Originally released on the b-side of the Shine single in 1983. Also available on the 1992 reissue of The First Flower and the Complete Works box set.
Dressed to catch the glances
Of any man who glares
Smelling of dishonour
The human walking lair
There’s comfort in this numbness
Where no one seems to care
She’ll dance you like a puppet
She’ll drop you down the stairs
The promise
The promise
A gallery of wishes
Watch every move you make
The character so perfect
She never makes mistakes
The taste of sweat is bitter
My heart screams out despair
Life in the shadow
Of a promise we once shared
The promise
The promise
A promise
A promise
A promise
We promise