Apple, Fiona - Never Is A Promise Lyrics






You'll never see the courage I know
Its 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 don't understand
You'll say you'd never give up
Seeing 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've ever shown
To you

You'll say don't fear your dreams
It's easier than it seems
You'll say you'd never
Let me fall from hopes so high
But never is a promise
And you can't afford to lie

You'll never live
This life that I live
I'll never live the life
That wakes me in the night

You'll never 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 realise 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 don't 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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  1. D.... C....

    This song is beauty incarnate . Brava to the lyricist.

  2. N.... A....

    Love Fiona, other names to check: Kate Bush, Mazzy Star, Cat Power

  3. L.... M....

    This and the whole album cuts deep. Piano princess 4 ever 👸 🎹 ❤ her.

  4. G.... G....

    Her words are still as relevant as ever to the soundtrack of my life. She's said everything I couldn't when I got divorced. And she saw me thru the beginning of a new love with beauty and grace. My beautiful deep poetic Fiona. You're so freaking talented. Still listening in December 2019 ❤ Are you?

  5. S.... S....

    The end of 2019, and this is a favorite song still of mine,from when I heard it so many years ago. It means more to me now at 40, than at so young...

  6. a.... r....

    Avril Lavigne- I'm with you (vídeo)

  7. M.... ....

    Still love her like I did when I was just a 11 years old. The Album Tidal was released on my birthday, it was fate! I used to listen to that album every night until I fell asleep!

  8. t.... T....

    This song takes me back to a night in the late 90s...January....freezing cold, dark night in Iowa...I was anorexic and only drank liquids for nutrition....I was beyond depression...feeling like I'd never ever be happy...I listened to this album a lot... fiona has since admitted she had struggled with anorexia, herself...a lot of her pain comes from the same place as mine did...amazing how that was communicated through music....

  9. A.... T....

    I really like her

  10. t.... w....

    Perfection 🖤

  11. R.... D....

    This song is pure.

  12. A.... P....

    Wow! Haven’t heard this song in so many years and it still gives me chills. The song takes me right back to that place in time that I loved so much. ❤️🍎

  13. A.... C....

    The words are very poetic and beautiful.

  14. A.... L....

    One of the best ballads ever

  15. E.... C....

    I love you Fiona Apple

  16. D.... G....

    Simply beautiful. I hope Jesus helps her to defeat her demons. I promise to pray for her. And I didn´t say never. I say tonight!

  17. p.... ....

    One of the best songs ever, that's a promise.

  18. r.... ....

    Back when you only tvs as a media

  19. S.... ....

    Wow. Just wow after all this time its still so good.

  20. J.... S....

    The original #Billie.

    J.... S....

    I think Billie's more like the new Avril Lavigne. And I like them all.

  21. B.... U....

    What a song🎶

  22. J.... A....

    🙏🏼😘

  23. C.... T....

    Teared up listening to that song after all these years *runs to spotify to download all her albums*

  24. K.... V....

    So damn good

  25. K.... N....

    🎶💚

  26. L.... x....

    She captured the feeling so well for being 19. Truly a gifted artist.

  27. L.... O....

    I decided this is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever heard in my life. If not the.

  28. M.... B....

    A masterpiece ! Thanks.

  29. J.... I....

    Beautiful, Old-soul, teenaged genius!!!

  30. C.... ....

    Fiona, I hope you are well and eating better.

  31. w.... r....

    Had to listen to a song by this woman because I’ve heard the name thrown about in pop culture so much. I’ve reached the conclusion that I’d rather listen to an elderly Vietnamese woman get rammed tits first through a paper shredder than suffer another song from this hack.

  32. J.... C....

    I really really really love you Fiona... desde México cabrones!

    J.... C....

    Hola, compatriota. Sigue disfrutando de tu buen gusto.

  33. M.... B....

    She is brilliant.

  34. M.... M....

    Wow...this song has always been beyond beautiful but when you can't relate to other people because of things you experienced during childhood and so cannot relate entirely to your peers who have very different backgrounds to being an adult and gravitating back to the same song for the same reasons. Just wow!

  35. F.... B....

    never is a promise
    copy that Stefani?

  36. J.... R....

    been a fan since tidal, i have neglected her music over the years, but this woman has always been raw and full of emotion. so much talent, too much. but listening to hear voice makes you listen. and of course those eyes and lips

  37. J.... R....

    I remember when this CD came out. It is still one of my favorites. So beautiful.

  38. R.... ....

    I just go with what I like and what’s suggested. I have always liked Fiona apple 😊

  39. C.... H....

    When Fiona Apple had cheeks ;) Immensely talented that said, a striking discovery for me back in the day.

  40. b.... ....

    It feels like she’s describing what it’s like to be bipolar and in a relationship.

  41. I.... T....

    Why is this missing an entire verse?

  42. R.... M....

    this is such a gorgeous song. So much talent.

  43. C.... A....

    Definitely here after Citizens Arrest interview.

  44. J.... J....

    She wrote this at 14 years old! Crazy talent

  45. t.... ....

    she wrote this at 15. insane

  46. F.... B....

    On the beggining she looks like batman

  47. P.... T....

    Amazing woman 💜💋

  48. i.... t....

    Every bit as powerful today as the day it came out. Take note new recording "stars". This is art. The new track you just dropped will be forgotten in a month. This will be amazing forever.

    i.... t....

    She is also sadly underappreciated these days. Of course she was never going to appeal to the hoi polloi, being far too adventurous both lyrically and musically. But it's sad that she didn't come out of the 90s with the same broad appreciation that her talent and importance at the time would seem to justify.

  49. �.... ....

