Song Description
On the surface, it seems like it's about chess pieces, but it's a metaphor about street gangs, power, and money. All instruments are live. Nice guitar solo.
| Song Length |
4:06 |
Genre |
Rock - Heavy Metal, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Fast (151 - 170) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Heated |
Subject |
Power, Money |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
V1
Look at him! Though short in stature,
He rides Bugatti wearing bling
His Queen is nothing but eye-catching
In his mind he's a king of kings
PRECH
What makes him big?
His army
Someone argued
That without it
He's just a target
Unprotected he's gone
Not a king but a pawn
CH
(Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!)
Game plan!
Game on!
Checkmate!
The King is dead, long live the King!
Some faster, some slower
After the game is over,
They all end up in the same box
Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!
Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!
V2
She's not the first, but not the second
She ranks somewhere in between
Look at her wielding her weapon
Used to be a pawn. God save the Queen
PRECH
What makes her rich?
His money
When it runs out
So will her world
She's just another girl
No green -- she's done
Not a queen but a pawn
CH
(Queens and pawns! Queens and pawns!)
Game plan!
Game on!
Checkmate!
The King is dead, long live the Queen!
Some faster, some slower
After the game is over,
They all end up in the same box
Queens and pawns! Queens and pawns!
Queens and pawns! Queens and pawns!
BRIDGE
Life is sixty four black and white squares
A constant struggle against your errors
Kings are weaker than inbred pharaohs
There are knights, but there're no heroes
Queens that dream to become widows
Broken spears and wasted arrows
SOLO
V3
Look at them! Insignificant!
The smaller they feel the larger the guns
Life without them seems too difficult
On the battlefield for the pawns
PRECH
What makes them tough
Multitude
They're small fish
But they've got attitude
Kings or queens, all the same
Beaten at their own game
CH
(Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!)
War starts!
Shots fired!
Checkmate!
The King is dead, long live the King!
Some faster, some slower
After the game is over,
They all end up in the same box
Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!
Kings and pawns! Kings and pawns!