There's is only this number of times one can break a promise... _________________________________________________________________ Mm… I know I promised… I said I’d call before the night got cold I said I’d come before the candles died I said the truth would never leave my mouth with one more place to hide I said I’d learn the shape of what you feared I said I’d hear you even when you’re quiet But I kept filling up the room with words and called that trying You stopped asking where I’d been You stopped crying when I lied I thought the silence meant we healed Now I know it meant goodbye I know I promised I would stay I know I promised I would change I know I promised not to be the reason you learned how to leave I know I broke more than your heart I broke the quiet, part by part And if forgiveness comes too late I’ll still be sorry anyway You used to wait beside the window light like hope could make a shadow disappear I used to say, “Just give me one more time” then waste another year I made your kindness carry all my shame I made your patience pay for my mistakes And every “soon” I left beside your name became another ache You stopped turning on the lamp You stopped saving me a chair I thought the emptiness was peace Now I know I wasn’t there I know I promised I would stay I know I promised I would change I know I promised not to be the reason you learned how to leave I know I broke more than your heart I broke the quiet, part by part And if forgiveness comes too late I’ll still be sorry anyway I won’t ask you to come back like pain can be undone I won’t dress my guilt in flowers and call it love Forgiveness is not a door I get to open from my side But I am standing here at last with nowhere left to hide I know I promised I would stay I know I promised I would change I know I promised not to be the reason you learned how to leave I know I broke more than your heart I broke the quiet, part by part And if forgiveness comes too late I’ll still be sorry anyway I know I promised… and I know I failed I won’t ask for yesterday I won’t ask you to remain But if my sorry finds your door even after all this pain you don’t have to let me in just know I finally know your name Mm… I know I promised…