    You'll never see
    The courage I know
    Its colors' richness
    Won't appear within your view

    I'll never glow
    The way that you glows
    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 don't understand
    You'll say you'd never
    Give up seeing 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've ever shown


    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 realise 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 don't 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

  50. L.... O....

    I love fionna apple this is one of the reasons why.

  51. C.... G....

    You'll never see
    The courage I know
    Its colors' richness 
    Won't appear within your view
    I'll never glow
    The way that you glow
    Your presence dominates the judgments 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 don't understand
    You'll say you'd never give up
    Seeing 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've ever shown
    To you

    You'll say don't fear your dreams
    It's easier than it seems
    You'll say you'd never let me fall
    From hopes so high
    But never is a promise
    And you can't afford to lie

    You'll never live this life that I live
    I'll never live the life
    That wakes me in the night
    You'll never 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 don't 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

  52. S.... S....

    Piano and Fiona's voice, my two loves, they touch my soul.

  53. b.... ....

    Extremely underrated. The way her voice shifts and undulates perfectly conveys the emotions described in the lyrics. The subtle violence of the piano mirrors the emotions choking her voice. Amazing.

    b.... ....

    butterbelly butterballs

  54. r.... s....

    Who is still here in 2019

  55. L.... O....

    So incredible.

  56. E.... J....

    An absolute angel

  57. H.... M....

    fiona apple is like the best name ever
    take me back to 1996!

  58. i.... z....

    This fits me so well right now. Thank you, Fiona.

  59. L.... O....

    The most incredible voice ever. Just my opinion.

  60. P.... L....

    O this is my favorite Fiona song alright.
    it makes me sad that she's so underrated. <3

  61. M.... ....

    Still crying 2019😞 This is a masterpiece!

  62. r.... ....

    This has been and always will be my favorite music video ever. I thought that 10 years ago and I still feel the same.

  63. J.... A....

    Great music, a weak mess of a human being. There have been millions who suffered worse and were stronger in dealing with it.

  64. M.... B....

    It's safe to say that I was completely in love with Fiona Apple my freshman year of college. I played the shit out of this CD. 1999....Simpler times

    M.... B....

    Gives me massive 90s nostalgia ever time I hear anything from this album. Anybody figure out a way back, I'll buy a ticket.

  65. A.... X....

    Ah, memories...

  66. E.... R....

    Love miss Apple🍎🍎 💋💙💜

  67. S.... T....

    Most beautiful song ever written, no question

  68. V.... G....

    You’ll never understand...

  69. V.... G....

    This song! Every woman’s song.

  70. K.... R....

    ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

  71. X.... P....

    1:36 you say you understand, but you don't understand...

  72. J.... A....

    This video kinda sums up the 90's. So close and yet so far. She's lovely. I had the privelage to meet her in Indianapolis in the mid 90's. We were all a happy mess then, now many of us are just a mess. I hope she's as happy as possible wherever she is now. Life's a shitshow.

  73. S.... B....

    I have been listening to this album for over 20yrs. Still listen to it very often. She is and always has been a rarity in the music world.There are few as good as she 💙

    S.... B....

    Sara B Artist don't make albums that make you think and feel anymore. This is one of the best. Jewel's "Pieces of Me" is my album that I have been playing for over 20 years.

  74. h.... g....

    Ultimate breakup song

  75. C.... B....

    The soundtrack to my broken 16 year old heart!!!!💔

  76. M.... G....

    She is amazing

  77. K.... L....

    So incredibly brilliant.

  78. 3.... S....

    One of the best female singers in my time ! Love you Fiona 🎶♥️🔥♥️🎶

  79. M.... X....

    Now music is starving. It wants the APPLE back

  80. B.... S....

    Never Is A Promise

    Fiona Apple



    You'll never see the courage I know
    It's color's 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 don't understand
    You'll say you'll never give up seeing 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've ever shown to you

    You'll say: "Don't fear your dreams.", it's easier than it seems
    You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high
    But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie

    You'll never live this life that I live
    I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
    You'll never 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 don't know what to believe in - you don't know who I am
    You'll say I'll need appeasing when I start to cry
    But never is a promise, and I'll never need a lie

    B.... S....

    Brenda S Thank u <3

  81. J.... C....

    never is a promise

  82. E.... R....

    This whole cd made me weep... but this song.. 😭😭😭

  83. C.... H....

    "You say you understand
    -
    You'll never understand
    I say I'll never wake up
    knowing how or why...



    I don't 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......."

  84. C.... M....

    One of the greatest songs ever written.

  85. M.... N....

    Love her voice make more music!

  86. J.... R....

    Gracious!!! What if Jeff Buckley would have met her for coffee! 🖤🖤🖤

  87. L.... S....

    My daughter your name. Im not mad

  88. K.... T....

    I love this song

  89. R.... K....

    Prayers and Blessings

  90. S.... R....

    I first heard Fiona when I was 12. This song is my soul and much too beautiful for earth. The simplicity of this video is pure art and her lyrics are poetry. This is one of the most beautiful and relevant songs I've heard in all my 32 years alive. Her voice is so pure and she is one of few artists that brings me to tears and goosebumps, simultaneously. 💖 I'll never get over the 90's.

  91. F.... B....

    I want this entrance. the hand in the belly.

  92. w.... d....

    Fiona, Joni, Tori and Kate Bush all put beautiful poetry into moving music in the best way.

  93. M.... d....

    I think I’m in love of you Fiona, as crazy as you are I can’t and I don’t want to avoid it

  94. M.... d....

    I think I’m in love of you Fiona, as crazy as you are I can’t and I don’t want to avoid it