Promise

    Verse

    It won’t be long until I finish it all
    Say goodbye to this place and be gone
    I’ve been staring at these books for too long

    And my friends and my family know
    They love me so they say I should go
    But I know they want to keep me at home

    Pre-Chorus

    And so I turn away
    Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
    And I learned the way
    Through the words that were spoken that day

    Chorus

    Go see the world be free
    Go sing your melody
    Go chaise your destiny
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Verse

    So I wake up and follow the sun
    Through chaos and wonder run
    My hopes and my dreams are now one

    I said I travel the world, travel the world, travel the world one day
    And how was I supposed to know the sacrifices would be so great

    Pre-Chorus

    And so I turn away
    Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
    And I learned the way
    Through the words that were spoken that day

    Chorus

    Go see the world be free
    Go sing your melody
    Go chaise your destiny
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Bridge

    We taught you to be strong and honest listen to your heart don’t ever let nobody tell how
    How you got to handle yours

    The days are getting darker and the price is getting harder to pay
    So won’t you go find your way
    We’ll be okay

    Chorus(x2)

    Go see the world be free
    Go sing your melody
    Go chaise your destiny
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Outro

    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

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    Verse

    G                                                    C
    It won’t be long until I finish it all
    Em
    Say goodbye to this place and be gone
    C
    I’ve been staring at these books for too long

    And my friends and my family know
    They love me so they say I should go
    But I know they want to keep me at home

    Pre-Chorus

    And so I turn away
    Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
    And I learned the way
    Through the words that were spoken that day

    Chorus

    G                                C
    Go see the world be free
    Em
    Go sing your melody
    C
    Go chaise your destiny
    G
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Verse

    So I wake up and follow the sun
    Through chaos and wonder run
    My hopes and my dreams are now one

    I said I travel the world, travel the world, travel the world one day
    And how was I supposed to know the sacrifices would be so great

    Pre-Chorus

    And so I turn away
    Somehow it´s harder to leave than to stay
    And I learned the way
    Through the words that were spoken that day

    Chorus

    Go see the world be free
    Go sing your melody
    Go chaise your destiny
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Bridge

    D                                                                                                                                                    C
    We taught you to be strong and honest listen to your heart don’t ever let nobody tell how
    How you got to handle yours

    D
    The days are getting darker and the price is getting harder to pay
    C
    So won’t you go find your way
    D
    We’ll be okay

    Chorus(x2)

    Go see the world be free
    Go sing your melody
    Go chaise your destiny
    Become the man you’ll be

    Don’t be afraid to leave
    Open your eyes and see
    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Outro

    Just promise you’ll come back
    Come back to me

    Promise is a very personal story about my parents and me. While I was traveling over the world with one of my best friends, I forgot to contact my family for a long time, because there was no way to communicate or we were surfing every day, or we were stuck on an island or in the jungle or whatever the reason was. I guess we were to busy having fun and didn’t really think that much about it.

    When i came back home from having all this fun i realized that my parents didn’t have fun missing me cause they were worried about my wellbeing all of the time(as parents do).

    And then it occurred to me that there is no adventure without a home to leave, and there is no home without the people you love. And the people you love have a very strong effect on you once you put distance between them and yourself, and of course the other way around.

    There is a very special bond between parents and their kids, and if it’s strong, healthy and supportive.. It can give you a head start in life. Promise is about that bond.