Text:
[Hook – Mitsingpart]
Break the chains, don’t let it hold you down,
Rise from the ashes, turn it all around.
One voice loud, let the world know your name,
We’re not the same, no, we’re breakin’ the chains!

[Verse 1]
Yo, I came from the dark with a spark in my chest,
Pressure on my mind like a bulletproof vest.
They told me sit down, shut up, be less,
But I flipped every no into fuel for success.

I’m raw like the truth that you hide in your past,
Words cut deep like glass, hit fast.
Life’s not fair but I’m built to last,
Every failure’s a lesson, I’m climbin’ that mast.

[Hook – Mitsingpart]
Break the chains, don’t let it hold you down,
Rise from the ashes, turn it all around.
One voice loud, let the world know your name,
We’re not the same, no, we’re breakin’ the chains!

[Verse 2]
I’m the echo of pain, turnin’ rage into art,
Like Slim with a pen, put my soul in each part.
No gimmicks, no lies, this is straight from the heart,
When the beat drops heavy, that’s the place where I start.

Got scars in my brain, but I wear ‘em with pride,
Every cut, every tear, put my fire inside.
You can knock me down, but I still won’t hide,
I’m alive, I’m awake, I’m the storm and the tide!

(solo)

[Hook – Mitsingpart]
Break the chains, don’t let it hold you down,
Rise from the ashes, turn it all around.
One voice loud, let the world know your name,
We’re not the same, no, we’re breakin’ the chains!

[Bridge – Halb-Gesprochen, Halb-Gerapt]
From the basement to the skyline,
Every downfall’s just a lifeline.
Turn the struggle to a headline,
Now the spotlight’s finally mine.

[Outro – Crowd zum Mitsingen]
Break it, break it, break the chains! (yeah!)
Break it, break it, feel no shame! (uh-huh!)
We’re not the same, no, we’re breakin’ the chains!
We’re breakin’ the chains, we’re breakin’ the chains!

Break the Chains

Text:
Hook (mit Mitsing-Power)
Hands off, my soul ain’t for sale,
Hands off, we’ve been through hell.
From chains to the streets, still we rise, still we fight,
Hands off, we’re burning bright.

Verse 1
Born in the struggle, raised in the fire,
Dreams on the wire, but hope climbs higher.
System been rigged since the ships hit the shore,
Same old chains, just dressed up in law.

Can’t breathe, that’s what my brother said,
Nine on his back, now my brother’s dead.
Tell me how many more till you understand,
We ain’t your property, we take a stand.

Hook
Hands off, my soul ain’t for sale,
Hands off, we’ve been through hell.
From chains to the streets, still we rise, still we fight,
Hands off, we’re burning bright.

Verse 2
Look at the history, scars in the skin,
Cotton fields echo where the pain begin.
Jim Crow shadows in the court and the schools,
Same old tricks, just new set of rules.

But we drum on the block, we sing in the night,
Power in the voice, revolution in sight.
You can’t kill the spirit, you can’t stop the song,
We’ve been here forever, and we still stand strong.

(solo)

Bridge (gesprochen, fast geflüstert)
Hands off my culture, hands off my name,
Hands off my future, I’m not your shame.
Hands off my people, hands off my breath,
We’re more than survival, we’re life after death.

Hook (letztes Mal, lauter & hymnisch)
Hands off, my soul ain’t for sale,
Hands off, we’ve been through hell.
From chains to the streets, still we rise, still we fight,
Hands off, we’re burning bright.

Hands Off

Text:
Verse 1
They sunk the barrels deep, to hide the stain,
Post-war dreams and short-sighted gain.
They said the ocean’s dark, no one would see—
But centuries later, here they still be.

Pre-Chorus
Engineers said safety was sealed in steel and ice,
But rust creeps in, and knowledge pays the price.

Chorus
Behind the barrels, what did we hide?
Forgotten warnings buried in the tide.
Behind the barrels, truth’s still untold—
What we once cast down, now keeps a hold.

(solo)

Verse 2
Three thousand furies found in ocean’s deep,
Made of steel, death wrapped to keep.
They shouldn’t exist in the blue so cold,
We dumped our future—they broke the mold.

Bridge
Sands shift, steel fades, secrets rise—
Nature mocks our short-lived disguise.
No vault, no code, no warning sign,
Just fractured barrels shouting: “What were we thinking?”

(solo)

Final Chorus
Behind the barrels, did we know?
The toxic echoes we couldn’t see grow.
Behind the barrels, our shame and our vow—
Now we must face what we can’t disavow.

