MUSIC FOR SALE

(Verse 1)
There’s no need to explain.
I’m so done with these games
and the way you gaslight me
while you’re out and about doing the deed.
In all your wisdom and intellect,
there’s one thing you still forget.
So take this reminder from me:
The king moves once, but the queen lives free!

(Pre-chorus)
All the fond memories
roses, charm, and flattery
don’t change the way you played me.
An unwilling opponent in your fantasy.

(Chorus)
And I gave you everything I had.
Until you stabbed me in the back.
So pack your bags and all your things.
Take all your tactics and your schemes.
‘Cause I couldn’t think of you any less. (any less)
Or your clever mind games of checkers and chess. (checker and chess)
It’s not love and it’s not hate.
Just be sure to lock the door behind you, checkmate!

(Verse 2)
Your friends don’t understand
the game you brought them in.
Pawns on the board you manipulate.
Sit back, watch the pieces fall into place.
I saw them at the café.
Most didn’t order a latte,
but they all came for the tea
whispering the lies you spun about me.

(Pre-Chorus)
All the fond memories
Roses, charm, and flattery
don’t change who you turned out to be:
a remorseless lying cheat.

(Chorus)
And I gave you everything I had. (I had)
Until you stabbed me in the back. (in the back)
So pack your bags and all your things.
Take all your tactics and your schemes.
‘Cause I couldn’t think of you any less. (any less)
Or your clever mind games of checkers and chess (checkers and chess)
It’s not love and it’s not hate.
Just be sure to lock the door behind you, checkmate!

Oooooooh-ooooooooooh

(Bridge)
You thought you could have who you wanted,
and I could be managed.
A sacrificial lamb and you justify the damage.
But in the end you forced my hand,
so I had to unleash the Queen’s Gambit.

(Chorus)
And I gave you everything I had. (I had)
Until you stabbed me in the back. (in the back)
So pack you bags and all your things.
Take all your tactics and your schemes.
‘Cause I couldn’t think of you any less. (any less)
Or your clever mind games of checkers and chess. (checker and chess)
It’s not love and it’s not hate.
Just be sure to lock the door behind you, checkmate!

Oooooooooh

Checkmate!