Our song “Firefight” holds a special meaning to us as a band. The chord progression and drum pattern for this song was conceived by Patrick Brown, one of the founding members and the original drummer of Hope Darling. In 2017 Patrick was taken too soon from us and we were left with this unfinished song. It was shelved for quite a while, but we decided to finish this song in honor of him. The lyrics to “Firefight” are based on accounts Patrick had told us of his deployments to the Middle East serving as a Sergeant in the US Army. He had told us when he was in the middle of a firefight to drown out the noise and chaos he would pop in his headphones to listen to music. The imagery of his experience led me to this lyrical interpretation of that moment. I imagined the chaos of sound and lights that he witnessed. You took my breath away So many nights Under the lights Then drowning out the noise of it all with the song that was playing in his ears. Then you take me higher Your song fills up the air It's all I remember And all I can hear I can only imagine that his only thoughts and for many in that situation was to make it out alive and to somehow make it home no matter what it would take. You Said To find your way back home Just hold on, Just hold on Cause there’s no time And there’s no other way It was an account he often told that I felt was his way of reminding us that even in his military career he was a musician at heart. In honor of Sgt. Patrick Brown this is “Firefight” from our new album 𝐄𝐧𝐬𝐨̄ | 
