"The Light of Hope" is the ending theme of Sonic Forces. It is performed by Amy Hannam, and arranged and written by series sound director Tomoya Ohtani. A soft, piano ballad in a similar vein to "Dear My Friend", the song reiterates the themes of friendship, comradery and, of course, hope found in the game's main theme, "Fist Bump".
Lyrics
- All that I see now, is not the same
- All you remember, has gone away
- But, you're still standing here
- So much has happened, it's hard to bear
- Shadows of sadness, within your stare
- But, still you're standing here
- There beyond, future's down the road
- But the journey won't be easy
- Rising up, and standing on your own
- With the beauty in your eyes
- Shining...
- You, have not lost a thing
- Whatever may come
- The light of hope is always shining there in your heart
- You've not lost a thing
- Whatever you do
- Just know that your tomorrow will be waiting for you
- Ever so precious, a vision share
- The future you promised on that special day
- Still, memories never fade
- Friends of old, back from long ago
- Come again, just to say hello
- And there’s something that you know
- Find the strength that lies within your soul
- And believe that you can do it
- Rising up, and standing on your own
- With the beauty in your eyes
- Shining...
- You, have not lost a thing
- Whatever may come
- The light of hope is always shining there in your heart
- You've not lost a thing
- Whatever you do
- Just know that your tomorrow will be waiting for you
- Never have to give up
- Whatever may come
- The light of hope is always shining there in your heart
- Haven’t lost anything
- No matter what comes
- But know inside that here is right where you always are
- Sow a seed in the ground and let it know
- It's something special
- Let it bloom, let its flowers ever bloom
- Many friends, gather as emotions grow
- And great power starts to flow
- You, have not lost a thing
- Whatever may come
- The light of hope is always shining there in your heart
- You've not lost a thing
- Whatever you do
- Just know that your tomorrow will be waiting for you
- Never have to give up
- Wherever you go
- Know inside that you will never be there alone
- Haven’t lost anything
- Whatever may come
- The light of hope is always shining there in your heart
Connection to game
- All that I see now, is not the same, All you remember, has gone away - The world has been drastically changed as a result of the war.
- So much has happened, it's hard to bear - A great deal has happened over the course of the story, almost too much for the Resistance to deal with.
- But, you're still standing here - Despite all the hardships, Sonic is still standing triumphant.
- There beyond, future's down the road, But the journey won't be easy - Moving on and rebuilding the world will be a challenge.
- Rising up, and standing on your own - The Avatar learning to become their own hero.
- You, have not lost a thing - Sonic and his friends made it through their hardships unscathed and stronger than ever.
- Whatever may come, The light of hope is always shining there in your heart - No matter what happens, Sonic has the strength to go on and win.
- Just know that your tomorrow will be waiting for you - Sonic will always beat Eggman and see the next day.
- Friends of old, back from long ago, Come again, just to say hello - Sonic's friends have returned to support him.
- Find the strength that lies within your soul, And believe that you can do it - Sonic encouraging the Avatar to believe in themselves and give it their all.
- Sow a seed in the ground and let it know, It's something special, Let it bloom, let its flowers ever bloom - New, beautiful life will spring from the ruins of Eggman's empire; the flower that appears at the title screen after the credits.
- Many friends, gather as emotions grow, And great power starts to flow - Sonic's friendships give him the power to beat evil.
- Know inside that you will never be there alone - Despite the troubles, Sonic, the Avatar and the Resistance are always there for each other, no matter what happens.
