Toto - These Chains [HQ]

Released from the studio album, The Seventh One (1988).

Part of the brilliance of Toto’s music is the seeming effortlessness that they bring to the table. Being session cats, music comes naturally to them. It's in their blood and in their bones.

“These Chains” has the same kind of easy-going, smooth and subtle natural groove. In the context of 1988’s The Seventh One, it can almost be overlooked. After all, songs like “Pamela,” “Stop Loving You,” “Straight For the Heart” and “Home of the Brave” power what is easily one of Toto’s best albums. It’s easy to see how a song like “These Chains” could get lost in the mix.

The Porcaro brothers lay down that tight groove, and David Paich’s keyboard work is brilliant in its simplicity and subtlety. Both act as a perfect canvas for Steve Lukather’s guitar playing and vocals. While a lot of The Seventh One does sound a bit dated due to the over-the-top late ’80s production of George Massenburg and Bill Payne, I’d argue that “These Chains” has aged better than much of the rest of this studio effort. While the era’s telltale production is still evident, the relaxed groove and easy-going vocals on “These Chains” gives the song a timelessness that is a refreshing counterpoint to some of the more dated material here.

Bass - Mike Porcaro
Drums, Percussion - Jeff Porcaro
Guitar, Lead Vocals - Steve Lukather
Keyboards - David Paich
Vocals - Joseph Williams
Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
Arranged by Tom Scott
Arranged & Conducted by David Paich
Vibraphone by Joe Porcaro
Written by Randy Goodrum, Steve Lukather

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Lyrics:

Everybody keeps talkin' about you
I can't lie anymore
Been too long
What went wrong
It's a mystery
Why you ever walked out that door
What direction should I go
Girl what's next for me
I don't know

Is it gonna get easier
Than tryin' to break these chains around my heart
Oh oh
Does it ever get easier
Without you I can't pull these chains apart
Oh oh

I see your face
When I look in the mirror
I feel your touch
But you're not there
Wakin' up
Had enough of this dream of mine
Girl this just isn't fair
What direction should I go
Girl what's next for me
I don't know

Is it gonna get easier
Than tryin' to break these chains around my heart
Oh oh
Does it ever get easier
Without you I can't pull these chains apart
Oh oh

[Bridge]
Day by day
Until they break
Oh oh

Is it gonna get easier
Than tryin' to break these chains around my heart
Oh oh
Does it ever get easier
Without you I can't pull these chains apart
Oh oh
[repeats out]

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