Behind the Barrels

Text:
[Verse]
Blue eyes like the ocean's edge
A map of storms inside their depths
I’m sinking fast no life vest left

[Prechorus]
They pull me in like tides at night
No stars no moon just blinding light

[Chorus]
Blue eyes blue eyes
Truth and lies in your blue eyes
I’m lost I’m found
Can’t escape your blue eyes

[Verse 2]
A spark a flame a quiet burn
Your gaze a page I’ll never turn
I’m caught between the calm and churn

(solo)

[Prechorus]
Every glance a puzzle piece
A little chaos no release

[Chorus]
Blue eyes blue eyes
Truth and lies in your blue eyes
I’m lost I’m found
Can’t escape your blue eyes

Blue Eyes

Text:
Verse 1
Shadows of the past still whisper in the streets,
Six million souls, silence where they used to breathe.
A nation blinded, marching to the drum,
Dumb obedience, look what we’ve become.

Pre-Chorus
But history’s not a burden if we dare to see,
It’s a warning sign carved in our memory.

Chorus
Never again, we raise our voice,
Against the hate, we make a choice.
We carry the weight, we break the chain,
For every victim — never again.

(solo)

Verse 2
Gold teeth on markets, no one asked why,
Families vanished, but people passed by.
White Rose stood, while millions stayed still,
Silence is a weapon that can kill.

Pre-Chorus
We’re not guilty for the crimes they made,
But we’re responsible the truth won’t fade.

Chorus
Never again, we raise our voice,
Against the hate, we make a choice.
We carry the weight, we break the chain,
For every victim — never again.

(solo)

Bridge
See the marches in the streets today,
Young and old, we will never look away.
Nazis tried, but they’ll never win,
We stop the fire before it begins.

Final Chorus
Never again, no fascist reign,
We hold the line in the pouring rain.
Hope is alive, the people stand,
Future is ours — never again.

Outro
No deal with fascists, no seat at the throne,
AfD stands, but they stand alone.
Radical voices will fade in the night,
’Cause millions of hearts keep choosing the light.

Never Again

Text:
Intro
In the City of Angels next to Hollywood, next to the rich people

Verse 1
I had a house, I had a name,
Now I’m just a ghost in the pouring rain.
Cardboard dreams on a concrete bed,
Needles dancing where the lost are led.

Pre-Chorus
The city shines in silver and gold,
But down on Fifth, the stories get cold.

Chorus
Skid Row blues, where the daylight hides,
Where the smoke and the sirens lull broken lives.
Chains of the needle, the bottle, the flame,
We’re all just numbers, but they know our names.

(solo)

Verse 2
Fentanyl shadows, crystal skies,
Eyes wide open but the spirit dies.
Help keeps coming, but the money won’t heal,
It’s a cycle of hunger, a spinning wheel.

Pre-Chorus
And the headlines talk, but they never stay,
While another lost soul fades away.

Chorus
Skid Row blues, where the daylight hides,
Where the smoke and the sirens lull broken lives.
Chains of the needle, the bottle, the flame,
We’re all just numbers, but they know our names.

(solo)

Bridge
Politicians play their crooked games,
Shake their hands, but it’s always the same.
And if Trump lays hands on these streets of pain,
He’ll build a wall around the shame.

Chorus (repeat)
Skid Row blues, where the daylight hides,
Where the smoke and the sirens lull broken lives.
Chains of the needle, the bottle, the flame,
We’re all just numbers, but they know our names.

Outro
Where does it end, can we break through?
A city of angels, but the angels flew.
Skid Row blues in the midnight rain,
Singing for the lost, calling out their names.

Skid Row Blues

Text:
Verse 1
My grandmother raised fourteen souls,
in a house of dust, on borrowed goals.
Now we count just one or two,
the cradle’s silent, the dream feels new.
Cities shine but hearts grow old,
future’s traded, bought and sold.

Pre-Chorus
And I ask myself tonight,
is the silence wrong or right?

Chorus
It’s a burning fuse, slow and deep,
a ticking clock we cannot keep.
Is it mercy, is it pain?
A gentle loss or heavy chain?
The world is holding its breath, confused –
watching the fire on the burning fuse.

(Solo)

Verse 2
Nations cry for newborn hands,
but the fields turn back to sand.
Empty schools, forgotten songs,
who decides what right belongs?
Will the earth sigh out in peace,
or beg for voices that will cease?

Pre-Chorus
Tell me, is it doom or grace,
when we fade and leave no trace?

Chorus
It’s a burning fuse, slow and deep,
a ticking clock we cannot keep.
Is it mercy, is it pain?
A gentle loss or heavy chain?
The world is holding its breath, confused –
watching the fire on the burning fuse.

(solo)

Bridge
Some say blessing, less to fight,
less pollution, less midnight.
Others fear the empty years,
lonely cities, broken gears.
Truth lies somewhere in between,
a fragile dream, unseen, unseen.

