promise
Kaskade Lyrics

Walked around this empty town
The singer is wandering around a deserted city

3 am and no one around
It is 3 am and there are no people to be found

All the shops are closed and I'm close to passing out
The shops are closed, and the singer is exhausted

Got a place I oughtta be
The artist has somewhere else to be

And someone who's missing me
The artist's thoughts are with someone who misses them

But my mind, no, my mind can't get out
Despite the singer's obligations and memories, they can't shake their thoughts

I know I'm not supposed to say it
The singer acknowledges that they shouldn't express their feelings

I know I'm not supposed to think
The artist feels a sense of guilt for even having these emotions

But I got it bad, bad, bad
Despite the artist's reservations, they can't help how they feel

Promise when you're with her that you're picturing me
The artist wants to be thought of when their love interest is with someone else

That it's all you can do
The singer hopes that their love interest is consumed with thoughts of them

That I'm all you can see
The artist wants to be the only person occupying their love interest's mind

Promise when I'm with him that I'm picturing you
The singer makes the same promise to their love interest

And when you're loving her
The singer hopes that their love interest remembers them even when they're with someone else

Promise that you're loving me, too
The singer wants reassurance that their love interest still loves them and thinks of them

On the night that we both met
The artist is reminiscing about the night they met their love interest

Painted eyes and silhouettes
The imagery from their encounter

I said 'Hi,' you said 'Let's go inside instead'
Recalling their conversation from that night

How could something feel so right?
Despite the circumstances, the singer felt an instant connection with their love interest

When it met, we had to lie
Their relationship started under false pretenses

All I got now is this pounding in my chest
The artist can only think about their love interest, and their heart aches for them

Promise when you're with her that you're picturing me
Repeating the earlier promise

That it's all you can do
The singer is clinging to the hope that their love interest still thinks of them

That I'm all you can see
The artist wants to be their love interest's sole focus

Promise when I'm with him that I'm picturing you
The singer is making the same promise once again

And when you're loving her
Repeating an earlier line

Promise that you're loving me, too
The singer wants a reassurance that their love interest still loves them

Promise, oh, promise that you're loving me, too
The artist pleads for their love interest to keep their promise of loving them

Promise that you're loving me, too
Repeating the request for reassurance

Promise, oh, promise that you're loving me, too
Repeating the plea for reassurance

Promise that you're loving me, too
Repeating the request for reassurance

Promise that you're loving me, too
Repeating the request one last time

Promise, oh
Repeating the word 'promise' as a last plea