Hopeless

## *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom* Chronology

"**Hopeless**" is a song performed by Halsey featuring Cashmere Cat. It is featured as the thirteenth track on the standard and as the sixteenth on the deluxe edition of Halsey's sophomore studio album, *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom*. It serves as the closing track of both versions. It was released on June 2, 2017 through Astralwerks Records.

## Cross-references

* The song references the album's title, *Hopeless Fountain Kingdom* and the place the album is set in.
* The song is referenced multiple times in "Good Mourning": "A hopeless place [...]", "Perhaps hopeless isn't a place".
* The lyric "The truth hurts but secrets kill" is a reference and juxtaposition to the lyric "That's the beauty of a secret, you know you're supposed to keep it" from "Strange Love".
* The lyric "'Cause you know the good die young" is a reference to the song "Only the Good Die Young" by Billy Joel.
* The lyric "I hope hopeless changes over time" is referenced on a vinyl version of the album which has an etching on the inner ring that states: "I hope hopeless is just a state of mind".
* The lyric "You and all your friends all hate me, oh" is similar to "So I told him that I never really liked his friends" off of "Bad At Love".
* The lyric "Gimme those eyes, it's easy to forgive" references a common theme of Halsey's appreciation for eyes throughout her songs, most notably in "Ghost": "I like the sad eyes, bad guys", "Garden": "And I think your tired eyes are kind of nice" and also again in "Forever...(Is a Long Time)": "So I could look inside his eyes".
* The song samples "Tokyo Narita (Freestyle)".

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Halsey]

Boy, you make it look so easy

Promise that I'm gonna call you back in five

Sorry baby girl, but I can't tonight, oh

Boy, you make it look so simple, mm

Yeah, I've known that girl for like my whole life

Back in my hotel and I'm alone inside, oh

[Pre-Chorus: Halsey]

'Cause you know the truth hurts

But secrets kill

Can't help thinkin' that I love it still

Still here, there must be something real

'Cause you know the good die young

But so did this

And so it must be better than I think it is

Gimme those eyes, it's easy to forgive

[Chorus: Halsey & Cashmere Cat]

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh

Oh-ooh

Oh-ooh

Oh-ooh

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Oh-ooh

[Verse 2: Halsey]

You and all your friends all hate me, oh

Thinkin' that you're better when I'm not around

Hear me on the radio and turn it down, oh

I can't help the way you made me

Hope that she believin' in the truth you found

Thinkin' that you want us 'cause I can't find out, oh

[Pre-Chorus: Halsey]

'Cause you know the truth hurts

But secrets kill

Can't help thinkin' that I love it still

Still here, there must be something real

'Cause you know the good die young

But so did this

And so it must be better than I think it is

Gimme those eyes, it's easy to forgive

[Chorus: Halsey]

(Oh-oh-oh)

(Oh-ooh)

(Oh-oh-oh)

I hope hopeless

(Oh-ooh)

Changes over time

(Oh-ooh)

I hope hopeless

(Oh-ooh)

Changes over time

(Oh-ooh)

I hope hopeless

(Oh-oh-oh-oh)

Changes over time

(Oh-ooh)

## Trivia

* This is the only song by Halsey to feature part of an album title within its own title.
* This song marks the first and so far only credited featured guest appearance of Norwegian producer Cashmere Cat who has helped with the production and writing of a lot of Halsey's songs.

## References

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