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Elle King – Chained (2018) | Track profile | Dork

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Elle King
Shake the Spirit
Chained

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Chained

Release date: 19th October 2018

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About This Track

"Chained" is a track by Elle King, from the album Shake the Spirit, released 19th October 2018. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Elle King

Elle King

Lyrics

Chained

[Verse 1]

We can run away

But we can't hide for long

And all that lingers haunts us

I can lie to you

But the truth comes alive

Every time I die

Saying goodbye

[Chorus]

'Cause I don't want to change

But I can't stay this way

And I don't even mind staying chained

And thinking of you

Thinking of you

[Verse 2]

Is it up to me?

It's always been up to you

To find that peace we needed to

Is it said and done?

Is it carved in the stone?

And how many days is it gonna take

'Til we get back home?

[Chorus]

'Cause I don't want to change

But I can't stay this way

And I don't even mind staying chained

And thinking of you

Thinking of you

[Bridge]

Will you wake me up?

Will you shake me up?

'Cause I'm losing my way in the game

Even at our best, my love

Neither one of us was ever really good enough

[Chorus]

And I don't know why I can't change

But I will always stay this way

And I don't even mind staying chained

And thinking of you

Thinking of you

Thinking of you

Thinking of you

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Track details

From Shake the Spirit

2018

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Album

Shake the Spirit

Release year

2018

—Good Thing Gone
—Naturally Pretty Girls
—Man's Man
—Little Bit of Lovin'
—Runaway
—Baby Outlaw
—Chained
—Ram Jam
—Talk of the Town
—Told You So
—Sober
—It Girl

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Elle King — Chained

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Chained

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Cameron Neal, Elle King
Producer: Elle King, Matt Pence
Bass: Elle King
Drums: Dave Scalia
Guitar: Cameron Neal, Joey McClellan
Additional Recording: Dave “Moose” Sherman, Len Milne
Alto Saxophone: Dave Monsch
Baritone Saxophone: Michael Morrison
Horns Arranger: David Pierce
Mastering Engineer: Ryan Smith
Mixing Engineer: Matt Pence
Piano: Jesse Gibbon
Recording Engineer: Matt Pence
Rhodes Piano: Paul DeVincenzo
Tenor Saxophone: Dave Monsch
Trombone: David Pierce

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