Lyrics to
Shackles And Chains

Released by Steppenwolf in 1971
From the Album: For Ladies Only |

This version of Shackles And Chains was released by Steppenwolf in 1971.

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Take what you got to give and let it shine
Take what you got to give but leave me mine
Nobody likes you the way that I could
For you, I’d dive to the bottom
Don’t you know I surely would

Can you hear me callin’ late at night when love comes tumblin’ down
Slidin’ in your kitchen late at night, hear me stumblin’ around
Someday you’ll want me the way I want you
And then I’ll climb thru your mountain if you really want me to

Don’t hold your knife so close to my head
I’ll hide all the shackles and chains on my bed
I know I’m a rounder, it’s hard to forget
After all the little playful things I’ve done

Now if you believe me, then let us be kind
We’ll sit down together and talk over wine
If you show me your game, then I’ll show you mine
‘Til our shadows fade beneath the rising sun


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About Lyrics and Shackles And Chains by Steppenwolf

The lyrics for Shackles And Chains are defined as the words making up the song released by Steppenwolf in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Shackles And Chains have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Steppenwolf and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Shackles And Chains by Steppenwolf if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Shackles And Chains" means the words set to the music of Shackles And Chains, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Steppenwolf. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Shackles And Chains and the lyrics to Shackles And Chains are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Steppenwolf who came here looking just for the lyrics to Shackles And Chains, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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