Intro] Rock. Wind. Iron. And a morning that won’t forget me ⸻ [Verse 1] Morning arrives on a blade of light No roof but sky, no sleep—just bite Stone stayed cold like a grudge in bone A throne built of punishment, hard as alone The eagle circled before sunrise cleared Like a clock with feathers and a taste for fear Down in the valleys, the seasons turned Cities would rise while my sides still burned I smelled distant fires on the shifting breeze That was enough—just enough to breathe with ease ⸻ [Pre-Hook] If pain is the price, let the price be known Some gifts take root where the blood is sown ⸻ [Hook] Chained to the dawn, but I’m not undone The day keeps coming, and so does the sun They can bind these hands—the work is done Chained to the dawn, and I’m not undone Every cry I gave, every wound I wore Tore open roads they had not seen before If the cost was me, let the record run Chained to the dawn, but I’m not undone ⸻ [Verse 2] Some punishments are meant to erase a name Make courage look foolish, make mercy look strange But time breaks rank with the plans of kings It buries the crowns, keeps quieter things So while I was fixed at the edge of pain The story kept moving through wind, through rain Passed mouth to mouth by the evening fire Not as a warning—but fuel for desire “Someone defied what was named divine Someone crossed over and redrew the line” That’s how endurance beats spectacle That’s how suffering turns practical The chain held the body—it never held thought That lesson right there can’t be bought ⸻ [Bridge] Morning again—let it come, let it blaze I’ve already outlived the shape of their rage You can wound the flesh, you can stage the show But meaning escapes where you think it should go ⸻ [Hook] Chained to the dawn, but I’m not undone The day keeps coming, and so does the sun They can bind these hands—the work is done Chained to the dawn, and I’m not undone Every cry I gave, every wound I wore Tore open roads they had not seen before If the cost was me, let the record run Chained to the dawn, but I’m not undone ⸻ [Outro] Look close— This isn’t defeat on this mountain That’s proof Love. Only Love.
