Break the Chains

Verse 1

I woke up buried under yesterday,

Breathing dust from the lies I obeyed.

Every word said “stay in your place,”

Every fear had my name on its face.

I bent my back, I bit my tongue,

Carried the weight till my strength was numb.

But something in me still remains—

A spark that hates these chains.

Pre-Chorus (build tension)

I’ve paid the price, I’ve felt the pain,

But I was never born to stay restrained.

Chorus (explode)

BREAK THE CHAINS!

Hear the sound of iron fall.

BREAK THE CHAINS!

I will not be owned at all.

I rise from the wreckage, I stand unafraid,

No more submission, no more delay.

This ends tonight—I reclaim my name,

I break the chains!

Verse 2

I’ve stared down mirrors I couldn’t trust,

Saw a stranger staring back in rust.

They said surrender, they said conform,

But I was forged in a different storm.

Every scar carved truth in my skin,

Every loss taught me how to win.

You tried to cage my will in flame,

But fire only feeds the brave.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need permission to be free,

I don’t need your crown to breathe.

Chorus

BREAK THE CHAINS!

Feel the ground begin to shake.

BREAK THE CHAINS!

This is more than I can take.

I tear through the darkness, I rip the restraints,

I walk through the fire and laugh at the pain.

You don’t decide who I’ll remain—

I break the chains!

Bridge (half-time, crushing)

Strip me down—what’s left still stands,

Bone and will and bleeding hands.

If freedom’s earned in blood and flame,

Then watch me pay it—break the chains.

Breakdown (spoken / screamed)

You don’t own my past.

You don’t own my fear.

You don’t own my future—

I’m still here!

Final Chorus (full force, layered vocals)

BREAK THE CHAINS!

Hear them shatter, hear them fall.

BREAK THE CHAINS!

I was never meant to crawl.

I rise unbroken, unashamed,

Every scar screaming I’ve changed.

From the ashes, from the pain—

I BREAK THE CHAINS!

Outro (slow, ominous)

No locks remain.

No voice commands.

Only freedom…

In my hands.