The song

“High Hopes” by Panic! at the Disco is a song whose lyrics center on the inspirational themes of optimism and hope. The song is about chasing after the lofty dreams you’ve set for yourself regardless of the obstacles that stand in your way and actually grabbing these dreams.

The term “high hopes” in itself refers to the situation where one hopes and expects that a good thing will eventually come to pass.

Speaking with the streaming service Topsify, Urie said he wrote this song because he wanted the world to know about the dreams he had as a child to make it big in the music industry. According to him, his achieving of this cherished dream of his is what the song is all about.

“High Hopes” was released on May 23, 2018. It is the second single and fourth track from Panic! at the Disco’s sixth studio album titled Pray for the Wicked.

Urie was the only remaining official member of Panic! at the Disco when this song was released.

Brendon Urie co-wrote this track with 8 other songwriters, including American musician and record producer Jake Sinclair. In details the songwriters are: Brendon Boyd Urie / Ilsey Anna Juber / Jake Sinclair / Jenny Owen Youngs / Jonas Jeberg / Lauren Pritchard / Samuel Hollander / Tayla Parx / William Ernest Lobban-Bean.
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The Artists

The Panics! at the Disco (from 2008 to 2009, Panic at the Disco), also known as Panic, were an American musical group; the frontman was Brendon Urie, who was accompanied on tour by drummer Dan Pawlovich, bassist Nicole Row and guitarist Mike Naran.

The Panics! at the Disco, formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 2004, originally consisted of four members, but in 2009 members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the group, leaving Urie and Spencer Smith as a duo. In 2015 Smith officially left the group, leaving Brendon as the only original member. However, over the years new musicians have entered, such as Nicole Row and Mike Naran.

Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987 - St. George, Utah) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of Panic! at the Disco, of which he is the only remaining member.
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Lyrics

"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes

Mama said
Fulfill the prophecy
Be something greater
Go make a legacy
Manifest destiny
Back in the days
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Mama said
Burn your biographies
Rewrite your history
Light up your wildest dreams
Museum victories, everyday
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes)

Mama said
It's uphill for oddities
Stranger crusaders
Ain't ever wannabes
The weird and the novelties
Don't ever change
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down, oh
Stay up on that rise
Stay up on that rise and never come down

Mama said don't give up, it's a little complicated
All tied up, no more love and I'd hate to see you waiting
They say it's all been done but they haven't seen the best of me
So I got one more run and it's gonna be a sight to see

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes)