The Debug Collective Official
Track 11

Promised and Broken

Resonance at the Edge
Player Promised and Broken
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Track Notes

A bittersweet look at technical debt and personal promises that quietly fracture. The melody lingers like an apology you keep rewriting.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] The specs looked perfect, the promise was clear "Every feature works; no need to fear" But now it's broken, the lines don't align I'm left here stranded, with deadlines on the line [Pre-Chorus] And if I called, would they hear me scream? Or would they just ignore the dream? [Chorus] Promised and broken, the silence deafening We hold the pieces, but they won't do a thing Lost in the chaos of what they swore would be A ghost in the system is all they left for me [Verse 2] I comb through forums, the answers are void The echoes mock me, my patience destroyed Every demo, a scripted lie No support, just excuses that drift and die [Pre-Chorus] And if I fought, would they care to see? The cost of their duplicity? [Chorus] Promised and broken, the silence deafening We hold the pieces, but they won't do a thing Lost in the chaos of what they swore would be A ghost in the system is all they left for me [Bridge] I build around the broken edge Patch the pieces, bridge the wedge With every failure, we rise once more Turning their silence into our roar [Chorus 2] Promised and broken, but we won't stay down We'll find a way to wear the crown In every failure, resilience is born From ashes, we'll rebuild the form [Outro] And now we know, their words are dust In ourselves, we place our trust Promised and broken, but we stand tall Turning their failure into our call