Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash
“Helplessly Hoping” – by Steven Stills appears on the self-titled Crosby, Stills & Nash debut album (1969).
This song, like “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes”, is about Stills' imminent break-up with Judy Collins.
[Verse 1]
Helplessly hoping
Her harlequin hovers nearby
Awaiting a word
Gasping at glimpses
Of gentle true spirit
He runs, wishing he could fly
Only to trip at the sound of good-bye
[Verse 2]
Wordlessly watching
He waits by the window
And wonders
At the empty place inside
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams
He worries
Did he hear a good-bye? Or even hello?
[Chorus]
They are one person
They are two alone
They are three together
They are for each other
[Verse 3]
Stand by the stairway
You'll see something
Certain to tell you confusion has its cost
Love isn't lying
It's loose in a lady who lingers
Saying she is lost
And choking on hello
[Chorus]
They are one person
They are two alone
They are three together
They are for each other
Helplessly Hoping was written by Stephen Stills.
Helplessly Hoping was produced by Graham Nash & Stephen Stills & David Crosby.
Crosby, Stills & Nash released Helplessly Hoping on Thu May 29 1969.
“Helplessly Hoping” was notably featured in the 2018 sci-fi horror film Annihilation, as well as in an episode of the Amazon Original Series Good Girls Revolt.