[intro – airy pads + reverb-heavy vocal] (It’s lit) Yeah… yeah… Straight up… [chorus – melodic, auto-tuned] Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (yeah). It’s a war that nobody else can fight, Gotta free my mind before I touch that light. Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (straight up). No one else can break me out, It’s my hands that tear it down. [verse 1 – low, hypnotic delivery] I been runnin’ through a maze I designed in my head, Got a map full of fears, left my dreams for dead. Ain’t the world that’s keepin’ me in this place, It’s the mirror lookin’ back with my same old face. I been cuttin’ at the ropes I tied last year, Every knot that I made outta doubt and fear. Now I’m walkin’ through fire just to prove my soul, Every scar that I earn turnin’ into gold (yeah). [chorus – repeat, heavy 808 drop] Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (yeah). It’s a war that nobody else can fight, Gotta free my mind before I touch that light. Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (straight up). No one else can break me out, It’s my hands that tear it down. [verse 2 – “MindKiller” line here, darker tone] Fear is the MindKiller — I’ve seen it in me, Like a lock on my chest with a hidden key. I ain’t searchin’ outside ‘cause the key’s right here, In the choice I make when I face that fear. Every wall that I built, I can tear apart, Every chain on my feet was my own damn art. Now I’m rewritin’ my code like I hack my brain, Every fight with myself gonna snap that chain (it’s lit). [chorus – repeat, ad-libs layered] Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (yeah). It’s a war that nobody else can fight, Gotta free my mind before I touch that light. Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (straight up). No one else can break me out, It’s my hands that tear it down. [verse 3 – spacey, half-sung flow] I was lost in a cell made of my own bones, Tryna talk to the world through a dead phone. But I found that spark, lit the fuse again, Now I’m burnin’ down walls I was livin’ in. Every step through the dark got me closer to day, Every link that I break take the weight away. And I know in my blood there’s a crown to claim, When you fight yourself, you can’t lose the game. [final chorus – biggest drop + harmonies] Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (yeah). It’s a war that nobody else can fight, Gotta free my mind before I touch that light. Ain’t no chains like the ones I built, And I’m breakin’ every link myself (straight up). No one else can break me out, It’s my hands that tear it down. [outro – pads fade, single vocal line] (It’s lit…)
