Disclaimer: Escaflowne… *sigh*… yet another one of those things I don't own…

Promise

"And I'll go on to lead you home." ~the Goo Goo Dolls

You came into my life

Completely unexpected

I never really understood

How things work out the way they do

You never asked to be

Thrown into this crazy

World at war

But you are here

I look into your eyes

You didn't choose this—

It chose you

Took you away from the

Mystic Moon

Lying next to you under the stars

Beneath this endless sky

I see the longing in your face

Searching

You are lost

And in this moment

I make a promise

One I intend to keep

Someday I'll bring you back there

To the place that you call home

I'll help you find your way.

I owe so much to you

You've changed my life

Saved me time after time

You've been to hell and back for me

And I'll protect you

With everything I am

I see now how much I need you

I see just how much you mean

But I can't say it out loud

The words just won't come out

I guess for now I'll have to settle

For giving you all I have

Protecting you with everything

And helping you find your way

I swear someday I'll bring you home

I promise I'll bring you back there

Because you never asked for this

To be swept up in a beam of light

Torn away from all that you knew

Only to be thrust into

A world at war

How did you get caught up in this mess?

I'm sorry

And if there's one thing I can do, then it is this:

I'll keep my promise

No matter what it takes

I'll bring you back there

Somehow I'll find a way

I swear by everything I am

I swear I'll lead you home.