Welcome to Nate finding a breakthrough that appeared impossible. He cements a standard from which he progresses into his promise. Nate’s journey was a mountain with an insurmountable appearance. He never thought he could do it.
Nate finds something that has led him to a place of expectation; something externally inner. He discovers something that is externally present but is innerly produced: success or I would even dare say peace. Success (peace) was foreign, undefinable, unreachable; however just so happens to be what he has discovered. Success is externally recognized in a variety of people deemed successful while also inwardly actualized as each person in success can be personified as Nate himself which I consider to be evidence of his peace. Thus creating the title of the song: Hope.
One lyric I want to highlight, analyze, and respond to:
1. “But I gave you your chance to deliver, now it’s my turn.”
To me, this is a pure, expectant, transformative shift in authority. Communicating to the man who got him to where he is yet also recognizing that that man as not completely accomplishing the mission. There is a respect while also a hope. He doesn’t discredit this man, but he does acknowledge that there is a needed transition of power. Thus entering the white clothed Nate. Brilliant. This transition from vulnerability into authority distinguishes the white clothed Nate and sets the tone for his awakening.
Written March 28th, 2023 and October 3rd, 2024.
Jake Wentworth 