These Chains

Everything crashed

His wife left him

He lost all his money

And most of his friends

He lay awake all night

Lonely and desperate

Contemplating starting again

These chains are all your own

These chains are comfortable

Four in the morning

Sat in the kitchen

Keys on the table

Went out for a drive

He didn't know

Where he was going

Didn't know

If he was alive

The dawn was breaking

A new day was rising

Shadows creepin' over the fields

He watched the pink light

Steal across the horizon

He realised

He saw with new eyes

These chains are all your own

These chains are comfortable

This cage was never locked

Born free but scared to be

This cage was made for you

With care and constant attention

This cage is safe and warm

Will you die and never know what it's like

Outside