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Promises Lyrics by Vision Video

Haunted Hours

2022

[Intro]
Breath held out in offering
To pay recompense for transgression
[Verse]
I'm sorry to tell you that the time is nigh
I didn't think to tell you twice
That we have promises to keep
In spilling blood for those who weep
Crocodile tears and foreign oil
The taking's too good to let spoil
And all the while we soundly sleep
As we have promises to keep
[Chorus]
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
[Verse]
And poisoned air wrought wretched lung
To calloused heart and gavels wrung
On marble stones over our graves
For dividends and "Jesus saves"
Cold shoulders turning in warm sheets
To all the screaming in the streets
And all the while we soundly sleep
As we have promises to keep
[Chorus]
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
[Bridge]
Anoint me in your truth
I'll disavow my youth
Anoint me in your truth
I'll disavow my youth
[Chorus]
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
Sleep well tonight, lay your body down into the pyre
Dream so sweetly as the flames grow to the sky
Credits
Vision Video

Vision Video

About “Promises” by Vision Video

Read the complete lyrics to "Promises" by Vision Video from the album "Haunted Hours" in 2022. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Rock, Gothic Rock, Post-Punk.

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"Promises" is credited to Vision Video. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Promises" appears on "Haunted Hours" in 2022.

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