Never Was A Promise (Fiona Apple semicover)
written by: Fiona Apple; altered lyrics written by: Jak Locke
written by: Fiona Apple; altered lyrics written by: Jak Locke
from JakLocke.com (no album) (May 24th 2004) (5:58)
I'll never see the courage you might find
It's just a circumstantial vision anyway
All that you see glow's only in your mind
Judgments and presence only last so many days
And as the scenery grows, you'll see what isn't there
Flickering dimly under guise of new perception
Take it for what it's worth but realize no one cared
And understand what I'm not cruel enough to mention to you
You'll say you understand but you don't understand
I see the setting sun mistaken for the dawn
But never is a promise and I'll never prove you wrong
I'll never need these issues you hold
Amplified far beyond the sum of all their parts
Distanced yourself before crying that I'm cold
The denouement was written long before the start by you
I can see through the tears, you've made it very clear
Maybe you'll never lose the dramas you create
But never is a promise and I can't afford to wait
I never knew, I never realized someone could in trauma for the sake of it
I've grown so tired of hearing your cries
The misery fulfills you more than you'd admit
And as the scenery grows you'll see what isn't there
Flickering dimly under guise of new perception
Take it for what it's worth but realize no one cared
And understand what I'm too jaded now to mention to you
You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
Anything that I say you'll think's another lie
Believe anything that you want to, you don't know who I am
I felt I never would have wanted you to cry
But never is a promise and so I'll just say goodbye
It's just a circumstantial vision anyway
All that you see glow's only in your mind
Judgments and presence only last so many days
And as the scenery grows, you'll see what isn't there
Flickering dimly under guise of new perception
Take it for what it's worth but realize no one cared
And understand what I'm not cruel enough to mention to you
You'll say you understand but you don't understand
I see the setting sun mistaken for the dawn
But never is a promise and I'll never prove you wrong
I'll never need these issues you hold
Amplified far beyond the sum of all their parts
Distanced yourself before crying that I'm cold
The denouement was written long before the start by you
I can see through the tears, you've made it very clear
Maybe you'll never lose the dramas you create
But never is a promise and I can't afford to wait
I never knew, I never realized someone could in trauma for the sake of it
I've grown so tired of hearing your cries
The misery fulfills you more than you'd admit
And as the scenery grows you'll see what isn't there
Flickering dimly under guise of new perception
Take it for what it's worth but realize no one cared
And understand what I'm too jaded now to mention to you
You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
Anything that I say you'll think's another lie
Believe anything that you want to, you don't know who I am
I felt I never would have wanted you to cry
But never is a promise and so I'll just say goodbye
never performed live