Lyrics
[Verse]
If that's what freedom is
Forever I'll be bound
In these chains of my heart
I'll never be unbound
No
I won't break away
I'll stay right here in pain
I'll embrace the darkness
Let sorrow be my gain
[Verse 2]
If that's what freedom is
Count me out of the game
I'll take the hurt and sadness
Make them my claim to fame
I'll keep these chains on
Be a prisoner of love
For in this captivity
I'll finally rise above
[Chorus]
Oh
These chains of my heart won't let me go
But they're the only thing that lets my true feelings show
I'd rather be shackled than set my soul free
If that's what freedom is
Then forever I'll be
[Verse 3]
If that's what freedom is
Then take it far away
I'd rather feel the weight
Than drift and fade away
These chains keep me grounded
In this place I call my home
Where the echoes of my memories
Are the only sound I've known
[Bridge]
Oh, I'm bound by the shadows
Haunted by the past
Every scar a symbol
Of the love that didn't last
I'll wear them like a medal
I'll hold them close to me
If that's what freedom is
Then I don't need to be free
[Verse 4]
If that's what freedom is
I'll wear these chains with pride
I don't need your open doors
I've got nowhere to hide
I'd rather be a captive
Than be a leaf in the wind
For the ties that hold me
Are the ties that never end
[Chorus]
Oh
These chains of my heart won't let me go
But they're the only thing that makes my heart grow
I'd rather be shackled than set my soul free
If that's what freedom is
Then forever I'll be
[Outro]
Yes, forever I'll be bound
In these chains I've found
A place to call my own
A place that's mine alone
If that's what freedom is
Then let me live this way
I'll carry all the chains
And never walk away
