Checkmate

Lyrics: Showing/梁千One Music: Showing Arranger: Showing Every move you make, I read between the lines You’re hiding all your tells, but I can see the signs You smile like a king, I know that look too well You play with fire, I play with hell You talk in riddles, but I hear your schemes You say it’s love, I say it’s strategy Two hearts on the board, we both pretend it’s fate But you’re already two steps too late You draw me close, then push me away Your words cut sharp like a blade in play You move in shadows, I move in check You think you’re safe till I aim at your neck This is our checkmate, baby, no escape Every kiss feels like a move I can’t erase We trade desire like a losing game One wrong breath, and it’s never the same (Checkmate — I see your heart in flames) (Checkmate — you love the risk, not the name) I let you think you’re winning all along You never knew I learned your every song You call it passion, I call it pride You call it love, I call it a lie You draw your lines, I blur them all You think you stand, I watch you fall A queen or pawn — it’s all the same You made the rules, I changed the game Whisper my name like it’s your prayer You want control — I’m already there You chase my ghost, I haunt your truth We’re both addicted to the proof In this silence, there’s no grace Only fire in the space we face Checkmate, baby, no turning back Our hearts collide on the same attack Every touch, every breath, too late We fell in love with our own checkmate You tried to win, but lost your game You took my heart, I took your name Checkmate — no one to blame Just love dressed up in pain