Never is a Promise

You'll never see the courage I know.
It's colors richness won't appear within your view
I'll never glow-- the way that you glow
Your presence dominates the judgements made on you

but as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
the shades and shadows undulate in my perception
my feelings swell and stretch, i see from greater heights
i understand what i am still too proud to mention, to you.

you'll say you understand, but you dont understand
you'll say you'd never give up seeng eye to eye
but never is a promise and you can't afford to lie

you'll never touch these things that i hold
the skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
you'll never feel the heat of this soul
my fever burns me deeper than i have ever shown-- to you

you'll say don't fear your dreams, its easier than it seems
you'll say you will never let me fall from hopes so high
but never is a promise and you can't afford to lie

you'll never live the life that i live
i'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
you'll neve hear the message i give
you'll say it looks as though i might give up this fight

but as the scenery grows i see in different lights
the shades and shadows undulate in my perception
my feelings swell and stretch i see from greater heights
i realize what i am now too smart to mention-- to you

you'll say you understand, you'll never understand
i'll say i'll never wake up knowing how or why
i dont know what to believe in, you don't know who i am
you'll say i need appeasing when i start to cry
but never is a promise and i'll never need a lie.

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this song means a lot to me.