Verse 1 You built a room inside my head Painted the walls with things you said Told me the storm was everywhere Except the place you kept me there I watched the seasons through your eyes Learned how to swallow all the lies And every bruise became a sign That somehow I was still alive Pre-Chorus I should've run when I had the chance But fear and comfort learned to dance Chorus Now I miss the chains when they're gone Miss the weight I've leaned upon You left a mark where freedom should've been And I don't know where you end and I begin I hate the way I need your name Like a fire reaching for the rain And every road away from you feels wrong Now I miss the chains when they're gone Verse 2 You were the knife and bandage too The only thing I ever knew You broke the wings beneath my skin Then taught me I was born to limp Sometimes I hear your voice at night Turning the darkness into light And I still thank the ghost of you For all the things you put me through Pre-Chorus I know the truth, I know the cost But part of me still wants to get lost Chorus Now I miss the chains when they're gone Miss the weight I've leaned upon You left a mark where freedom should've been And I don't know where you end and I begin I hate the way I need your name Like a fire reaching for the rain And every road away from you feels wrong Now I miss the chains when they're gone Bridge If healing means forgetting you Then why does healing hurt this much? If love was never really there Why do I still crave your touch? I stand outside the house you made The door is open, still I stay Final Chorus Now I miss the chains when they're gone Though I know they didn't belong You taught my heart to mistake pain for home Now every empty room feels cold and unknown And maybe one day I'll move on Maybe learn to stand alone But tonight your shadow sings along And I miss the chains when they're gone
