Verse 1
You disappear like it’s nothing new
No goodbye, just less of you
The “Hey beautiful” stops showing up
The “future wife” jokes disappear
I know the signs before they show
Your silence has a pattern now
The phone gets quiet, the laughter fades
And somehow I still wait around
Pre-Chorus
Then out of nowhere, there you are
Like no time has passed at all
One little “Hey beautiful”…
And down come all my walls
Chorus
We’ve gotten so good at starting over
We never noticed we stopped moving forward
You’ll call me like nothing ever happened
I’ll answer like nothing ever broke
We’ll laugh where we left off
Pretending silence never spoke
You pull me right back into the same old game
Yeah… you got me again
Checkmate
Verse 2
The connection feels so genuine
When you’re here, it all feels real
That’s why the silence hurts so much
It never matches what I feel
I’ve seen this ending more than once
Yeah, I know how this story goes
But still somehow my heart forgets
What my mind already knows
Bridge
Maybe the silence is mercy
Maybe that’s what will set me free
Maybe You’re answering my prayers
Giving me room enough to breathe
Final Chorus
We’ve gotten so good at starting over
We never noticed we stopped moving forward
You’ll call me like nothing ever happened
I’ll answer like nothing ever broke
We’ll laugh where we left off
Pretending silence never spoke
You pull me right back into the same old game
Yeah… you got me again
Checkmate
We’ve gotten so good at starting over
We never noticed we stopped moving forward
You’ll call me like nothing ever happened
I’ll answer like nothing ever broke
We’ll laugh where we left off
Pretending silence never spoke
You pull me right back into the same old game
Yeah… you got me again
Over and over again…
Checkmate
