Lyrics
When I was a young boy
Reflecting on childhood experiences.
I saw a vision of your face
A memory of envisioning the person's face.
I made a my first
Making the initial commitment or promise.
Promise to you
Addressing the recipient of the promise.
Yeah ya know it took some time
Highlighting the time and effort it took to develop love.
But I love you now I realize
Realizing and expressing love.
I am a promise maker
Identifying as someone who makes promises.
I am a promise breaker
Admitting to breaking promises.
On the road to faithfulness
Navigating the journey towards faithfulness.
I sometimes forget your name
Occasionally forgetting the commitment made.
But I can still see your face
Retaining the image of the person despite forgetfulness.
And time after time
Recurring instances of hearing the person's call.
I hear you calling my name
Reiterating the experience of being called by name.
I gotta name for me, I gotta a name
Emphasizing personal identity through a name.
I gotta name for me, I gotta name
Repetition of the importance of self-identity.
I am the promise maker
Reaffirming the role as a promise maker.
I am the promise breaker
Acknowledging the role as a promise breaker.
On my knees for the last time
Expressing humility and submission in a difficult moment.
I could rip my heart out every day
Describing the intensity of emotional turmoil.
I made my last promise to you
Making a significant final promise to the person.
Yeah I could cry I could cry a million tears a day
Expressing deep emotional pain and the potential for tears.
And all I would hear you say is
Anticipating the response from the person.
You are the promise taker
Assigning the role of promise taker to the person.
You are the promise taker
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person as a promise taker.
You are the promise taker
Reiterating the role of the person as a promise taker.
You put them in your promise blender
Introducing the metaphor of a promise blender.
You took me, and you own me
Emphasizing ownership and control by the person.
And you bought me, and you love me
Stating the acts of buying and loving by the person.
Promise keeper, keeper, keeper
Affirming the person's role as a promise keeper.
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