Never is a promise
by Fiona Apple
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You´ll never see the courage I know
Its colors´ richness won´t appear within your view
I´ll never glow the way that you glow
Your presence dominates the judgements made on you
But as the scenery grows I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch I see from greater heights
I understand what I am still to proud to mention, to you
You´ll say you understand
But you don´t understand
You´ll say you´ll never give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise and you can´t afford to lie
You´ll never touch these things that I hold
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
You´ll never feel the heat of this soul
My fever burns me deeper than I´ve ever shown to you
You´ll say "don´t fear your dreams"
It´s easier than it seems
You´ll say you´d never let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise and you can´t afford to lie
You´ll never live this life that I live
I´ll never live the life that wakes me in the night
You´ll never hear the message I give
You´ll say it looks as though I might give up this fight
But as the scenery grows I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch I see from greater heights
I realize what I am now too smart to mention, to you
You´ll say you understand
You´ll never understand
I´ll say I´ll never wake up knowing how or why
I don´t know what to believe in
You don´t know who I am
You´ll say I need appeasing when I start to cry
But never is a promise and I´ll never need a lie
Its colors´ richness won´t appear within your view
I´ll never glow the way that you glow
Your presence dominates the judgements made on you
But as the scenery grows I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch I see from greater heights
I understand what I am still to proud to mention, to you
You´ll say you understand
But you don´t understand
You´ll say you´ll never give up seeing eye to eye
But never is a promise and you can´t afford to lie
You´ll never touch these things that I hold
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
You´ll never feel the heat of this soul
My fever burns me deeper than I´ve ever shown to you
You´ll say "don´t fear your dreams"
It´s easier than it seems
You´ll say you´d never let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise and you can´t afford to lie
You´ll never live this life that I live
I´ll never live the life that wakes me in the night
You´ll never hear the message I give
You´ll say it looks as though I might give up this fight
But as the scenery grows I see in different lights
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
My feelings swell and stretch I see from greater heights
I realize what I am now too smart to mention, to you
You´ll say you understand
You´ll never understand
I´ll say I´ll never wake up knowing how or why
I don´t know what to believe in
You don´t know who I am
You´ll say I need appeasing when I start to cry
But never is a promise and I´ll never need a lie