Name: The Chains We Choose
Duration: P00H04M03S
Description: The name for this song comes from JJR's line in the Social Contract about how we are "born free" and yet everywhere in chains. But he goes on to argue that we can realize the highest form of freedom only by subjecting ourselves to constraints of our own choosing.

The Chains We Choose

from Fragments by Tim Bang

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The name for this song comes from JJR's line in the Social Contract about how we are "born free" and yet everywhere in chains. But he goes on to argue that we can realize the highest form of freedom only by subjecting ourselves to constraints of our own choosing.

lyrics

We don't wait for the sun to rise or the wind to be at our backs
I've never stepped in the same river twice
and I'm not one for sticking to tracks
It looks like the tide is rolling in

Nobody knows when the sun goes down
But I'm sure the night is long
I can't recall all the things I did right
I remember every one I did wrong
I've got accounts in arrears I'll never settle up

Slowing down from that breakneck pace
Set sail to follow the stars
But my anchor's away, now I'm laying down roots
In the place where the wild things are.
I'm not sure when I'm coming home

Sometimes I wonder what it's like to wander
How it feels on the open sea
But I don't linger long 'cause I know what I want
And I'm exactly where I mean to be
The chains we choose set us free

credits

from Fragments, released August 29, 2019
I played the guitar and sang. Dave Thomson added drums and backup vocals. Jacob Krch played viola. Jason Harrison added backup vox as well.

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Tim Bang Miami, Florida

I've been writing and recording music for a long time. I've played in a number of bands over the years, but I'm doing the solo singer/songwriter thing now. Thanks so much for listening!

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