Hope Was

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Hope Was
Studio album by Soul Whirling Somewhere
Released	May 19, 1998
Genre	Ambient, Electronica
Length	106:33
Label	Projekt Records
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Soul Whirling Somewhere chronology
Pyewackit (1997) Hope Was (1998) Please Sennd Help (2001)

Hope Was is a double-CD by dark ambient artist Soul Whirling Somewhere, which was released in 1998. The album is known for its severe emotional depth, made obvious even by the song titles.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Disc one

1. "Everything Was Beautiful" – 4:28
2. "How to Hang Yourself" – 6:32
3. "Yuma" – 4:43
4. "I Will Never Let Go" – 6:19
5. "There Is No Getting Through" – 2:41
6. "When a Person Splits in Two, Where Does the Old Half Go?" – 4:03
7. "You're a Book I'll Never Finish" – 4:11
8. "I Should Throw Myself Under a Train" – 3:35
9. "When They Emptied the Sea" – 2:06
10. "Strength Is My Weakness" – 7:42
11. "I Am the Last" – 3:34
12. "Waking" – 2:49
13. "Everyone Will Eventually Leave You" – 4:19

[edit] Disc two

1. "Nothing Is Different/Arkansas" – 2:20
2. "How to Bury Yourself" – 8:24
3. "The Safety in Overglorifying the Past" – 2:55
4. "The Last Time I Left" – 7:36
5. "When" – 3:33
6. "The Hook Through It" – 4:45
7. "S-Qoia" – 2:55
8. "Sonora/Red" – 8:27
9. "Unsleep" – 2:49
10. "The Great Barrier" – 5:47
11. "Forget it. I Give Up. Goodbye. I Love You." - 9:02