☝️ Key Points
- The song is about a relationship without deep love
- Both partners go their own way and don't care about what the other does at night
- The relationship is described as complicated as both partners don't get along with each other's friends and lovers
- The singer says he would still love his partner even if she only liked him
- It's about the separation between love and promises
Interpretation
The lyrics of the song "Promises" by
Eric Clapton are about a relationship where both partners don't really love each other. The singer says that it doesn't matter to him if his partner doesn't come home or goes on a trip, because he doesn't love her and she doesn't love him either. He describes the relationship as a complication when she comes to town, because he and his partner don't get along with each other's friends and lovers.
The text also contains the line "I don't care what you do at night", which means that he doesn't care what his partner does at night, and "I'll leave you alone, I'll just let it be", which means that he will leave her alone. He also says that he would still love her, even if she only liked him.
In the text, there is also a section where the singer talks about a problem he has and how he and his partner are torn between love and hate. He says that they can still be friends, even though their promises end.
Overall, the lyrics of the song are about a relationship that is not characterized by deep love and where both partners go their own way. It's about the separation between love and the promises people make.