Break the Chain With Me

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Break the Chain With Me

[Verse 1]
I was just a kid when the shadows first fell
Words like knives, hands that taught me hell
They called it love, but it felt like a cage
Gaslight burning, rewriting my page
I swore right then, in the dark of that night
I’d never let my anger steal a child’s light

[Pre-Chorus]
But the past isn’t quiet, it rattles the bars
Memories rise like smoke from old scars
I hear the same lines my father once spoke
And I feel the iron tightening ‘round my throat

[Chorus]
Lord, break the chain with me
Don’t let the poison run through my veins
I promised my kids a brand new story
No echoes of ghost, no repeating the shame
Hold the boy who learned to flinch and hide
Steady these hands when the old rage rises high
Jesus, You broke every chain on the cross
Now break this one with me, whatever the cost
Amen.

[Verse 2]
I built up a fortress with mortar and stone
Steady on the outside, but hollow alone
But the fragments keep cutting, uninvited and sharp
The ghost of my history is tearing my heart
I look at my children, those innocent eyes
And I’m desperate to sever these old family ties

[Bridge]
I won’t be the echo of yesterday’s hurt
I won’t leave a legacy written in dirt
Lord, if these memories won’t let me go
Give me the courage to finally say “no”
To the anger I carry, the fear I conceal
Help me be the father that should have been real

[Final Chorus]
Lord, break the chain with me
Don’t let the poison run through my veins
I promised my kids a brand new story
No echoes of ghost, no repeating the shame
Hold the boy who learned to flinch and hide
Steady these hands when the old rage rises high
Jesus, You broke every chain on the cross
Now break this one with me, whatever the cost
Amen.
Amen, set the captive free.

[Outro]
Break the chain…
Walk through the fire with me…
Lord, break it with me.
Amen.

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