Pawn in a Game
Shadowed Streets Collective

Intro:
(Haunting piano melody, heavy bass)

Verse 1:
In a world where the rich write the script,
Voices of the voiceless in shadows, they slip,
Money talks louder, drowning the cries,
Politicians puppets, wearin' rich disguise.
Crumblin’ dreams haunt the streets like ghosts,
Democracy's a dance, but the poor just a host.

Hook:
We're just pawns in a game, playing roles we never chose,
Watch the kings and queens laugh when the laborer woes,
Echoes of the lost in the wind that don't freeze,
While the greedy keep gatherin' all that they seize.

Verse 2:
A dollar bill's a ticket on this blood-stained ride,
While the youth chase dreams, their hopes pushed aside,
Skyscrapers tower while the cry echoes low,
The rich feast on the weak like it’s all just a show.
Survivin’ in this maze of shadows and lies,
The long nights fall heavy under starless skies.

Hook:
We're just pawns in a game, playing roles we never chose,
Watch the kings and queens laugh when the laborer woes,
Echoes of the lost in the wind that don't freeze,
While the greedy keep gatherin' all that they seize.

Verse 3:
From welfare lines to the corners we tread,
The silence speaks volumes of the stories unsaid,
They say that we’re free but the chains are well hid,
When the rich push the pawns like a game they forbid.
We bleed on the canvas of their golden thrones,
While the façade peddles lies, they disguise as their own.

Hook:
We're just pawns in a game, playing roles we never chose,
Watch the kings and queens laugh when the laborer woes,
Echoes of the lost in the wind that don't freeze,
While the greedy keep gatherin' all that they seize.

Outro:
(Somber piano fading out, ambient sounds)
In this democracy, look closely, you’ll see,
The rich pullin' strings while we fight to be free.