I remember the warden and the lock and the keys
I remember the chains
I’ll give you my time if you feed me
I’ll give you my soul if you give me hope
And I’ll forgo friends and family
While you make merry with yours
And I will not sleep
And I will not laugh
And I will not ask when and why
For I know my place
These chains I have broken
I’m free now, but I remember
I remember your hold
And your rules and your ways and your authority
And I remember how I bowed obediently
But now I’m free
The keys are mine and the chains broken
Am I then to become a prisoner of my own freedom
As this you once foretold
I remember the warden and the lock and the keys
So today I will sing and not be quiet
So today I will dance and be silly
I will laugh with friends
Share tears of joy and pain with the ones I love
And if one day I should forget
If I forget the warden and the lock and the keys
I pray I never forget my chains
My freedom was born of these broken chains