Poison Pawn

[Verse 1]
This white line on my thumb, a knight's move from the vein,
from that stubborn window frame in the week it wouldn't stop the rain.
The Sub-Zero hums its one low, holy note.
I trace the scar and think about the check I never wrote.

[Chorus]
Yeah, you played the poison pawn,
And I took it just to feel your hand.
Now it's 4 AM, the board's still on,
And I don't know the endgame plan.

[Verse 2]
The floorboards give a tired sigh under my weight.
Another Tuesday night spent staring at the gate.
"You think too much," you said, and cleared the kitchen air.
I'm just trying to find a move that doesn't feel like a prayer.

[Chorus]
Yeah, you played the poison pawn,
And I took it just to feel your hand.
Now it's 4 AM, the board's still on,
And I don't know the endgame plan.

[Bridge]
I would sacrifice the rook, I'd give away the queen,
Just to flip this goddamn board and wipe the whole thing clean.
To rewind back to the opening that felt like grace,
Before we saw the stalemate drawn in the dust on my face.

[Outro]
The pieces start to blur,
the squares of dark and light.