The Promise

C F C F C F The promise, it will get better C F But it never been quite this bad C Darkness came fast this time F Will we ever see the light of day? C Forcing us down on our knees F Let's pretend that we're praying C F C F C You think that it will be easy F To just reach out a hand C But these prisoners of ego's law F Staring out at a barren land C F And it is still, all the same Am F And it is still, all the same C F It is still, all the same Am The same old promise, the same old lies F C That I despise F Am F C F The promise, it will get better C F But it never been quite this bad C Lock the door, and then we hide F While the wolves are roaming free C Maybe we can get some crumbs F When they're taking all that we need C F C F C Looks like everything is lost F All that once was said C No more dreams of brighter days F Just new distractions thrown our way C F And it is still, all the same Am F And it is still, all the same C F It is still, all the same C The same old promise, the same old lies F The same old lines that I despise Am The same old promise, the same old lies F C That I despise Am G F C Am G F C C F It is still... Am F And it is still... C The same old promise, the same old lies F The same old lines that I despise Am The same old promise, the same old lies F C That I despise F Am C