Lyric discussion by In the mist 

Cover art for The Promise lyrics by Within Temptation

well its about a woman who is taking revenge on the killers or her loved one. this song could actually be called promises because there are 2 promises in this song,

the second promise is from the girl, he promised him that she would take revenge. " made a promise to revenge his soul in time I'll make them bleed at my feet"

1 is from the man telling her that he will stay with her (wich he ofcourse can't do because he actually dies) "I held you tight to me But you slipped away You promised to return to me And I believed, I believed"