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Promises In Perpetual Sleep (2025 Remaster)

Grace kade

The Nine-Year Secret

​For nine long years, my heart was yours, though you never knew

I was just a shadow, watching everything you do

When I finally spoke, you said another held your gaze

I couldn't cheer, but stayed right there through all your passing days

​A New Path and Confessions

​Then something shifted, we became the closest kind of friends

And for a moment, my own waiting finally ends

A second love came, a hopeful spark that flickered, then died out

I turned to you, my friend, to tell you all about my doubt

​Chorus: The Sudden Offer

​You were my shoulder, offering strength and helping me move on

But then you whispered, "Why not choose me from now on?"

"It's too late now," I answered, though my voice was soft and low

Love never seems to work the way we want it to, you know

​Bridge: Where Did the Feeling Go?

​That second flame faded, just silence in the air

And I wonder, when we became friends, where did the first love go?

Did it turn to comfort? Or was it just hiding below?

​Lingering Dreams

​Now I'm grown up, but still, your face appears in sleep

In the dream, we're side by side, a promise we could keep

Holding hands, leaning close, just like a perfect scene

​Waking up, I'm seventeen, the girl I used to be

It's just a dream, I tell myself, and this feeling is still mine

It's okay to hold this memory, this love I used to find

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This track is an emotional testament to a decade of silent, unrequited devotion. The story tracks the protagonist who, after confessing her long-held feelings only to be rejected, chooses to stay in the shadow, becoming her crush's closest confidant and friend.

The dramatic irony unfolds when, after seeking comfort from him following a second failed romance, he unexpectedly whispers the pivotal question: "Why not choose me from now on?"

The reply "It's too late now" captures the heartbreaking reality that the long path of friendship had irrevocably shifted the landscape of their relationship. The song explores profound questions: Where did the initial flame go? Did it morph into mere comfort, or is it still hiding beneath the surface of their friendship?

An emotional reflection on timing, regret, and the lingering power of first love, the song concludes with the protagonist, now an adult, still finding solace in the dream where they are seventeen and the promise of being side-by-side finally comes true.

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