Long Chain On
Liberating Chains: A Moonlit Tale of Compassion
Lyrics
One night as I lay on my pillow,
Setting the scene of the narrator lying on their pillow.
Moonlight as bright as the dawn
Describing a moonlit night, comparing the brightness to dawn.
I saw a man come a walking,
Introducing a man walking with significance to the narrative.
He had a long chain on.
The man is wearing a long chain, drawing attention to it.
I heard his chains a clankin',
Emphasizing the audible sound of the chains as they clank.
They made a mournful sound,
Describing the mournful quality of the chain's sound.
Welded around his body,
Detailing that the chains are welded around the man's body.
Draggin' along the ground.
Depicting the chains being dragged along the ground.
He had a long chain on
Repetition of the idea that the man has a long chain on.
He had a long chain on
-He had a long chain on
-He stood beside my window,
The man stands by the narrator's window, becoming more personal.
He looked at me and he said
The man speaks, expressing tiredness and hunger.
"I am so tired and hungry.
The man's plea for sustenance.
Give me a bite of your bread"
The man's request for a bite of the narrator's bread.
He didn't look like a robber,
Contrasting the man's appearance with traditional stereotypes of criminals.
He didn't look like a thief
Reiterating that the man doesn't seem like a thief.
His voice was as soft as the moonlight,
Describing the man's soft voice, linking it to the moonlight.
A face full of sorrow and grief.
Detailing the man's facial expression filled with sorrow and grief.
He had a long chain on
Repetition of the idea that the man has a long chain on.
He had a long chain on
-He had a long chain on
-I went into my kitchen,
The narrator goes to the kitchen, responding to the man's hunger.
Fetched him a bowl full of meat
The narrator provides the man with a bowl full of meat.
A drink and a pan of cold biscuits,
Additional items offered to the man for his meal.
That's what I gave him to eat
Listing the food given to the man.
Though he was tired and hungry
Despite his condition, the man's face brightens during the meal.
A bright light came over his face
The man expresses gratitude with a brightened expression.
He bowed his head in the moonlight,
The man bows his head, possibly in prayer, in the moonlight.
He said a beautiful grace.
The man recites a beautiful grace, adding a spiritual dimension.
He had a long chain on
Repetition of the idea that the man has a long chain on.
He had a long chain on
-He had a long chain on
-I got my hammer and chisel,
The narrator offers to help the man by using a hammer and chisel.
Offered to set him free
Expressing the narrator's willingness to free the man from his chains.
He looked at me and said softly,
The man declines the offer, suggesting it's best to leave things as they are.
"I guess we had best let it be."
The man's response to the narrator's offer to help.
When he had finished his supper,
The man finishes his meal, expressing gratitude multiple times.
He thanked me again and again.
Though years pass, the narrator still hears the sound of the man's chains.
Though it's been years since I've seen him,
Highlighting the enduring impact of the encounter on the narrator.
Still hear him draggin' his chain.
The narrator reminisces about the sound of the man dragging his chain.
He had a long chain on
Repetition of the idea that the man has a long chain on.
He had a long chain on
-He had a long chain on
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