Egypt (The Chains Are On)

Dio

From the album The Last in Line, 1984

Model: Meduza Queen

 

In the land of the lost horizon
where the queen lies dark and cold
And when the stars won't shine
then the story's told yeah

When the world was milk and honey
and the magic was strong and true
Then the strange ones came
and the people knew
that the chains were on
that the chains were on

My my my

in the land of no tomorrow
where you pray just to end each day
And your life just slowly melts away
Each day you hear the sand as it moves
and whispers
come and sail on my golden sea
Maybe one day you'll be just like me
and that's free
but still your chains are on
Yes your chains are on
still your chains are on

You've seen them walking on the water
you've seen flying through the sky
They were frightening in the darkness
they had rainbows in their eyes

When the world was milk and honey
and the magic was strong and true
Then the strange ones came and the people knew
yeah that the chains were on
That the chains were on
that the chains were on
that the chains were on
Oh my the chains were on

in the land of the lost horizon
where the chains are on
In the land of milk and honey
still the chains are on

Where the queen lies dark and lonely
still the chains are on
And the world was low and magic
but the chains were on
The chains were on
oh the chains were on
the chains were on
oh the chains were on

Yeah the chains were on
I've seen them walking on the water

Yeah the chains were on
I've seen them flying through the sky
My the chains were on

they were frightening in the darkness
Yes the chains were on

they had rainbows in their eyes.

Songwriters: CAMPBELL, VIVIAN PATRICK / BAIN, JIMMY / APPICE, VINCENT / DIO, RONNIE JAMES

© Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., VINCENT APPICE D/B/A APPICE MUSIC