Chains Called Safety

[Verse 1]
Long table
Shining glass
Golden pens
That tremble in their grasp
They sign fear
In a friendly tone
Every page
Another polished stone
They say “safe”
But their teeth are tight
They say “order”
While they dim the light
[Chorus]
Chains called safety
Wrapped in perfect phrases
Tied up tightly
In approved blank pages
Order humming
Like a quiet storm
Profit rising
On a uniformed floor
Chains called safety
Glitter on the sleeve
Every smile rehearsed
So we won’t leave
[Verse 2]
The Wanderer
Dust on their shoes
Desert eyes
Seeing through the ruse
“You build walls
Out of broken trust
Dress up fear
Till it shines like lust”
One heartbeat
Echoes through the hall
One bare truth
Starts to shake it all
[Chorus]
Chains called safety
Wrapped in perfect phrases
Tied up tightly
In approved blank pages
Order humming
Like a quiet storm
Profit rising
On a uniformed floor
Chains called safety
Glitter on the sleeve
Every smile rehearsed
So we won’t leave
[Bridge]
[Beat strips back
Bass pulsing]
What if care
Looks like letting go
What if love
Says “come
” not “no”
If you trust
You don’t need a cage
If you listen
You don’t script the rage (hey)
[Chorus]
Chains called safety
Falling at our feet
Cold links cracking
To a different beat
New disorder
Just another name
For a wild wide world
You can’t contain
Chains called safety
Slip out
Disappear
We walk home freer
Than we came in here

Moody blues-trance-disco fusion, male vocals. Steady four-on-the-floor kick with a pulsing, filtered bass; hypnotic electric piano chords over a bluesy guitar lick. Verses stay sparse and smoky, delay-soaked vocal; chorus explodes with bright synth arps, vocoder harmonies, and a driving hi-hat pattern. Bridge dives into a swirling trance break, then slams back into a funkier disco groove for the final hook., blues, trance, disco