King of Chains - original song written, composed, performed and recorded by Eric Nash (StrayHorse)

Eric Nash - vocals, guitars, guitar w/B9 organ pedal, bass, harp, shaker
108 BPM

Instruments: Danelectro 59M NOS guitar (L) through Strymon Iridium, Danelectro 59M with EHX B9 organ pedal (R), Fender Precision bass, Hohner Special 20 Classic key of A harp through MXR Timmy,  LP percussion shaker. Drums are MT Power Drum Kit programmed by StrayHorse.

Vocal microphone: Apex 550 FET condenser mic.
Harmonica microphone: Apex 327 bullet harp mic.
Audio interface: Scarlett Focusrite 4i4
DAW: Tracktion Waveform running on Windows 10 

King of Chains

Lyrics

You're walkin' on those floors
Bones beneath your feet
Walkin' through those doors
Out into the street
Don't know where you're going
Don’t know where you’ve been
The river keeps on flowin'
Like nothin' you ever seen
So throw away what doesn’t work
Take a bite of pain
You ain’t the only one to smirk
When you cut those chains

The bones are dancin' now
You’ve stirred up all the dirt
The jester takes a bow
With blood stains on your shirt
The clown is looking down at you
The king he lies again
The preacher kneels on the pew
The poet takes the pen
So throw away what doesn’t work
Take a bite of pain
You ain’t the only one to smirk
When you cut those chains

Harp solo

You’ve finished walkin' now
The bones are all at rest
You’ve sworn to take the vow
You passed another test
The jester has a frown
Upon his wrinkled face
The poet, king and clown
Standin' in one place
So throw away what doesn’t work
Take a bite of pain
You ain’t the only one to smirk
When you cut those chains

Harp solo out

© 2025 - Eric Nash (SOCAN/ASCAP)

King of Chains - original song written, composed, performed and recorded by Eric Nash (StrayHorse)

Basement recording artist, bedroom songwriter, bathroom singer, multi-instrumentalist. Folk, blues, alternative, rock, indie and anything that grooves.