"I Promise" lyrics

I always knew this had an ending
Told the truth, no pretending
You never seemed to lie to me
I carried it alone
Buried in false hope
But did you really care for me?

And I promised myself

That I wouldn't let it hurt me
I'd seen it all before
It's all so temporary
I can't rewrite the way it goes
But you made me feel so seen
It changed me somewhere in between
We built a castle out of leaves
And I watched it fall down in front of me

I kept pretending like it's nothing
Late nights - on the run
I try to forget you
But it never lasts too long

And I promised myself

That I wouldn't let it hurt me
I'd seen it all before
It's all so temporary
I can't rewrite the way it goes
But you made me feel so seen
It changed me somewhere in between
We built a castle out of leaves
And I watched it fall down in front of me

I just saw it all come crumble down
I'll put the pieces back together now somehow

'Cause I promised myself

That I wouldn't let it hurt me
I'd seen it all before
It's all so temporary
I can't rewrite the way it goes
But you made me feel so seen
It changed me somewhere in between
We built a castle out of leaves
That's how it always was gonna be
We built a castle out of leaves
And I watched it fall down in front of me