"Must one person's triumph be another's humiliation?"
"Of course!"
[Intro: Orlogin & Cold Crush Brothers]
Call me
Call me
Oh, my God! (Oh, my god)
[Verse 1: RAINDROP WALKA]
Ayy, another day waiting for death
Every day that I waste on my list of regrets, so I tell myself
"It's okay, day after next, we'll make all these arrangements to change—you can better yourself" (Uh-oh)
I know I'm wasting my breath as I inhale
I know I'm escaping my death as I inhale
I, I can't recall why I'm suffocating
My lungs are failing
[Bridge: Orlogin & Cold Crush Brothers]
How can I-
Forgive you?
Oh my God! (Oh, my god)
[Verse 2: LIL CUT THROAT]
Step into the mind of a Cut Throat
Empty streets, cold weather, all alone
Blackness, grey air, just snow
Feelings low, being followed by crows
Call list overflowed with hotlines
Drug help, mental, $uicide
Feel tired, feel dried, and you wanna die
Pride fried, closed eyes, and you start to cry
Swear I spent a lifetime tryna get it right
Still isolated, still outta sight
Keep my dreads swingin' like they in a fight
I just wanna kill everyone in sight
Take the money, take the bitches, take the drugs, take the gold
Baby, let me decompose
Never names said, more shade spit
I'ma see you one day, that's a promise
About
The nihilistic and existential “NEW CHAINS, SAME SHACKLES” was released in May 2017 and serves as the third and final song on the KILL YOURSELF Part XIII: The Atlantis Saga, released alongside the parts XI-XV.
It was the fourth and final single to be released prior to the release of Kill Yourself Saga XI-XV. The music video was filmed by Max Beck along with Ruby on their recent trip to Hawaii as part of their “Global Epidemic” tour.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
The title “New Chains, Same Shackles” reflects the contents of the song itself.
“New Chains” represents the new wealth and popularity that they have gained. However, “Same Shackles” connotes to drugs/depression/problems still looming behind them and being the root of all their problems—drawing upon the idea that despite their newly found popularity, their problems still subsist.
It may also be a nod to Tame Impala’s song “New Person, Same Old Mistakes”, $crim has referenced and sampled the band before.
Prior to the EP’s release, Ruby posted a snippet of the song to his Instagram with a seemingly different vocal and beat arrangement.
However, this version has not since been released as a full song.
- 1.Temple Spray
- 4.Audubon
- 5.2nd Hand
- 8.Hard to Tell
- 9.New Chains, Same Shackles
- 10.FUCK
- 11.Pump Fake
- 12.Venom
- 13.Styrofoam
- 15.Pictures
