I Know You Won't
Unfulfilled Promises: The Dance of Expectation and Disappointment
Lyrics
I know you don't mean to be
I understand that you don't intend to be
Mean to me
Cruel or unkind towards me
Cause when you want to
Because when you choose to
You can make me feel like we belong
You have the ability to make me feel like we are a part of something
We belong
We belong together
Lately you make me feel all I am
Recently, you give me the impression that all I am to you
Is a back up plan
Is a secondary option or backup plan
I say, "I'm done," and then you smile at me
I declare that I'm finished with our relationship, but then you express affection, and
And I forget
I easily forget my resolution
Everything I said
Disregarding everything I previously stated
I buy into those eyes
I invest in the sincerity of your eyes
And into your lies
And in the falsehoods you tell
You say you'll call, but I know you
You promise to contact me, but deep down, I'm aware
You say you're coming home, but I know you
You claim you're returning home, yet I know
You say you'll call, but I know you won't
You assure me of a call, but I have certainty that you
You say you'll call, but I know you wont'
Will not follow through with it
I wish you were where you're supposed to be
I desire you to be in the place where you are expected to be
Close to me
Near to me
But here I am just staring at this candle
However, I find myself gazing at a candle
Burning out
Which is slowly burning out
A stumbled sound
A stumbled sound, like footsteps on my stairs
Of footsteps on my stairs
Your voice is everywhere
Your voice anywhere
You say you'll call, but I know you
You repeat the promise of a call, but I am certain
You say you're coming home, but I know you
You claim you'll return home, but my knowledge is
You say you'll call, but I know you won't
You declare you'll call, yet I am confident you
You say you'll call, but I know you wont'
Won't actually make the call
You say you'll call, but I know you
You insist you'll call, but deep down, I know
You say you're coming home, but I know you
You say you're on your way home, but my understanding is
You say you'll call, but I know you won't
You affirm you'll call, but I am convinced you
You say you'll call, but I know you wont'
Won't fulfill that promise
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