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Walking through the storm, shadows on my trails

Keeping silent vows, behind the wind's old shales

Heavy is the heart that bears a secret deep and true

Living for a promise, not for me, for you

If only they could see the burden I disguise

Behind these guarded eyes, silent cries

I don't stay alive because I want to

I stay alive because I promise to

Hold on to these words, though they fracture and break

Every promise made, every choice I make

Night falls like a curtain, hiding all the pain

Walking through the darkness, chasing dawn again

Weight of unspoken vows, pressing on my chest

Living just to keep the promise, doing my best

If only they could hear the silent plea inside

A soul that’s been so long denied

I don't stay alive because I want to

I stay alive because I promise to

Hold on to these words, though they fracture and break

Every promise made, every choice I make

Maybe one day the truth will set me free

From the chains of promises, burdens we carry

Until then I walk this line, shadows in my mind

Living for a promise, leaving myself behind

Heavy is the weight, but I will carry on

For the love I promised, till the break of dawn

I don’t stay alive because I want to

I stay alive because I promise to