Promises

The Cranberries

Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

You'd better believe I'm coming
You'd better believe what I say
You'd better hold on to your promises, because
You bet you'll get what you deserve

She's going to leave him over
She's going take her love away
So much for your eternal vows
Well it does not matter anyway

Why can't you stay
Here awhile
Stay here awhile
Stay with me

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we made (promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed, prayed

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we broke (promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I spoke
Spoke, spoke

Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do

What of all the things that you taught me
What of all the things that you'd say
What of all your prophetic preaching
You're just throwing it all away

Maybe we should burn the house down
Have ourselves another fight
Leave the cobwebs in the closet
'Cause tearing them out is just not right

Why can't you stay here awhile
Stay here awhile
Stay with me

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we made (promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed, prayed

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we broke (promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I spoke
Spoke, spoke

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we made (promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words I prayed
Prayed, prayed

Oh, oh, oh
All the promises we broke (promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words I spoke
Spoke, spoke

Oh eh, oh eh, oh eh, oh eh, oh eh
Hey hey

Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do

Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do
Do-do-do


Lyrics submitted by Lamia

Promises Lyrics as written by Dolores Mary O'riordan

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • +1
    General CommentThis song means what it says....
    When you are in love you make so many promises ... so many promises you break later...
    pmartin8on July 14, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General CommentIt's about marriage and divorce...and the empty promises that comes with that.
    nilleron August 22, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General CommentThis painful song has many beutiful layers:
    1.Lovers promises broken in a painful retrospective of a break up or divorce (Dolores indeed divorced - years afetr the song was written).
    2. A man looking back at his life and his promises to himslef, finding out he did not fulfill his dreams one bit.
    3. A society looking back and seeing how large is the potential of humans living together in a society, and how human greed and hatered turned it all into a disgusting mix of poverty, corruption, wars, destruction of nature, and
    bigotry of all sorts.
    Crowley86on January 17, 2021   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song has really grown on me. Great stuff. It's really a self explanetory lyric.
    butterflykiss84on March 16, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General CommentThis song has really grown on me. Great stuff. It's really a self explanetory lyric.
    butterflykiss84on March 16, 2003   Link
  • 0
    General CommentFantastic song. Don't know about the lyrics. Decent I guess.
    finnurtgon February 13, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Commentthe lyrics pretty much explain themselves. i love this song...i remember seeing it on tv loooong ago, but i never caught who sang it or what it was called. it was years later i heard it again and it all came rushing back to me..awesome song, holds alot of meaning, and truth.=)
    forevermineon October 03, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI heard this song a while back, but I never got a chance to really listen to it. And now going through my old CDs I came by this song...and voila! I love it - time changes tastes eh?
    Fantastic song, guitar (god I love it) and drums and the Voice!!
    LordMorningStaron December 12, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Commentyeah, it's a great song about divorce. the live version's better tho
    stegemreealion January 23, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Commentyeh i never saw it about marriage but it seems to be that. they're marriage is breaking... promises were broken and all the words were fake and meaningless in thier relationship.
    Kiki Bnon July 29, 2007   Link

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