viernes, 2 de junio de 2017

The Promise: 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 

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 you’ve always done 

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