Chained To The Sun
Chained to Joy: A Tale of Unyielding Bonds
Lyrics
VERSE 1:
Introduction of a feeling associated with dusk.
Here comes that feeling that comes with the dusk
Comparing oneself to Hector being dragged around Troy's walls, suggesting a struggle or challenge.
I am Hector as he’s dragged around the walls of Troy
Highlighting a fate comparable to that of the ice giants, emphasizing inescapability.
It’s a fate the ice giants can't even escape
Reiteration of the inescapable fate of the ice giants.
It’s a fate the ice giants can't even escape
-Helios is riding away with my joy
Reference to Helios taking away the joy, indicating a departure of happiness.
CHORUS:
Expression of being emotionally bound or attached to the sun, suggesting a metaphorical connection to joy.
For my heart has been chained to the sun
-For my heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-VERSE 2
Denial of lamenting the end of the day or fearing the night.
It’s not that I am ruing that a day is done
Expressing a desire for warmth found in the breath and embrace of a significant other.
Or dreading the onset of evening’s bitter chill
Emphasizing the impact of the absence of a loved one, causing confusion and sapping the speaker's energy.
The only warmth I crave is your breath and your embrace
-The only warmth I crave is your breath and your embrace
-Their absence saps me and puzzles the will
-CHORUS:
Repetition of the emotional attachment to the sun, reinforcing the idea of being chained to it.
For my heart has been chained to the sun
-For my heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-BRIDGE 1:
Introduction of the idea that the emotional binding is forged by Hephaestus and is unyielding.
Forged by Hephaestus, it’s binding is relentless
Metaphorical description of the emotional binding and the speaker's frustration with it.
Not a single link’s fabricated weak
-Sunny days uplift me, cloudy skies set me drift’n
-The constant rattle drives me crazy
-Don’t wanna be play’n host to ancient imprisoned ghosts
-Does anyone around here possess the key?
-CHORUS:
Reiteration of the emotional captivity to the sun.
For my heart has been chained to the sun
-For my heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-BRIDGE 2:
Expressing discomfort with being indoors, deciding to go outside.
Can’t stand being inside so I decide to go outside
Narrating an encounter with neighbors and a girl, feeling socially awkward and suspect.
Neighbors walking their dogs barely stop to say “hi”
-A pretty girl’s head’n towards me, clearly trying to avoid me
-I must accept that I’m suspect in her eyes
-I’m just some maladroit en route to Inspiration Point
-To marvel at the colors of the sky
-VERSE 3:
Pondering the consequences of chasing light and its impact on time.
Were I to chase the light would time come undone
Metaphorically exploring the consequences of disrupting the established pattern or connection.
Like a spinning wheel that’s wound in reverse
-Pull the threads of your lace and its pattern is erased
-Pull the threads of your lace and its pattern is erased
-Could I outrun the star to which I have been tethered?
-CHORUS:
Repetition of the emotional connection to the sun and the feeling of being chained to it.
For my heart has been chained to the sun
-For my heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
-My heart has been chained to the sun
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