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Promised Lyrics by Will Butler

Generations

2020

The ghostly possibilities you could conjure with your hands
The rest of us could tell you were inspired
Though sometimes it seemed a little planned
I loved to watch you sleeping in the morning light
Before you set your face
Before the others - even me - before we crowded in
And you were free a little from time and space

But you promised me, you promised me
That you wouldn't run and hide
And in the evenings sometimes
When I'm sad and half asleep
I wonder if you should have tried

Gonna go and have a sit-down
With the sit-down types
When I crawl out of my bed
When I'm done lying to all the liars
Gonna go and lie back down
Put the cardboard crown back on my head
If I close my eyes while walking
Will you come and take my hand?
I remember how it feels
I could stand so very still
Every crowded corner
Crossing every avenue
There's a chance, there's a chance, there's a chance

But you promised me, you promised me
That you wouldn't run and hide
And in the evenings sometimes
When I'm sad and half asleep
I wonder if you should have tried

But you promised me, you promised me
That you wouldn't run and hide
But in the mornings
When I'm cold and wish I was asleep
I wonder if you weren't right

I know that for you the world was painful like a fire
I'm waiting - not with patience, nor desire
But soft despair - pale and cold
And knowing that I knew you were a liar

But you promised me, you promised me
That you wouldn't run and hide
And in the evenings sometimes
When I'm sad and half asleep
I wonder if you should have tried

But you promised me, you promised me
That you wouldn't run and hide
But in the mornings
When I'm cold and wish I was asleep
I wonder if you weren't right

Whatever words, whatever words I thought you promised me
Let me cast them from my mind
I can stand before the stillness of reality
Just gotta give it time
Gotta give it time
Gotta give it time
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Will Butler

Will Butler

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Read the complete lyrics to "Promised" by Will Butler from the album "Generations" in 2020. 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.

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"Promised" is credited to Will Butler. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Promised" appears on "Generations" in 2020.

Visit the Will Butler artist page at /artist/will-butler for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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