Empty Promises

Empty promises Scattered in the wind Our love once full of bliss Now a story thinned In the echoes of forgiveness I hear the lies we told The dreams we couldn't witness As our love grew cold Empty promises Whispered in the night The love that ceases In the fading light The shadows of doubt Creep into our hearts In every shout I shout For the love that departs Words fade hearts break In the silence of the fall The love we couldn't remake Leaves us standing tall Empty promises Whispered in the night The love that ceases In the fading light And in the quiet of the dawn I remember what we swore In this love withdrawn Our hearts forever tore Empty promises Whispered in the night The love that ceases In the fading light Empty promises Scattered in the wind Our love once full of bliss Now a story thinned