually becomes a clone of herself who earns money. Fans theorize that this represents her mindset and what she expects from Claire and how she wants Claire to be a clone of her that, unlike her, actually becomes successful.

## Trivia

* Hope was teased on Plopscotch on March 2nd, 2019, ten days before Hope's original upload date. The teaser showed a behind the scenes look at the mechanical eyeball used for the Hope woman.
	+ The caption of the behind the scenes video reads "look alive" which could be a possible reference to Naked Polly.
* The white line effect seen at the end of the video with the eyeballs is the same effect commonly used throughout Jack's content, notably in Paper Towels and the 2016 snow video.
* The music video for Deploy seems to reuse similar looking pill assets seen in the Hope music video, with fans speculating that Jack had reused some of the footage created for Hope in Deploy.
* It's currently unknown where the audio heard at the end comes from, as well as what is being sung in said audio recording. There are two common speculations to what is being in the recording, with one saying that "I'm insane" being sung, and another saying that "We see you, Opal" is sung, referencing the upcoming OPAL short film and supporting the Hope/OPAL theory.

## Gallery

* Trivial Media
* Screenshots

Mechinal eye used for the Hope woman

Music VideoWhite line effect commonly seen throughout Jack's content.