Lyrics
Verse 1
Hello sunshine, goodbye rain
Hello promise, I hope you're here to stay
Ain't nothin' sweeter than welcomin' new mercy everyday
Hello sunshine, sure glad you came
Sure glad you came
Verse 2
Well, hello future (Hey), goodbye yesterday (Yesterday, yesterday)
Your grass is greener (Hey) than anywhere I've laid (I've laid)
You turn these troubled eyes (Hey) to watchin' all my troubles wash away
Hello, future (Hey), we gon' be okay
Refrain
We gon' be okay
We gon' be okay
(Troubled, troubled, troubled, troubled, troubled, troubled, troubled)
Verse 3
Hello purpose, how you've alluded me
I thought I'd find you in victory (Victory)
I scaled the mountain (Hey) just to find nobody beside me
Hello purpose (Hey), don't leave me be
Refrain
Don't leave me be
Don't leave me be
I believe
Don't leave me be
Verse 4
Hello Jesus, I hope You understand
My last departure was never planned
I came up empty with everyone and everywhere I been
Hello Jesus, I'm home again
I'm home again
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Hello Future” traces a return from disappointment toward mercy, purpose, and renewed fellowship with Jesus. Its greetings and farewells create a sequence of contrasts: sunshine replaces rain, the future replaces yesterday, and hope rises after trouble. Yet the lyric does not present optimism as effortless. The search for purpose has included achievement, isolation, and the realization that victory alone cannot provide companionship or direction.
The final verse gives the song its spiritual resolution. Addressing Jesus after an unplanned departure, the singer admits emptiness and describes coming home again. That return may recall the welcome in Luke 15:20, where the father receives the returning son with compassion. The reference to new mercy each day also closely echoes Lamentations 3:22–23. These connections place the brighter future within restored relationship and dependable grace rather than positive thinking alone. The repeated assurance that things will be okay therefore rests alongside honest regret, recovered purpose, and a humble return to Christ.
Related Scripture
- Lamentations 3:22-23 The passage describes the Lord’s mercies as new every morning.
- Luke 15:20 The returning son is met with compassion and welcomed home by his father.