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Chain by i-dle

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i-dle

Chain

Release date: 18th May 2025

From We are - EP
Track 4
3:09
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'Chain' by i-dle is a K-Pop track from 'We are - EP', released in 2025. The lyrics stage an intimate, wordless stare, then pivot to a loss of control framed as a “chain” of desire and compulsion. Over the course of the verses and chorus, the voice describes a psychological creep into the body and mind, with patience and inevitability replacing any need for permission. The overall effect is seductive and unsettling at once, as attraction turns into an embracing constraint.

"Chain" is a track by i-dle, from the album We are - EP, released 18th May 2025. The track is 3:09 long. It's filed under K-Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about i-dle.

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i-dle

i-dle

Lyrics

Chain

[Verse 1: Minnie]

You and I

Stare eye to eye, so intertwined

We don't even speak

Silence's so clear, mm

[Pre-Chorus: Yuqi]

The devil you made me

Is uncontrollable

Patiently creepin' into your body and mind

Need no invite

[Chorus: Miyeon, Minnie]

So, chain me

Like I'm the only air you're breathin'

Your fingertips touch my skin

I don't want you to set me free, mm

Erase me

Until I'm only in your memory

Your pain, my love is so cold

I don't want you to set me free

[Verse 2: Soyeon, Shuhua]

Hear your voice echoing in my head

Every step I take brings me closer to hell

But it's a game I'm dying to play

If it's a maze I'm finding my way

No escape if you say I'm yours

Whisper my name

I'll answer your call

Won't let you fall, mm

[Pre-Chorus: Yuqi]

The devil you made me

Is uncontrollable

Patiently creepin' into your body and mind

Need no invite

[Chorus: Minnie, Miyeon]

So, chain me

Like I'm the only air you're breathin'

Your fingertips touch my skin

I don't want you to set me free, mm

Erase me

Until I'm only in your memory

Your pain, my love is so cold

I don't want you to set me free

[Outro: Soyeon]

You're going crazy over me, can't run, run

See me when you fall asleep, can't run, run

I want your chains all over me

I don't want you to set me free

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From We are - EP

3:092025
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Album
We are - EP
We are - EP
i-dle
19th May 2025
Track number
4
Release year
2025
  1. 1Good Thing
    2:34
  2. 2Girlfriend
    2:42
  3. 3Love Tease
    2:27
  4. 4Chain
    3:09

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    B.O. (KOR), BreadBeat, CA$HCOW, MINNIE, Tim Tan
    Lyricist
    Tim Tan
    Composer
    B.O. (KOR), BreadBeat, CA$HCOW, MINNIE
    Keyboards
    BreadBeat
    Vocals
    MINNIE, MIYEON (미연), SHUHUA (葉舒華), SOYEON (소연), YUQI (宋雨琦)
    Arranger
    BreadBeat, CA$HCOW
    Assistant Mastering Engineer
    유은진 (Yu Eun Jin)
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    Cube Studio
    Background Vocals
    MINNIE, Tim Tan
    Digital Audio Editor
    신재빈 (Shin Jae Bin)
    Immersive Mixing Engineer
    구종필 (JongPil Gu)
    Mastering Engineer
    권남우 (Kwon Nam Woo)
    Mixing Engineer
    신재빈 (Shin Jae Bin)
    Recording Engineer
    강로이 (Kang Loy)
    Synthesizer
    CA$HCOW
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    The track previews the quintet's ninth mini album due 6th July.

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