Checkmate
Checkmate: Unveiling the Battle of Self-Discovery
Lyrics
Turn it up
Expression urging to increase volume or intensity.
What is it about me you took the wrong way
Questioning why the listener has misunderstood or misinterpreted the speaker.
You made up your mind before a word left my teeth
Accusing the listener of forming opinions before the speaker could explain.
Take it up with my "friends"
Suggesting to discuss the issue with the speaker's "friends" who undermine him.
Who treat me like I'm junior varsity
Expressing being treated with disrespect or undervalued by associates.
Caught in between
Feeling caught between a sense of inferiority and becoming obsolete.
Inferiority and rendered obsolete
Describing a struggle with feelings of inadequacy and obsolescence.
Do you find fulfillment in being a detriment to my self esteem
Questioning if the listener finds satisfaction in damaging the speaker's self-esteem.
You think that I don't notice
Asserting awareness of the listener's actions and their impact.
That I'm not ten steps ahead
Observing that the speaker is not oblivious and is ahead in understanding.
You're playing games
Accusing the listener of playing manipulative games.
And I'm checkmating your shit
Asserting dominance and control, metaphorically referencing a chess move.
Checkmating your shit
Repeating the assertion of control or victory over the listener.
It's probably because I can't stand who I am
Expressing dislike or discomfort with one's own identity.
I can't stand the thought of you
Expressing dislike or discomfort with the thought of the listener.
I can't stand that the end is on the other side of what I'm going through
Struggling with challenges, with the resolution seemingly distant.
I wear my heart on my sleeve
Metaphorically stating vulnerability by wearing emotions openly.
It's detrimental to my self esteem
Highlighting how openness is damaging to the speaker's self-esteem.
You wear a mask and call it living
Accusing the listener of living behind a facade.
You think that I don't notice
Reiterating awareness of the listener's actions and being ahead in understanding.
That I'm not ten steps ahead
Observing the listener's manipulative actions and staying ahead.
You're playing games
Accusing the listener again of engaging in manipulative games.
And I'm checkmating your shit
Reasserting dominance and control metaphorically.
Checkmating your shit
Repeating the assertion of control or victory over the listener.
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