The narrator of this song acknowledges that he hasn’t been carrying his share of weight in a relationship. He reiterates that he owes the person a promise, which turns out to be a promise to meet them tomorrow. This may be a literal meeting, or an agreement to try to “meet” the other person’s need...
[Verse 1]
I give a little
When I mean to give a lot
I know it's time for me to show you
So sweep away my petty gesture
There is a promise that I owe you
There is a promise that I owe you
[Verse 2]
I say a little
When I mean to say a lot
Maybe it's time for me to tell you
I pulled the sky down when I heard your voice
There is a promise that I owe you
There is a promise that I owe you
[Verse 3]
I give a lot but it is not enough
Just to be there when I need you
I wrote it out with a stick in the sand
I'll move a mountain if you ask me to
[Bridge]
Give me one more chance to change
If it don't come naturally to me
Then I'll need a helping hand
One more wicked breath
May I surprise your teary eyes
With a message in the sand
Whoaaaa, whoa. Whoaaa, whoa
[Verse 4]
Lead me well, little white lies!
Like a blind man I will follow along
I want to say it and I don't know how
But I will meet you there tomorrow
This is the promise that I owe you
This is the promise that I owe you
That I owe you
That I owe you
Always
[Bridge 2]
I want to say but I don't know how
That I owe you always
I wrote it out with a stick on the sand
That I owe you always
This is the promise that I owe you
This is the promise that I owe you
A Silent Film released Message in the Sand on Wed Apr 15 2015.