That’s what we do, isn’t it?
Pretend we don’t care as much,
So we don’t get burnt first,
So we’re not the one left feeling rejected,
So we can keep face.

I played my cards too wide.
I was open for the whole world to see.
You saw it.
Then, of course, I lost the game!

You took complete control.
You made it quite clear,
I know you don’t feel the same.

I didn’t play my cards right.
To be honest,
I didn’t even know about this game.
But even though I lost,
I feel like the winner all the same.

Who wants to be stuck in such a perpetual game?
Where showing emotions is not ace.
Where I cannot be the queen that I am.
But you remain king all the same?

I’ve put the deck down,
I won’t shuffle for another round.
All this playing around,
My life is not a game.