Promises

Album: Frozen Ghost (1987)
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  • Promises lyrics


    Days turn to years
    But in my heart
    Time has stood still

    And like the devil
    In my soul
    It tests my will

    Promises,
    Promises that I made
    Are the promises
    Promises I betrayed

    I just can seem to make
    The commitment it takes
    'Cause the guilt in my soul
    Takes it toll
    Every time I awake
    Every time I awake

    Time hasn't etched away the pictures of your face
    Haunting me always
    Memories I can't erase

    And the promises
    Promises that I made
    Are the promises
    Promises I betrayed
    I just can't seem to make

    The commitment it takes
    And a piece of my heart breaks apart
    Every time I awake
    Every time I awake

    And the night seems so dark and so endless
    My conscious won't let me sleep
    The guilt that haunts me is so relentless
    Cause the promise I made is the one I can't keep

    Whoa promises
    Promises that I made
    Are the promises
    Promises I betrayed
    And the promise
    Promises that I made
    Are the promises
    Promises I betrayed

    I just can't seem to make
    The commitment it takes
    And the guilt in my soul
    Takes it's toll
    Every time I awake
    Every time I awake
    Every time I awake
    [do you ever feel lonely]

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