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Ball and Chain

Lyrics of Ball and Chain by Cage The Elephant

Flirting with suspicion
Staring through the glass
Another false transaction
A production of the past
I was lost in fabrication
The finish line was fixed
The code was falling fast
And it was stacking up like bricks

Do-do-do-do, do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do

I may never see you again
It′s a ball and chain with the golden handcuffs
You can carry me away
If I say my bad, you can trust in that
Only one holds the keys to the ball and chain

Cut that ball and chain
Cut that ball and chain
Cut that ball and chain

Lost sense of direction
Just a shadow in the haze
My parasitic past life
Halfway in a daze
I saw that in the distance
That portrait of the past
Etched within an echo
The first will be the last

Do-do-do-do, do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do

I may never see you again
It’s a ball and chain with the golden handcuffs
You can carry me away
If I say my bad, you can trust in that
Only one holds the keys to the ball and chain

Cut that ball and chain
Cut that ball and chain
Cut that ball and chain

I may never see you again
It′s a ball and chain with the golden handcuffs
You can carry me away
If I say my bad, you can trust in that
Only one holds the keys to the ball and chain

Writer(s): Brad Shultz, Caitlyn Smith, Daniel Tichenor, Jared Champion, Jermaine Armstead, Matt Shultz (2), Matthan Minster, Nick Bockrath, Vlad Holiday

Producer(s): John Hill (14), Taylor Vandegrift

Vocalist(s): Katie Schecter, Matt Shultz (2), Matthan Minster, Nick Winegardner, Paige MacKinnon

Engineer(s): Eli Epstein (4), Jeremy Ferguson, John Muller (13), Jon Yeston, Jonny Bell, Josue San Martin, Kenny Harrington, Lauren Marquez, Mario Ramirez (3), Skyler Chuckry

Mixer(s): Chris Galand, Jeremie Inhaber, Manny Marroquin, Robin Florent

Mastering Engineer(s): Randy Merrill