[Verse 1] This is the tower of chains A chain for you and for me They give us plenty of strain Yet hold us up, keep us free This is the tower of cards The ones at the bottom hold all Yet just as fragile at heart As the top ones who rise when they're called [Pre-Chorus] Are you hearing the songs aloud? Or are they hearing you now? Chains, pain, gain, strain Main, train, strain again [Chorus] For you, for them, for him, for her Honor the past, and who comes after For this, for that, in-house, inspire For everything—create, take it higher Create the songs, become what remains And that's enough—become the chains [Verse 2] Who cares if it sucks, if it's not there yet? You can already inspire, already move someone Even if that someone is you tomorrow Just like those who inspire you now have done Make something now for the person you'll be A song from today that tomorrow can see What inspires you now was unfinished one day Someone still made it and sent it your way [Pre-Chorus] Are you hearing the songs aloud? Or are they hearing you now? Are you hearing the songs ring out? Or are they hearing you loud? Chains, pain, gain, strain Main, train, strain again Rate, state, stay late Take chains create [Chorus] For you, for them, for him, for her Honor the past, and who comes after For this, for that, in-house, inspire For everything—create, take it higher Create the songs, become what remains And that's enough—become the chains [Outro] sets someone free Become the chains That sets someone free Become the chains That sets someone free Become the chains That sets you free
