Chains You Love

(Verse 1) I know this place too well Every corner, every spell Every lie I used to tell myself To keep me where I fell There's a comfort in the fire In the edge I never cross I tell myself I'm choosing it— But I don't count the cost (Pre-Chorus) It's not a prison If I don't try to leave It's not a problem If I still believe (Chorus) These are the chains I love The weight I won't release Every vice, every version of me That brings me to my knees Call it pleasure, call it pattern Call it who I've been— But I can feel the lock Click shut again (Verse 2) I dress it up as freedom I call it "just who I am" But every time I say that I tighten up the plan There's a voice that says "you need this" "There's no way you let this go" And I don't even fight it— I just let it take control (Pre-Chorus) It knows my language It knows my name It doesn't force me— I choose the same (Chorus) These are the chains I love The ones I never break Every loop, every lie That I'm too afraid to shake Call it coping, call it comfort Call it what you need— But I can feel it pulling Every part of me (Bridge — seductive honesty → confrontation) If it hurts me Why do I stay? If it costs me Why do I pay? If I see it Why don't I move? (shift — quiet, devastating truth) Because I want it Because it soothes (Break — dark clarity) No one made me No one forced it I built the cage And reinforced it (Final Chorus — intense, self-aware) These are the chains I love But I can feel them now Every part of me that's saying "I don't know how" Call it shadow, call it truth Call it what it is— (shift — slight awakening) But I can see the door Even if I stay like this (Outro — unresolved tension) Stay… Leave… Stay…