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Chains Lyrics
An hour since the sundown
The ghosts are creepin in
Are gathering around me
Like starlings in the wind
Dark shapes gather round
Voices like my brother's
Are whispering to me
But I don't know these others
Who want to set me free
Come home you're out of time
But the life cannot let go
It's a chain cuts across my soul
Anchoring in this world
I put my hand into the flame
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
The door is standing open
But I'm too tired to be afraid
My whole life's in this moment
I've been fighting all the way
Just need a little more time
Cuz the life just can't let go
It's a chain cuts across my soul
Anchoring in this world
I put my hand into the flame
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
Nah nah nah nah nah
I put my hand into the flame
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
Chains... chains... chains...
The ghosts are creepin in
Are gathering around me
Like starlings in the wind
Are whispering to me
But I don't know these others
Who want to set me free
It's a chain cuts across my soul
Anchoring in this world
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
But I'm too tired to be afraid
My whole life's in this moment
I've been fighting all the way
It's a chain cuts across my soul
Anchoring in this world
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
Burning but I feel no pain
Don't speak, don't speak my name
Hold on to this life of chains
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This is how I interpret the song. Chains meaning bondage, the lead singer said that it's based on a dream where a guy is chained in a swamp.
Anyway, a chain is also sort of like a cycle. The album this song is part of has been described by the members of the band as being a full day, from sunrise to sunset, something that repeats itself over and over. A chain is not really a circle or cycle but it reminds me of that. And the part of the song with the na na na nas sounds like their trudging through the muck before they come out on the other side. That's what it sounds like to me.
To me, This song is about a conflict of different Universes. One that is physical in nature, say being married to a woman but Not being very happy, & wanting to be with another woman that one just can Not be with. This is a rather sad song actually. It's about having to live with consequences that one has made, & yet wanting to find true happiness in another woman that is Loved.
I always thought it was speaking from a ghost's point of view. Too tired to be afraid of death, but the life cannot let go. Just need a little more time.
I always thought it was speaking from a ghost's point of view. Too tired to be afraid of death, but the life cannot let go. Just need a little more time.
Quite possibly it could also be interpreted as someone on life support being disconnected...
Quite possibly it could also be interpreted as someone on life support being disconnected...