Chess
Title | Chess |
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Artist | Gzeppy |
Album | In the End |
Release Date | 2020-06-13 |
Description | Chess is the final song on Gzeppy’s ‘In the End’ album. It ties all four storylines together (Gzeppy has said he is writing a book around the storylines to make it easier to understand). The storylines are: The Girl, The Aspiring Rapper, The Famous Rapper and Gzeppy/Dylan’s story. The cinematic and drama filled storyline of this song and the grand instrumentation perfectly portrays the many messages the song details and works as an amazing closer for the album. Gzeppy has been quoted saying this is his best song on multiple occasions. Gzeppy’s main message with this song is to step out of your comfort zone and fight for what you want to achieve, and don’t just be controlled like the pawns on a chess board. This song also depicts the struggles someone may have when they feel worthless in life (as shown in Class Clown) and how their conscience can help bring them out of the worst of times. HWJ delivers a beautiful melodic bridge tying the themes of being controlled and the world we live in today as an awakening analogy of a person being the chess piece and walking around the world seeing the chaos that is insuing. This track then ends with a grand, cinematic string outro, backed by timpani, a choir and Gzeppy’s hook fading as the outro goes on. |
Lyrics | [Chorus] They hate when I’m around, they want to see me frown They want to bring me down ‘cause I’m on the way up, woah Life’s like a game of chess, you’re in check when you’re depressed Need to find a way out before it’s too late, there’s no escape then you’re in checkmate (x2) [Verse 1] Hello depression, yeah it’s me again Yeah back for some more, yeah this is sweet revenge Can you please grant my wish to be free again? And can I kindly ask you that we never meet again? Man I don’t know what to do, yeah my life’s run out of use Got no money, got no views, should I detonate the fuse? I’m afraid they’ll hear the news that they put you in a noose They think what they’ve got to lose, then they’ll come and follow you I say life’s a game of chess ‘cause we’re all pieces in the game We’re all pawns, we don’t matter, in the end we’re all the same Only way we can be different is if we go and make a change Show your morals, show your courage and make sure they know your name That’s hard in a world where we choose who gets attention It causes you depression when you think you’re in contention You fail the first time, decide time for reinvention, but you lost all your honesty now you’re asking for redemption Sometimes you think of the worst things in life To make it seem like your future’s bright No I can’t see the light, no I don’t feel alright You consider me your friend when I don’t wanna be How come you now ain’t given me what you promised me? My internal thoughts never get seen I just want to be set free [Chorus] They hate when I’m around, they want to see me frown They want to bring me down ‘cause I’m on the way up, woah Life’s like a game of chess, you’re in check when you’re depressed Need to find a way out before it’s too late, there’s no escape then you’re in checkmate (x2) [Verse 2] I’ll just go away, who even cares about it anyway? They’re always telling me it’s gon’ be ok But I know they’re lying cause I can see no change Nah that’s not the right attitude, you need to show gratitude You’ll lose what you have and know that it won’t come back to you Show them the aptitude for rap that you have to use No one with your talent should be in your state and magnitude So pick yourself up, bro you better dry them tears Think that someone needs to tell you that the end is nowhere near Yeah no sympathy from me, I’m just curing all your fears Say that God’s calling your name, well if he is then I would hear I say thank you to my conscience for getting me out of this I know we’ve had our differences but if there’s anyone I miss then it’s you ‘Cause you’ve turned my life from suicide to bliss Yeah you’ve given me the light when I’m in the deep abyss Man I’m bored on this board, man I want to do my thing Gonna be there with the bishops, and the queen, and the king Yeah sometimes I look at life and I’m happy I’m depressed ‘Cause now I can try give them all the good times that I’ve missed Now I know I’m not loved by everyone, yeah I’ve got some issues But I want it all to end well, ‘cause when you’re gone they’re gonna miss you Look out for your friends, never know when life will end That’s the moral of the story so until we meet again, ay You might also like[HWJ Bridge] I don’t know you; you’re just in my head Walk around all day, ‘till I see my people dead I get used by the man in charge Getting moved from square to square like I’m not a person to barge Some days I wish I could run into your arms But you’re stuck with the enemy hun I’m with the king, you’re with the queen There’s nowhere we can be seen together ‘Cause if we were and if we dare dare, I can’t be with you [Chorus/Outro] They hate when I’m around, they want to see me frown They want to bring me down ‘cause I’m on the way up, woah Life’s like a game of chess, you’re in check when you’re depressed Need to find a way out before it’s too late, there’s no escape then you’re in checkmate (x2) |