Ireland

Ireland

Broken Promises

Story Behind The Song

The song is from an upcoming album that chronicles the life of woman from her parents meeting to the end of her own life. This song is about her disappointment at never being able to publish her poems.

Song Description

Poet looks back on life and frets that work was never published.

Song Length 3:11 Genre Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Pop - Rock
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Troubled, Moving Subject Frustration, Writer
Similar Artists Chrissie Hynde, Florence and the Machine, The Pretenders Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises
I thought I'd be heard but the words got lost and then
I wrote it all down no one gave a second look at it
A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises

I wrote what was real shared my heart
Jot down my soul shared my world
Said what I meant crafted my words
Wrote what was real shared my heart


A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises
I thought I'd be heard but the words got lost and then
I wrote it all down no one gave a second look at it
A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises


It felt like a lie but I tried
But I could not sell my words
Wrote it in verse the good and the worst
It felt like a lied but I tried

A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises
I thought I'd be heard but the words got lost and then
I wrote it all down no one gave a second look at it
A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises


My book reads on
Life's pages turn
You only get one shot
Better not mess it up

A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises
I thought I'd be heard but the words got lost and then
I wrote it all down no one gave a second look at it
A lifetime of words and absurd broken promises

Lyrics Phillip Casteel/Ireland Casteel Music Phillip Casteel/Ireland Casteel
Producer Grant Thompson Performance Ireland Casteel

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