What If Life Was A Game?

"What If Life Was A Game?"
2012

I used to wonder,
"What if life was a game
Like some handful of cards
Would I play what I'm dealt
And then just give my regards
Or would I slam them down
'Til you reshuffled the set
Like there was no one around
To inflame my sense of regret
Yet every suit has a face
And a sense and a place
But the purse or the pot
Is the purpose for the chase
So as the spades meet the clubs
The backs meet the knives
And envy then becomes
The engine for the lives
But, to know all the rules
You'd have to ask the gods
Because I'm with the fools
That are playing out the odds
And if life is a game
I don't want it to end
'Cause I took what I had
And I played it my friend
And yeah, it took a toll
And left me covered in dust
But now I'm in control
And I know just who to trust..."
Yet still I wonder,
"What if life was a game
Like some colorful board
Would I be able to move
If we struck an accord
But those things that you stole
As this game wore on
Were the pieces of me
You've built your kingdom upon
Like they were bricks in a wall
That answered evey call
That could be placed by the few
In your back row so tall
Compared to the pawns in the front
The bishops in between
Rooks are shaking their heads
They don't know what I mean
'Cause to know all the rules
You'd have to ask the gods
Because I'm with the fools
That are playing out the odds
And if life is a game
I don't want it to end
'Cause I took what I had
And I played it, my friend
And yeah, it took a toll
And left me covered in dust
But now I'm in control
And I know just who to trust..."
Yeah, you're often playing to win
But there's always a chance
That you'll end with a loss
When you engage in this dance
Moving round we go
Never lose your way
We'll put a stake in this world
Until we're unable to play
But am I safe to conclude
That this path is best?
Or did I fail to observe
The wreckage that rests
On the shorelines of lore
Where the players lay bare
Or was I too fucking bored
To pay those words any care?
'Cause to know all the rules
You'd have to ask the gods
Because I'm with the fools
That are playing out the odds
And if life is a game
I don't want it to end
'Cause I took what I had
And I played it, my friend
And yeah, it took a toll
And left me covered in dust
But now I'm in control
And I know just who to trust..."
Gotta play what you're dealt
No mulligans here
Just the backroom thieves
You suckas should fear
'Cause as the gullible come
They're like food to the beast
And the flow is so sick
I should be viewed on a leash
But enough about me
And we won't talk about you
'Cause your bluff got called
And now the game's through...