The Promise

"The Promise"
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Recorded by Arcadia
Released:	1986
Recorded:	April - June 1985
Length:	album: 7:28 / single: 4:45
Album(s):	So Red The Rose
Label(s):	Parlophone
Writer(s):	Arcadia
Producer(s):	Alex Sadkin
Studio(s):	Studio de la Grande Armée
Released as single:	YES

"The Promise" is a song written by Arcadia and recorded by Arcadia (backing vocals by Sting) in 1985.

About the song

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Personnel

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• Roger Taylor - drums

• Alex Sadkin - producer and engineer
• Sting - backing vocals

Release History

Albums

"The Promise" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

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Singles

CD Singles

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7" Singles

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12" Singles

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Video

"SONG TITLE" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

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Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Nominations

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YYYY	NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.)	AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.)	CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country	Certifier	Classification	Certification
COUNTRY	CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...)	CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...)	CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

Whose tears on a gaping voice
Who's stretching arms match
The hunger of mine
There lips will they never join
But always draw me closer
And further entwined
With a promise dealer understand
All freedoms fade away
To a point of view
Where many different pathways meet
And we're standing on this precipice
With nothing much to gain save
But the deep blue screams
Of falling dreams
With our next move
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry
The shades of a thousand steel
Come flashing by my face
In the fury of war
In desolation and abandoned fields
The hungry make their stand
When they'll stand for no more
Hear the passion in their voices
See the heaven in their eyes
Their hopes and schemes are waiting
Dreams of less than paradise
And sometimes we make promises
We never mean to keep
For blackmail is the only deal
A promise dealer sees
Heaven hide your eyes
Heaven's eyes will never dry

Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

wikipedia page

References

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