Lyrics
Everything I've ever done's gone belly up or bust
Expressing a history of failures and setbacks in various endeavors.
Don't ask you to believe me now I don't deserve your trust
Acknowledging a lack of credibility and trust, not expecting immediate belief.
Just let me prove to you that I'm a new man, I gone straight
Committing to prove a positive change and a reformed character.
Next time that I see you let's pretend it's our first date
Suggesting a desire to start anew, as if the past never happened.
I looked into my past and I don't much like what I see
Reflecting on a disapproval of personal history upon self-reflection.
A chain around my neck of things that I don't want to be
Metaphorically describing a burden of undesirable qualities and experiences.
A chain around my neck of lies and bitterness and pride
Enumerating negative aspects like lies, bitterness, and pride constituting the burden.
A chain that doesn't let you see the man I am inside
Highlighting how the burden conceals the true identity from others.
Chain around my neck
Reiterating the metaphor of a burdensome chain around the neck.
Can't move this way or that way
Describing the restrictive nature of the burden, hindering movement.
A train that jumped its track
Comparing the burden to a derailing train, emphasizing the inability to progress.
It don't let me move forward
Stating the impediment to forward movement caused by the burden.
It don't let me move back
Emphasizing the entrapment, unable to revert to a previous state.
Chain around my neck
Repeating the metaphor of the burden as a chain around the neck.
If you left me now, no one could say that you were wrong
Acknowledging the potential justification for leaving due to the burden.
But my life is a place where I am certain you belong
Asserting a strong belief that the person belongs in the speaker's life.
I know that our love can be as solid as a rock
Expressing confidence in the solidity of the love shared.
All I need is one more chance baby to unlock
Pleading for another chance to break free from the metaphorical chain.
This chain around my neck
Reaffirming the metaphorical burden as a chain around the neck.
Each link on the chain is choking
Highlighting the suffocating and constricting nature of each link in the chain.
But each link on the chain can be broken
Offering hope by suggesting that each link can be overcome or eliminated.
Each link takes your love away from me
Expressing the negative impact of the chain on the speaker's connection with the loved one.
But only your love can set me free
Emphasizing that only the love of the person can provide liberation.
From this chain around my neck
Reiterating the desire to break free from the metaphorical chain around the neck.
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