Check Mate

Nobody understands
Nobody cares
I'm trying to scream
But my lungs can't find air
No one believes
No one has faith
The game is over
This is check mate

think you're a queen
You're only a pawn
Demand respect
You've got it all wrong
Learn how to swim
But you only sink
Time to stop!
Listen and think

Next move is yours
Make it good
Take your time
So you're understood
Go for the kill
Time to engage
Think your free
Living in a cage

Keep on fighting
It's no use
My army is strong
Yours carries a noose
Turn your back
Keep walking away
My only wish
Is for you to stay
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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