Final Chorus / Outro
It’s a burning fuse, we all ignite,
dark or dawn, no black, no white.
Is it blessing, is it curse?
Are we healing or getting worse?
The world is whispering, can’t refuse –
we’re all a spark on the burning fuse.

Burning Fuse

Text:
Verse 1
Stitched in Dhaka, sweat on the seam,
Five euros shining in a discount dream.
Worn-out fashion, tossed away fast,
Dropped in a bin, thinking good will last.

Pre-Chorus
But the ocean knows, and the rivers cry,
Clothes don’t vanish, they just fly.
From Europe’s hands to an African shore,
Secondhand stories, but it’s trash once more.

Chorus
Thread the divide, we’re tangled in lies,
A fabric of guilt where the landfill hides.
Streets of Accra, burning night skies,
We wear it once, the planet dies.

(solo)

Verse 2
Market stalls drowning in polyester rain,
Forty percent is nothing but pain.
Traders shout, but their hands are tied,
Selling waste dressed up as pride.

Bridge
Oh, you thought you gave, but you just threw away,
A gift wrapped in poison, shipped far away.
From the sweatshops to the landfill fire,
Fast fashion’s truth is a funeral choir.

(solo)

Chorus
Thread the divide, we’re tangled in lies,
A fabric of guilt where the landfill hides.
Streets of Accra, burning night skies,
We wear it once, the planet dies.

Outro
Bangladesh stitches, Ghana burns,
The cycle spins, but will it turn?
Less is the answer, less we must choose,
Or every stitch is a life we lose.

Thread the Divide

Text:
[Verse]
I flew too high my wings betrayed
The wax it melted the price I paid
The sun it whispered come closer still
I chased its glow against my will

[Prechorus]
Falling fast but feeling free
Gravity’s grip is choking me

[Chorus]
Oh Ikarus I touched the flame
Oh Ikarus who’s to blame
Falling down through clouds and sky
Oh Ikarus was it worth the try

(solo)

[Verse 2]
The ocean roared its arms so wide
I thought I’d float but it lied it lied
Feathers scattered dreams undone
I reached for stars and caught the sun

[Bridge]
I dared the gods I paid their price
Their silence sharp their cold advice
To rise is sweet to fall is true
The sky’s a mirror I flew right through

(solo)

[Chorus]
Oh Ikarus I touched the flame
Oh Ikarus who’s to blame
Falling down through clouds and sky
Oh Ikarus was it worth the try

Ikarus

Text:
[Verse]
I got my shoes tied tight running through the night
The stars don’t wait they pull me straight
Every shadow’s a dare every breeze is a fight

[Chorus]
Speed speed speed of light
No brakes no stops just flight
I’m chasing the wind I’m burning the ground
Speed speed speed of sound

[Verse 2]
The moon’s a clock its ticking loud
I race the echoes I break the clouds
Every heartbeat’s a drum every second’s a crowd

[Prechorus]
Faster than the dreams I dream
Faster than the world can scream

(solo)

[Chorus]
Speed speed speed of light
No brakes no stops just flight
I’m chasing the wind I’m burning the ground
Speed speed speed of sound

[Bridge]
The road is alive it’s eating my fear
Every turn a roar every mile unclear
But I laugh at the risk I’m already near

Speed of Light

Text:
[Verse]
Got a bottle of bourbon on the old wood floor
The glass is cracked but it’s beggin’ for more
Dust on my boots dirt on my soul
This fire in my chest don’t ever grow cold

[Chorus]
Bourbon whiskey burns so sweet
Like a devil's kiss it knocks me off my feet
Bourbon whiskey takes me high
But leaves me low beneath the sky

(solo)

[Verse 2]
The moon’s a spotlight the stars don’t care
Loneliness lingers heavy in the air
I talk to the shadows they don’t reply
Just me and this bottle till the morning sighs

[Prechorus]
It’s a dance it’s a fight
It’s a thief in the night

(solo)

[Chorus]
Bourbon whiskey burns so sweet
Like a devil's kiss it knocks me off my feet
Bourbon whiskey takes me high
But leaves me low beneath the sky

[Bridge]
Every pour is a memory I can’t erase
Every sip is a ghost I’ve gotta face
It’s a liar a lover a bitter friend
It starts the story but it ends the end

Bourbon Whiskey

Thank you all for your overwhelming support and for always stopping by to enjoy my music. Your loyalty truly inspires me to keep creating and sharing more with you. Let's continue having fun together and celebrate the joy of music!

Also, feel free to visit me on YouTube, now 100 Videos there: www.youtube.com/@ThomasBrutscher.
And for every song that includes lyrics, you can find them right on the song page. Enjoy and sing along!

Break the Chains

Thomas Brutscher