5:11
Faded Promises
Rock
Creator:Kehmesis
Release Date:February 16, 2026
Lyrics
I was seven
The memory’s a blur but I never forgot how it felt
You packed a bag, said you’d be near
Promised monthly visits and wiped off my tears
The city called, in a way
But why’d you have to move so far away?
Were you running from your shame?
Was it stronger than your love for me?
Still, it all feels the same
You hid your heart and walked away
You loved Dad, I believe it… Just not that way
I think I get it…
But I still needed you
It’s hard for me to forgive you
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it… again
The mailbox was my favorite place
I treasured each letter you sent
I’ve kept every single one of them safe
But I needed your presence and your scent
Now I’m grown and I feel stuck
I’m afraid of love, afraid of joy
I locked the door completely shut
To keep all the damn hearts out
You’ve taught me how to die alone
Love, for me, is like an empty throne
When someone sits in it, it disappears
I’m meant to always love in fear
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it… again
You regret the nights you missed
Still wish you’d stayed, though
We talk, we laugh, but nothing’s fixed
My young-heart never recovered from the blow
It remembers the pain
It remembers the ache
It remembers the endless days, missing you with all its strength
It remembers the pain
It remembers the ache
It remembers the endless nights crying for you to come back
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
A broken promise that mattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Look at all the pieces I’ve gathered
(Keep going you're doing great!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it…
Sometimes I pray to God in heaven
I’m learning slowly what love might be
But part of me is still seven…
Still too scared to open my heart… and see
The memory’s a blur but I never forgot how it felt
You packed a bag, said you’d be near
Promised monthly visits and wiped off my tears
The city called, in a way
But why’d you have to move so far away?
Were you running from your shame?
Was it stronger than your love for me?
Still, it all feels the same
You hid your heart and walked away
You loved Dad, I believe it… Just not that way
I think I get it…
But I still needed you
It’s hard for me to forgive you
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it… again
The mailbox was my favorite place
I treasured each letter you sent
I’ve kept every single one of them safe
But I needed your presence and your scent
Now I’m grown and I feel stuck
I’m afraid of love, afraid of joy
I locked the door completely shut
To keep all the damn hearts out
You’ve taught me how to die alone
Love, for me, is like an empty throne
When someone sits in it, it disappears
I’m meant to always love in fear
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it… again
You regret the nights you missed
Still wish you’d stayed, though
We talk, we laugh, but nothing’s fixed
My young-heart never recovered from the blow
It remembers the pain
It remembers the ache
It remembers the endless days, missing you with all its strength
It remembers the pain
It remembers the ache
It remembers the endless nights crying for you to come back
Faded promises, a world shattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Never could mend it, the pieces scattered
(I never meant for it to break!)
A broken promise that mattered
You were my first and only heartbreak
Look at all the pieces I’ve gathered
(Keep going you're doing great!)
Every love I try slips through, in the end
‘Cause I’m just so damn scared to break it…
Sometimes I pray to God in heaven
I’m learning slowly what love might be
But part of me is still seven…
Still too scared to open my heart… and see