Chains, Life binding chains
The thoughts and demands
The limits and restrictions
The rules and regulations
I had put in place to keep me safe, comfortable, happy
The life I had made for myself
What chains you may ask
What chains?
Thought of self harm
To take the hurt away
To hide the brokenness
To make it all okay
What chains you may ask
What chains?
The demands to be perfect
To live the perfect life
To be the perfect daughter, friend, sister
Never enough for them though
What chains you may ask
What chains?
The limits created
Strict and unforgiving so that someday
Someday soon the mirror will reflect
That tiny athlete I used to be
What chains you may ask
What chains?
The restrictions to make that dream come true
Eating just enough to stay alive
Hiding it all from the world around me until the day
That I looked exactly the way I used to be
What chains you may ask
What chains?
The regulations that said
Just exactly how life ought to be
A checklist of achievements to be met so that as I lay my head down
I can be content with the day's deeds
Whats chain you may ask
What chains?
The chains that define the prison cell
The chains that made life okay
The chains that made me feel safe, comfortable, happy
The chains that defined who I was
What chains you may ask
What chains?
No more!
What chains?
No more!
There is therefore No more condemnation
In Christ Jesus who set me free
He set me free I say
What chains you may say
What chains?
No more chains
No more life binding chains
He broke every chain
He set me free
What chains you may ask
What chains?
No more do I crave to see who I used to be
What chains?
No more do I crave to see who I used to be
Free to be bold, to come and go as the Lord, my God leads me
To eat until my heart is content, guilt free
Free to step out, to take a leap of faith
Chains you may ask
What chains?
Free to trust, be trusted
Free to love and be loved
Free to be safe, happy, comfortable
Free at last
What chains you may ask
What chains?
Chains
Life binding chains
Fall away at Jesus' feet
They are no more!
