Shackles and Chains - Hoist the Colors

He sits in a room all alone in the dark

So quiet except for the beat of his heart

A single flame burns solitary and still

The light is enough to ignite his own will

So into the night he stole off like a thief

With the clothes on his back and his only belief

That a soul feels it’s worth when it learns how to fly

Life is a song that you sing till you die

He knows if he stays he’ll be brought to his knees

Now in this moment he’s finally free

We’re finally free

He heard all the naysayers spit their distain

These shackles and chains they just won’t go away

A fool just to think up a plan of escape

But deep in his heart there is now other way

He laughs and he says you want to see to believe

Now in this moment he’s finally free

We’re finally free

A single flame burns solitary and still

The light is enough to ignite his own will

He knows if he stays he’ll be brought to his knees

Now in this moment he’s finally free

We’re finally free