Chained by The xx
Chained by The xx

Chained

The xx * Track #2 On Coexist

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Chained by The xx

Release Date
Tue Aug 07 2012
Performed by
The xx
Produced by
Jamie xx
Writed by
Jamie xx & Oliver Sim & Romy
About

The second track from the xx second album, Coexist, reads like a dialogue between quarreled lovers.

The song is a lament of a couple’s distance from each other. Croft and Sim finish each other’s lines through their interplay on the song.

Chained Lyrics

[Verse 1: Oliver Sim, Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
I watched you breathe in
And I wished you'd stop
Only for long enough
Long enough

[Refrain: Romy Madley Croft]
It's
Hard
To
Say

[Verse 2: Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft]
Separate or combine?
I ask you one last time
Did I hold you too tight?
Did I not let enough light in?

[Refrain: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

[Verse 3: Oliver Sim]
If a feeling appears
If your mind should sway
It's not a secret you should keep
I won't let you slip away

[Chorus: Romy Madley Croft, Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
We used to be closer than this
We used to be closer than this
We used to get closer than this
Is it something you miss?
We used to be closer than this
We used to be closer than this
We used to get closer than this
Is it something you miss?

[Verse 4: Oliver Sim, Romy Madley Croft]
Winged or chained?
I ask you, "Would you have stayed?"
Did I hold you too tight?
Did I not let enough light in?

[Refrain: Oliver Sim & Romy Madley Croft]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

Chained Q&A

Who wrote Chained's ?

Chained was written by Jamie xx & Oliver Sim & Romy.

Who produced Chained's ?

Chained was produced by Jamie xx.

When did The xx release Chained?

The xx released Chained on Tue Aug 07 2012.

What did The xx say about "Chained"?

Romy Madley Croft on Spin:

“Chained” is one of the first songs we wrote [for Coexist]. Oliver and I wrote together in a room, which was a new way of working for us. I was playing keys and he was playing bass, and then we took it to Jamie. The beat he plays on it took the song on a complete differen...

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