[Verse 1]
Silk on the balcony
Dust on the old red wine
You wait where the torches fade
Armor catching moonlight
I trace every secret path
Ledgers
Laws
And family names
Still my hands reach through the bars
Like they never learned their chains
[Chorus]
I am chained to your name
Like a vow I never spoke
Like a promise carved in oak
Through the fire
Through the smoke
I am chained to your name
Though they write us out of time
I keep loving you the same
I am chained
I am chained
To your name
[Verse 2]
You bow
But you bite your tongue
Eyes say the things you can’t
We dance where the curtains close
To the hum of distant chants
They crown me in quiet rooms
Gold so heavy
Neck pulled down
Still your touch feels light as breath
In a world that wants me bound
[Chorus]
I am chained to your name
Like a vow I never spoke
Like a promise carved in oak
Through the fire
Through the smoke
I am chained to your name
Though they write us out of time
I keep loving you the same
I am chained
I am chained
To your name
[Bridge]
If they lock every gate
I’ll wait
(like always)
If they tear down the tapestries
You’ll stay
In the creases of my dress
In the ashes of this place
Every road I’m forced to take
Leads me back to your face
[Chorus]
I am chained to your name
Like a ghost in royal halls
Like a prayer behind these walls
That their mercy never calls
I am chained to your name
Past the end of what I’ll see
When they tell me I am free
I’ll be chained
I’ll be chained
To your name