[Verse 1] Once or twice a year I go back home I sit at the table and I listen close I look behind the words they say For what they really want to say [Pre-Chorus] Then somebody starts and the other one too And both of them look at me to see what I'll do [Chorus] Why am I playing this game Why am I playing this game Everybody in their place Everybody staying the same Why am I playing this game [Verse 2] Same thing happens in my head One voice says do it, one voice says no I decide to change a habit And a hundred voices say go slow [Pre-Chorus] Who are the players, what is my role Who wrote the story, who's keeping score [Chorus] Why am I playing this game Why am I playing this game Chess or checkers, tug of war Poker, hot potato, court of law Why am I playing this game [Bridge — slower, almost spoken] Even the mind can make a game of waking up But what if I don't look at the board What if I turn to what is aware Of the players, the roles, the voices The one that was always there [Final Chorus — warmer, opens] Who noticed the game Who noticed the game All of it is n̈ Let it pass Breathe with the whole Who noticed the game [Outro] What do we call it When something notices And nothing needs to change Nnn
