Chains

[Intro] [Verse - Acoustic Guitar, soft, melancholic] Dust on the highway, wind in my hair Left it all behind, a silent prayer Father's eyes, a judging gaze Miles couldn't erase, the shadowed maze Made a deal, a whispered plea To taste the air, to finally be free [Chorus - Acoustic Guitar builds slightly] But freedom's a fickle, fleeting thing With iron claws, a caged bird sings Longer leash, the same old chains Haunted by the guilt, the whispered names [Verse - Electric Guitar enters, drums build slowly] City lights blur, a restless chase Searching for solace, in this concrete embrace But every shadow whispers your name The guilt, the anger, an endless flame [Bridge - Drums become more prominent, music intensifies] Then darkness fell, a sudden blow Life flashed before me, a cruel, slow show Felt my body break, heard a final sigh Expected oblivion, but opened my eyes... [Chorus - Full band, heavy, fast tempo] And freedom screamed, a deafening roar No chains could bind me, not anymore Death's laughter echoed, in the dead of night I broke the leash, in the fading light [Outro - Music peaks, then slowly fades] No sleep for the wicked, no rest for the free (No sleep for the wicked, no rest for the free) A new kind of monster awakened in me I am the laughter in the shadows' embrace Forever running, in this endless race (in this endless race) [end]