I hold the keys, I forge the steel, To lock away what I can’t reveal. In the depths of my soul, the tempests rage, I’ve built a prison, I’ve set the stage. Anger screams, fear claws the door, Each link forged stronger than before. Love whispers soft, a tender plea, Sadness waits, like a storm at sea. I am the warden, I hold the reigns, The master of my endless chains. I’m the master of chains, holding it tight, Binding the shadows, restraining the light. When love or loss tears at the steel, I fight to keep what I can’t reveal. Greed’s golden eyes, they gleam in the dark, Lust’s burning flame, a dangerous spark. Jealousy rattles, it twists and bends, But these chains are mine, I won’t let them end. Injustice strikes, it pulls and it tears, The weight of the world adds to my cares. I feel the strain, the creak of the lock, But I won’t let my emotions talk. I’m the master of chains, holding it tight, Binding the shadows, restraining the light. When love or loss tears at the steel, I fight to keep what I can’t reveal. Every crack in the iron, every pull on the cord, Is a battle I fight, an unwinnable war. If the chains should break, what will remain? A man undone by his own disdain. I’m the master of chains, holding it tight, But the links are thinning, I’ve lost the fight. When love and loss tear through the steel, I’m left with nothing, nothing to heal. The chains I forged were meant to save, But they bind me now, my endless grave. I hold the keys, I know the cost, Master of chains, but at what loss?
