Promise
Chris Cornell & Slash Lyrics

The first time I ever saw you
When we first met, you had a distant look in your eyes

You had that far away look in your eyes
When we first met, you seemed lost in thought

And heaven's eyes shined down upon you
At that moment, you looked as if God was watching over you

And the whole room filled up with light
Your presence illuminated the room and brightened up everyone's day

Now the cruel world it's gonna try and change you
The world is harsh and will try to influence you negatively

Try to hang you up and mess with your pride
People will try to bring you down and damage your self-confidence

Now the rich just try to chain you
Even people in positions of power will try to control or limit you

You got to keep your fire burning inside
You must maintain your passion and drive to keep moving forward

Promise me
Make a commitment to me

You won't let them put out your fire
Don't let anyone extinguish your passion or drive

Put out your fire
Destroy your enthusiasm and drive

Now sometimes the world tries to slap you
Occasionally, circumstances will try to hurt you

And it seems to love watching you fall
It feels like the world gets pleasure from seeing you fail

I won't lie to you, it's gonna happen
I cannot sugarcoat the fact that you will encounter difficult times

You got to pick yourself up and move on
However, you must continue to persevere and not let these setbacks stop you

Which star will I be thinking of tonight
Which person or idea will I contemplate at the end of the day

Promise me
Make a solemn vow to me

You won't let them put out your fire
Do not allow anyone to extinguish your passion and drive

Put out your fire
Destroy your passion and drive

Promise me (Why don't you)
Make a commitment to me (please)

Promise me (Why don't you)
Make a solemn vow to me (please)

Promise me (Why don't you)
Commit to me (please)

Promise me (Why don't you)
Make a pledge to me (please)