[Intro - whispered, strained, raspy] Can't move... Can't breathe... Can't leave... [Verse 1 - low, slow, heavy] There's a chain around my ankle that I never got to see Every time I try to walk it pulls me to my knees I don't know who put it there, I don't know when it start But it's wrapped around my ribs and it's wrapped around my heart I've been pulling for so long that my hands are made of scar And the harder that I fight, the tighter that they are They say "just be free," they say "just let it go" But the chain is in my blood and the chain is all I know [Chorus - shouted, harsh, strained] CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BREAK FREE! SOMETHING IN THE DARK IS HOLDING ME! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T ESCAPE! EVERY MOVE I MAKE IS JUST A SHAPE! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BE SAVED! I'VE BEEN A PRISONER SINCE THE DAY I WAS MADE! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BE FOUND! I'M DRAGGING THIS SHIT SIX FEET IN THE GROUND! [Verse 2 - faster, aggressive, raspy] I tried to cut it with a knife, tried to burn it with a flame Tried to drown it in a bottle, tried to bury it in shame But the chain just got heavier, the chain just got cold And the story of my freedom is a story never told I don't sleep, I don't dream, I just listen to the sound Of the metal on the concrete when I'm crawling on the ground I don't want your key, I don't want your hand I just want to understand why I'm a prisoner of this land [Chorus] CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BREAK FREE! SOMETHING IN THE DARK IS HOLDING ME! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T ESCAPE! EVERY MOVE I MAKE IS JUST A SHAPE! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BE SAVED! I'VE BEEN A PRISONER SINCE THE DAY I WAS MADE! CHAINED! CHAINED! CAN'T BE FOUND! I'M DRAGGING THIS SHIT SIX FEET IN THE GROUND! [Bridge - slow, heavy, spoken with reverb] The chain isn't metal... The chain isn't rope... The chain is the life... I was told... to hope... [Verse 3 - screaming, chaotic] I AM THE RATTLE THAT YOU HEAR IN THE NIGHT! I AM THE THING THAT YOU CAN'T WIN A FIGHT! EVERY DREAM I EVER HAD IS A LINK IN THE STEEL! EVERY PRAYER I EVER SAID IS A WOUND THAT WON'T HEAL! PULL! PULL! PULL UNTIL MY BONES SNAP! PULL UNTIL I'M NOTHING BUT A GHOST IN THE TRAP! I DON'T WANT SALVATION! I DON'T WANT A CROWN! I JUST WANT TO DRAG THIS CHAIN UNTIL I BURN IT DOWN! [Outro - fading, whispered] Chained... Chained... Still... chained... [End - single distorted bass drop into silence]
