Checkmate
Love's Strategic End: Checkmate by The Lost Nites
Lyrics
Do you know how late it is
Expressing awareness of the lateness of the situation or relationship.
We've got no second chances
Acknowledging the absence of opportunities for a second chance.
And the wind that blew me so far from you is still here
Referring to a past event (wind) that separated the speaker and the listener, suggesting the lingering impact.
We've been caught up in confusion
Describing a state of being entangled in confusion.
And that's a game I don't want to play
Rejecting the idea of participating in a game of confusion, possibly referring to a troubled relationship.
They say that love is a game made for losing
Quoting a common saying that love is a game with a high likelihood of losing.
I guess I'm going to have to say
Indicating a resigned acceptance of having to acknowledge this fact.
Checkmate
Introducing the metaphor of a chess game with "Checkmate," symbolizing a critical point in the relationship.
Checkmate my love
Repeating the chess metaphor and addressing the subject of the speaker's love.
You're running out of moves baby
Suggesting that the listener is running out of options or ways to address the relationship.
Checkmate
Reiterating the chess metaphor and emphasizing a decisive conclusion in the relationship.
Checkmate my love
Repeating the idea of a final move, indicating a sense of inevitability or finality in the relationship.
I got nothing left to lose baby
Stating that there is nothing left to lose in the relationship.
Can you taste how sweet it is
Positively describing the sweetness of the current state or moment.
These lies that we've been living
Referring to a history of living in deception or falsehoods.
All the times that I felt the most alone were with you
Expressing loneliness experienced specifically in the company of the listener.
The lies were in the darkness
Pointing out that the lies were concealed in the darkness but are now exposed.
But now that they're in the light
Highlighting the revelation of truth in the light, possibly signifying clarity or truth coming to the surface.
I'll tear the color from your dreams
Metaphorically indicating a willingness to strip away the illusions or false hopes represented by "color" in dreams.
And turn them back to black and white
Expressing the intention to return to a simpler, more straightforward reality represented by black and white.
Checkmate
Repeating the chess metaphor, underscoring a strategic move in the relationship.
Checkmate my love
Emphasizing that the listener cannot deceive the speaker with emotional displays such as crying.
Can't fool me with your crying baby
Reiterating the idea that the relationship has reached a point of no return.
Checkmate
Repeating the concept of a decisive move in the relationship, signaling the end of time investment.
Checkmate my love
Conveying the speaker's decision to stop wasting time on the relationship.
Im done wasting all my time baby
Affirming the speaker's determination to move on from the relationship.
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