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.
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.