Verse 1
There’s a shadow walking next to me,
Knows every scar, knows every memory.
It whispers, “Just one step… let me through,”
But I remember what discipline can do.
They mistake my silence for surrender,
They mistake my patience for fear.
They never hear the storm behind my eyes…
Only the calm standing here.
Pre-Chorus
Every breath…
Another choice.
Every step…
I drown its voice.
Chorus
Hold the chain… don’t let it break.
The beast still breathes, but I decide its fate.
Fire inside, steel in my veins,
Strength isn’t rage…
It’s holding the chain.
Verse 2
I’ve learned what anger leaves behind,
Broken walls and fractured minds.
The hardest fight I’ve ever known
Is walking away when I could have owned.
A thousand battles live within,
Not every war is meant to win.
Some victories no one will see…
Except the man staring back at me.
Bridge
The world keeps pulling.
The pressure grows.
It feeds the fire…
But nobody knows.
The strongest hand
Is not the one that strikes.
It’s the one
That never has to.
Final Chorus
Hold the chain… don’t let it break.
I choose the man I am today.
The beast may roar,
It knows my name…
But I refuse
To feed the flame.
I carry the weight.
I bear the strain.
My greatest victory…
…is holding the chain.