Break The Chains That Bind

They tell me how to walk, tell me how to talk,

Say I gotta fit their mold,

Been following their rules since I was just a kid,

Now I'm breaking out, won't do what I'm told.

Boss man breathing down my neck all day,

Family says I'm throwing it all away,

Friends don't understand why I won't play along,

But I've been silenced for way too long.

I'm gonna break the chain that's holding me down,

Break the chain, tear it from the ground,

All these people trying to control my mind,

Break the chain, leave the past behind,

No more living by their design,

Breaking free, this life is mine.

Walking through that door with my chin up straight,

Done with all their limits, done with all their hate,

They can keep their money and their false respect,

I choose the harder road, that's what I expect.

Now they're calling me reckless, say I've lost my way,

But I slept better than yesterday,

Standing on my own foundation at last,

The chains are broken, I'm free from the past.

I'm gonna break the chain that's holding me down,

Break the chain, tear it from the ground,

All these people trying to control my mind,

Break the chain, leave the past behind,

No more living by their design,

Breaking free, this life is mine.