[Intro: Cold, echoing synthesizers, slow pulsing bassline] [Haunting, ethereal female vocals] [Verse 1] Born into debt before we can speak A system designed to prey on the weak Sign on the dotted line, sell them your soul Give up your freedom, give up control The numbers go up on a digital screen Fueling the heart of a greedy machine [Chorus] We're bound by paper chains Running through our veins Invisible cages, locked from the start A calculated breaking of the human heart Paper chains, holding us down Drowning in silence in a neon town [Instrumental Interlude: Melancholic synth solo, slow and atmospheric drum beat] [Verse 2] Work till you ache, sleep just to wake How much of this burden are you meant to take? The interest is compounding, the spirit is spent Paying for a life that was only just lent They hold all the deeds to the earth and the sky And leave us with nothing but reasons to cry [Chorus] We're bound by paper chains Running through our veins Invisible cages, locked from the start A calculated breaking of the human heart Paper chains, holding us down Drowning in silence in a neon town [Instrumental Outro: Synths slowly fading out like a dying heartbeat] [End]
