Links and a chain

Links in the Chain

by Robert Ramage

Tempo / Feel:

Mid-tempo rock with heart and grit. Starts reflective, builds weight, ends with resolve.

Intro

(Clean guitar, slow build — almost spoken)

Yeah…

Life don’t hand you answers

It hands you names

And time decides

Which ones remain

Verse 1

A circle of friends drawn in the sand

Some reach out, some take your hand

Some drain your soul till you’re running on fumes

Some bring you peace just by being in the room

You learn quick who stays when it’s dark

Who walks away when you fall apart

Not everyone’s meant to stay close

Some lessons come when you let go

Verse 2

Some steal your light, smile in disguise

Some love you only when you’re not alive

Some push you forward, make you believe

Some plant doubt like a hidden disease

Some fade away when the road gets long

Some pass away, but the love lives on

Every goodbye leaves a mark on you

That’s how life reshapes what’s true

Chorus

Not always strong

Not always true

Every link tested

By what we go through

When one breaks down

The whole chain falls

So we hold it together—

or we lose who we are

Without knowing we could’ve had it all

Verse 3

The circle’s like links in a heavy chain

Each one tested by pressure and pain

Some hold tight when the weight comes down

Some crack in silence, never make a sound

You don’t see the weak till the strain hits hard

You don’t know the real till you play your cards

When the dust finally settles in place

You see who was built to carry the weight

Verse 4

I’ve carried names I had to release

Forgiveness taught me how to find peace

I don’t need many, just a few who stay

When the nights get long and the sky turns gray

I’m done chasing ghosts, done begging for proof

Done breaking myself for someone else’s truth

If you walk beside me, I’ll walk with you

If you break the chain, I’ll keep moving through

Chorus

Not always strong

Not always true

Every link tested

By what we go through

When one breaks down

The whole chain falls

So we hold it together—

or we lose who we are

Without knowing we could’ve had it all

Bridge

(Music drops — raw, intimate)

Some weren’t meant to last forever

Some were only meant to teach

Every scar tells a story

Every loss brings clarity

I don’t curse the ones who walked away

They just weren’t built to stay

What remains…

Was meant to remain

Final Chorus (Lift)

Not always strong

Not always true

But every link matters

In what we do

When one breaks down

The whole chain falls

So we hold it together—

or we lose who we are

Without knowing we could’ve had it all

Outro

(Guitars ring, steady resolve)

A circle don’t need to be wide

Just real

Just strong

Just true