Broken promises

#Brokenpromises I made promises to people who believed in me Promises to myself when nobody else could see Some got buried in addiction, some got lost in fear Some still echo in my head every time the night's too clear I spent years chasing shadows, trying to outrun pain Watching hope slip through my fingers like water in the rain This is the story of the words I failed to keep And the promise I'm still fighting for before I fall asleep [Verse 1] I promised I'd stop before I lost another year Promised I'd face the truth instead of disappear Promised I'd find a way to leave the darkness behind But every time I saw the exit, I changed my mind I promised I would never let the drugs take control Then watched them slowly build a prison around my soul Promised I'd call my friends back when they needed me Instead I hid from everybody and blamed anxiety Chorus X2 These are the promises I couldn't keep The words I swore when I was weak These are the promises I couldn't keep Still chasing the man I said I'd be [Verse2] I promised I'd rebuild all the bridges that I burned Take every painful lesson and finally let it serve Promised I'd stop running every time my life got hard Instead of facing battles, I was hiding in the dark I promised I'd forgive myself for all the wasted years For every broken dream and every night drowned in tears Promised I'd stop living like my story was already done Like all the damage in my past had somehow already won I promised I'd believe when nobody else could see That there was still a better version waiting inside of me Promised I'd keep moving when the road got steep and cold Even when every voice around me said I'd never hold Now every scar reminds me where I've been and what it cost But every step I'm taking proves that I am not lost And maybe all those promises I failed to realize Were only there to lead me to the one that survives Chorus X2 Outro Some promises broke, some lessons remain Some roads were lost in the pouring rain But I'm still walking, one day at a time And the next promise I make will be mine