Promises We Forgot

I remember a day
When things weren't the same
As they are now
Time flies
Or so they say
But I can't recall any fun at all

Pictures and rhymes from another time
Freedoms stay and allay
Any fears caused by tears
Keeping your heart is a high art
Learned through despair and repair
Such are the vows that are allowed
And the Promises We Forgot

I look at you
But my eyes go right through
To a picture on the wall
Can we see
The ruins that surround
Or is this space just another place

Is it time for goodbye
And is it forever
Holding so close
Standing so far
The familiar stranger
The battlefield bed
Wars and scars
The harm that mars
And the promises that got us here

Pictures and rhymes from another time
Freedoms stay and allay
Any fears caused by tears
Keeping your heart is a high art
Learned through despair and repair
Such are the vows that are allowed
And the Promises We Forgot