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