Theo Nightshade - Stalemate Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Caught between the lines they drew
In this game of me and you
Every move's been played before
Still we're dancing on this floor
Like pawns in someone else's game
Both of us too proud to name
What we know deep inside
This ain't no place to hide

[Chorus]
Stalemate, we're frozen in time
Neither wins, neither resigns
Stalemate, in this smoky room
Jazz notes fade into the gloom
Can't move forward, can't move back
On this midnight chess attack

[Verse 2]
These city lights ain't what they seem
Through the haze of broken dreams
Got my horn to tell my tale
When all other weapons fail
They shut the door right in my face
Said my sound was out of place
But baby, that's alright with me
'Cause in this cage, I'm still free

[Bridge]
Round and round we go
Like records spinning slow
Each note a calculated move
With nothing left to prove

[Verse 3]
Downtown streets at 3 AM
Writing stories with my pen
Every rejection made me strong
Turned my pain into this song
The rules they write don't mean a damn
When I got this contraband
Of pure unfiltered soul
That makes my broken pieces whole

[Chorus]
Stalemate, we're frozen in time
Neither wins, neither resigns
Stalemate, in this smoky room
Jazz notes fade into the gloom
Can't move forward, can't move back
On this midnight chess attack

[Outro]
So let them keep their golden gates
While I embrace this stalemate
'Cause sometimes standing still
Is the greatest act of will