Lyrics
A faded chess board on a bench in Grant Park.
October, after the rain had left its mark.
The air smelled of wet asphalt and turning leaves.
I watched two lovers trade their silent checks and retrieves.
And I thought of you.
[Chorus]
'Cause I saw the move you never saw,
A minor piece, breaking the law.
A quiet fork, a captured king,
And Lord, I didn't say a single thing.
[Verse 2]
The vinyl booth was cold at that Waffle House on Ponce.
It was just past two, the night had lost its response.
He whispered, "She doesn't have to know," into his phone.
I felt the bishop slide across the checkered stone.
That move was for you.
[Chorus]
'Cause I saw the move you never saw,
A minor piece, breaking the law.
A quiet fork, a captured king,
And Lord, I didn't say a single thing.
[Bridge]
Was it my position to advance or to defend?
Just a pawn in the opening of your endgame's bitter end.
Now every memory feels like a gambit I declined.
[Chorus]
(Key Change)
I SAW THE MOVE YOU NEVER SAW,
A MINOR PIECE, BREAKING THE LAW!
A QUIET FORK, A CAPTURED KING,
AND GOD, I DIDN'T SAY A SINGLE THING!
(False Ending - Music fades to silence for 3-4 seconds)
[Outro]
(Music returns, sparse Rhodes and vocal)
Your rooks still stand, just like we left them then.
I'd give it all to start the game again.
About Witney Hooston
Witney Hooston was raised on St. Helena Island, learning melody from the Gullah spirituals sung on her grandmother's porch. She moved to Atlanta for love and music, building a life and career with her husband, David, before the partnership unraveled. Now, two years after their divorce, she writes and sings from a small bungalow in the West End, rediscovering her own voice. Her wedding ring is…
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