​​Chain of Pain            by Shawn Elizabeth

                                                                          copyright 2012        

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I've the heart of a poet

And the spirit of a child

And also there's pain in there,

Running 'round wild.....

           I've the mind of a scholar

           And also a child

          For still there is pain in there

          Running 'round  wild.......

Been a chain of pain

Around my heart

A deep down sorrow

That set me apart

          Been a chain of pain

          Upon my wings;

          I MUST CUT LOOSE;

          I MUST SET FREE!      



I'm gonna break, that chain of pain​

Cut it loose, and set it free​

Gonna melt, melt it down​

Mold it into stepping stones​

​      Crossin' over, these troubled waters​

    Get across, and out from under​

    And when I'm free, I'll really fly​

    Without the weight, ​

    I've left behind.......



​I'm the last generation

Of a cycle that's been spinning

For way too many seasons, unaware

I'm the black wool of the flock

Declaring, this is where it stops

And raising burning questions

From their grave



I'm gonna break, that chain of pain

Cut it loose, and set it free

Gonna melt, melt it down

Mold it into stepping stones

     Crossin' over, these troubled waters

     Get across, and out from under

     And when I'm free, I'll really fly

     Without the weight, 

     I've left behind.....

I'm gonna break, that chain of pain

Cut it loose, and set it free

For my life, is now my own

Wherever I shall be will be my home

​     I'm gonna break, that chain of pain

     Cut it loose, and set it free,

     And when I'm free, I'll really fly

     Without that weight,

     I've left behind.......................