[Verse 1]
He shut the door too hard
Counted every step I took
Phone face-down, keys in hand
Like my name was in his fist
Bruises bloom like bad weather
In the mirror, on my ribs
I learned to smile for guests
While the truth lived in my lips
[Pre-Chorus]
But I kept a match inside
Kept it hidden in my sleeve
Every lie he fed me
Made the spark burn meaner
[Chorus]
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
He can’t own me now
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
Watch me burn it down
[Verse 2]
He said, “You need me here”
Like a lock needs rust and dirt
He mistook my silence
For a woman he could hurt
I packed my fear in one bag
Left the ring on the sink
He came home to an empty room
And the sound of what I think
[Pre-Chorus]
Not your punch, not your prayer
Not the threat behind the grin
I was done being a shadow
Done letting you live in my skin
[Chorus]
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
He can’t own me now
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
Watch me burn it down
[Bridge]
Now the hall smells like freedom
Now my hands don’t shake
You can call me cruel if you want
But I chose my own escape
No more begging at the threshold
No more blood in my mouth
I walked out like a storm front
And I never looked back down
[Drop]
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
(Watch me burn it down)
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
(He can’t own me now)
[Chorus]
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
He can’t own me now
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
I broke the chain
Watch me burn it down