Chains In Place

Verse 1
I don’t wear your colors, I don’t fit your brand
Everybody wants a soldier, I just wanna stand
Every screen is screaming, every side’s a war
Everybody selling panic like we’re shopping in a store
They cut us into pieces, call it truth and call it care
Keep us mad at one another so we never see who’s there
Every headline hits like theater, every story comes pre-spun
By the time you find the truth, the damage has been done

Chorus
I won’t bow to the noise, I won’t live afraid
They build a cage with anger and call it getting saved
They can push the fear, but I can see the game
If they keep us divided, then they keep the chains in place

Verse 2
They tell you pick a side now, red against the blue
But the hands behind the curtain profit either way they move
Different masks, same machine, polished lies and practiced rage
Keep the people fighting cheap while they get richer off the stage
Every fact gets filtered through a sponsored point of view
Every question gets you labeled by the mob before you’re through
They don’t want a nation thinking, they want tribes that never meet
Tired minds, short fuses, easy anger in the street

Chorus
I won’t bow to the noise, I won’t live afraid
They build a cage with anger and call it getting saved
They can push the fear, but I can see the game
If they keep us divided, then they keep the chains in place

Bridge
I don’t need a script, I don’t need a team
I can hear the cracks beneath the manufactured dream
Truth don’t need permission, freedom doesn’t beg
And a mind that won’t be bought is what they fear the best

Verse 3
I’m not here for idols, I’m not here for crowns
I’m just sick of watching decent people get torn down
By a system feeding chaos then pretending it’s reform
Keeping all of us distracted while they profit off the storm
So call me complicated, call me hard to categorize
I’d rather stand for something real than memorize their lies
You can keep the labels, keep the outrage, keep the show
I’m still my own man, and they can’t tell me where to go

Final Chorus
I won’t bow to the noise, I won’t live afraid
They build a cage with anger and call it getting saved
They can push the fear, but I can see the game
And the second we unite, they start trembling at the frame

Atmospheric Soundtrack with Epic Percussion and Tension-Building Strings