Lyrics

Gold Chain Around My Neck

[Intro](A low, distorted electric guitar hums quietly. A slow, heavy drum beat starts like a steady footstep.)[Quiet / Controlled]Paint it bright, paint it clean.Prettiest trap you’ve ever seen... seen... seen.Smile for the camera, don't show the strain.They look at the sparkle, they don't see the chain.[Verse 1](The bass guitar drops in hard. The vocal flow accelerates into a sharp, rhythmic delivery.)[Loud / Aggressive]Gilded fiber, tighter, tighter, trying to breathe but the room is a collider,Caught in the middle of the glitz and the glamour, they hit with the gavel, I hit with a hammer!They love how it shines when it catches the light, but it’s cutting the oxygen off in the night,I’m gasping, I’m locking, I’m trying to speak, but the weight of the metal is making me weak![Quiet / Whispered]Look at the luxury... look at the price... price... price.[Loud / Aggressive]Selling my soul for a shiny device, ice on my throat and it's colder than vice!Spun from the hemp but it’s dipped in the treasury, measuring misery, making a history,Beautiful felony, killing me steadily, wrapped in a melody, ready to drop!Give 'em a show when the floorboards pop... pop... pop![Pre-Chorus](The heavy guitars cut out. Only a pulsing bass line and a ticking drum rim-shot remain. The volume drops but the energy builds.)[Quiet / Controlled]Don't slip, don't fall, don't look at the wall.They bought the display and they're wanting it all.The pressure is lifting, the paradigm shifting, the hands on the clock are aggressively ticking,I’m holding my breath while the colors are mixing, the trap is a fix and I'm ready to run—(Vocal builds to a sudden shout)Look at what they’ve done![Chorus](The full band explodes at maximum volume. Crushing guitar riffs and huge drums slam in. The vocals shift into a soaring, powerful rock melody.)[Soaring / Melodic]Heavy luxury, heavy regret!Got a gold chain wrapped around my neck... my neck... my neck!They think it’s a crown, they think I am blessed!But it’s stealing the air right out of my chest!Shining so bright while I'm sinking like lead![Verse 2](The heavy guitars vanish instantly. The driving drum beat and pulsing bass line snap back for a second wave of punchy lyrics.)[Loud / Aggressive]Polished the links till they look like a million, building an empire, capturing billions,Locked in the ceiling, I'm losing my feeling, the public is cheering, the critics are leering!I’m running on empty, they try to prevent me, they bought me and sold me and thought they could rent me,The metal is digging, the system is rigging, the audience clapping, the cameras are clicking![Quiet / Whispered]Beautiful trap... breaking the map... map... map.[Loud / Aggressive]What is the use of the status and power when you are just counting the minutes and hours?Dressed to the nines but I’m buried alive, fighting the tightening just to survive,Take off the glitter, it’s heavy and bitter, a prisoner trapped in a golden cage…