The Board Is Still Wide

[Verse 1]
I kept your old postcards in the back of a drawer
Names I still remember, names I don't reach for
Some almost happened, some ended too soon
I used to replay them like moves in a room

[Pre-Chorus]
A pawn crossed the board, then the hand let go
Not every open square means somewhere to go

[Chorus]
I won't chase the pieces that left my side
No checkmate in wondering what might've survived
The board is still wide, and the morning is mine
I set down the past; I can take my time

[Verse 2]
There was a quiet yes that never found its voice
A door left half open, a different choice
I honor the feeling, I don't call it fate
Some roads stay imagined; I don't have to wait

[Pre-Chorus]
The queen takes a turn, but I choose where I stand
I can leave that game with my heart in my hand

[Chorus]
I won't chase the pieces that left my side
No checkmate in wondering what might've survived
The board is still wide, and the morning is mine
I set down the past; I can take my time

[Bridge]
What we were, what we weren't
Both can matter, both can turn
No more moving just to prove
I can choose a life that's true

[Final Chorus]
I won't chase the pieces that left my side
No checkmate in wondering what might've survived
The board is still wide, and the morning is mine
I set down the past; I can take my time
[Outro]
One clear move, and I walk on