The Promise Lyrics - Chris Cornell

If I had nothing to my name 

But photographs of you 

Rescued from the flames 

That is all I would ever need 

As long as I can read 

What's written on your face 

The strength that shines 

Behind your eyes 

The hope and light 

That will never die. 

And one promise you made 

One promise that always remains 

No matter the price 

A promise to survive 

Persevere and thrive 

As we've always done. 

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And you said 

"The poison in a kiss 

Is the lie upon the lips" 

Truer words were never shared 

When I feel 

Like lies are all I hear 

I pull my memories near 

The one thing they can't take. 

And one promise you made 

One promise that always remains 

No matter the price 

A promise to survive 

Persevere and thrive 

As we've always done. 

Photos 

The books still open 

on the table 

The bells still ringing 

in the air 

The dreams still clinging 

to the pillow 

The songs still singing 

in a prayer. 

Now my soul 

Is stretching through the roots 

to memories of you 

Back through time and space 

to carry home 

The faces and the names 

And these photographs of you 

Rescued from the flames. 

And one promise you made 

One promise that always remains 

No matter the price 

A promise to survive 

Persevere and thrive 

And dare to rise once more 

A promise to survive 

Persevere and thrive 

And fill the world with life 

As we've always done.