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Dolores questions the vows and promises made during her wedding, after being through a divorce. In an interview for Ovation’s Music Express, with Dave Fanning, she explained that the song was about her divorce. “Promises” stands out as the first single released from The Cranberries 1999 studio album...
[Intro]
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh
[Verse 1]
You'd better believe I'm comin'
You'd better believe what I say
You'd better hold on to your promises
Because you bet, you'll get what you deserve
She's going to leave him over
She's gonna take her love away
So much for your eternal vows
Well, it does not matter anyway
[Pre-Chorus]
Why can't you stay here awhile?
Stay here awhile, stay with me
[Chorus]
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we made (Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words
I prayed, prayed, prayed
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we broke (Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words
I spoke, spoke, spoke
[Refrain]
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
[Verse 2]
What of all the things that you taught me?
What of all the things that you'd say?
What of all your prophetic preaching?
You're just throwing it all away
Maybe we should burn the house down
Have ourselves another fight
Leave the cobwebs in the closet
'Cause tearing them out is just not right
[Pre-Chorus]
Why can't you stay here awhile?
Stay here awhile, stay with me, oh-oh
[Chorus]
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we made (Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words
I prayed, prayed, prayed
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we broke (Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words
I spoke, spoke, spoke
[Break]
Oh
Whoa-oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh
[Chorus]
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we made (Promises we made)
All the meaningless and empty words
I prayed, prayed, prayed
Oh-whoa-oh, all the promises we broke (Promises we broke)
All the meaningless and empty words
I spoke, spoke, spoke
[Outro]
Oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh
Oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh
Oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh, oh-eh
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
Do do do, do do do, do do do, do do do
Promises was written by Dolores O’Riordan.
Promises was produced by Benedict Fenner.
The Cranberries released Promises on Mon Apr 19 1999.
At The Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo (Norway) in 1998. In an interview to Hot Press (1999) [via Cranberries World]:
I thought it was really nice because I’ve always had respect for it, and associated it with Gandhi and things like that. When we got to the venue A-ha were on stage, and that was...