The Promise — Arcadia
Chords and lyrics for The Promise by Arcadia (key of F).
Verse 1
Arcadia The Promise
Intro
[C] [G] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]Those tears [D]on a gaping [F]voice
[Am]Who's stretching arms [D]match the hunger [F]of mine
[Am]These lips [D]will they never [F]join
[Am]But always draw me [D]closer and further [F]entwined
Bridge 1
[Am]With a promise dealer, [G]understand all [F]freedoms fade away
[Am]To a point of view where [G]many different [F]pathways meet
[Am]And we're standing on this [G]precipice with [F]nothing much to save
[Am]But the deep blue screams of [G]falling dreams with [F]our next move
Chorus 1
[C]Heaven [G]hide your [Am]eyes
(hide your eyes)
[C]Heaven's [G]eyes will [Am]never dry
(will never dry)
Solo
[Am] [G] [F]
Verse 2
[Am]The shades [D]of a thousand [F]steel
[Am]Come flashing by my [D]face in the [F]fury of war
[Am]In desolation [D]and abandoned [F]fields
[Am]The hungry make their [D]stand when they'll stand for no [F]more
Bridge 2
[Am]Hear the passion in their [G]voices, see the [F]heaven in their eyes
(Heaven in their eyes)
[Am]Their hopes and schemes are [G]waiting dreams of less than [F]paradise
(Less than paradise)
[Am]And sometimes we make [G]promises we never [F]mean to keep
(Never mean to keep)
[Am]And blackmail is the [G]only deal a [F]promise dealer sees
Chorus 2
[C]Heaven hide [G]your eyes[Am]
(hide your eyes)
[C]Heaven's eyes [G]will never dry[Am]
(will never dry)
fade out
[Am] [G] [F]
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