Won't you take one link From this misery chain? Keep it to remind you Of a long forgotten Time or a place So that you recognize Its shape when it's near Any time or place This misery chain Should appear
Take the locks and shackles And melt all of it down Shine a light upon Every shadow Every acre of ground The hidden corners on In or around Anyway you feel This misery chain Should be found
And when we're gone And it's all said and done What will we leave? The stories told Will they speak of us well? God only knows What those words will be
And if I should fall From the top of the world To the depths below So far below what I believe Could exist Down further still will be The one who hides the key And dares to try to put These misery chains On me
And when we're gone And it's all said and done What will we leave? The stories told Will they speak of us well? God only knows What those words will be
Won't you take one link From this misery chain? Keep it to remind you Of a long forgotten Time or a place So that you recognize it 'Til it's understood That every trace Of this misery chain Is gone for good Till every trace Of this misery chain Is gone for good
