I don't want any trouble I don't want to make any waves
I don't want any conscience And I don't wanna be brave
I've kept my distance My feelings have never been shown
I know that I've been walking fences,
Denied what I have known

I carry chains (I carry chains)
Heavy, heavy chains (Chains that are made)
I carry chains (I carry chains) 'round my feet
I feel the weight (I feel the weight)
Chains are the different things that should not be hanging on me

I put my conscience under a stone, the stone under the ground
Walked from where I had left it I hoped it couldn't be found
My conscience persisted It's a haunted seed I have sown
Calls me out from the distance
And it just won't leave me alone

I carry chains (I carry chains)
Chains that are made (Chains that are made)
I carry heavy chains (I carry chains)
Talk about the weight (I feel the weight)
Chains are the temporary things that should not be hanging on me