Chains So Tight

Intro - acoustic guitar, soft drums

Verse 1

You came to me, so what now?

My knife stays sheathed, I won't pull it out somehow

You said: "Come on, let's go,

I'll find you a new home,

Where peace at last you'll know."

Verse 2

Don't even try to run,

You'll never break my chains, my only one

"Drink this cup to the end,"

She whispers cold again,

"Get dressed, put on your kepi, friend."

Chorus - full band, backing harmonies

But I still won't surrender,

I'm tearing from this prison to be free

Life's thread is thin and tender,

Death's chain is strong, it's crushing down on me.

Verse 3 - strip down

How hungry is her stare,

Her claw is tapping on the window pane

My body lying still,

My soul still burns so bright,

She does her dark work from the distant night.

Bridge - emotional

I feel her eyes on me,

No road to turn and flee

Final Chorus - anthemic, electric guitar solo

But now it's all behind,

I locked her out this time,

My troubled days have flown and died.