[Verse]

They paved the streets with neon lies

Forgot our brains

Replaced the skies

I’m just a pawn in their electric plan

They swipe left

I roll the dice

Their pixels blink

My cards suffice

I’m analog

A relic of the man

[Chorus]

I don’t fit into their digital frame

Don’t speak the code

Don’t play the same

My world’s a map

Their world’s unfurled

I’m a board game wizard stuck in a video world

[Verse 2]

The chessboard moon still calls my name

While their leaderboards just fuel the flame

They’re chasing high scores

I’m chasing stars

My hands are calloused from moving kings

Their hands are smooth

They press and cling

They don’t know knights can heal the scars

[Prechorus]

They tap

They click

They glow

They hum

I wait

I think

They come undone

[Chorus]

I don’t fit into their digital frame

Don’t speak the code

Don’t play the same

My world’s a map

Their world’s unfurled

I’m a board game wizard stuck in a video world

[Bridge]

Roll the dice

I’ll take the risk

Their zeroes and ones

I’ll never miss

I’ve got strategy

They’ve got speed

But they can’t plant the roots I need

In my castle of cardboard dreams

They’ll never see what it all means

[Verse 3]

Their screens may flash with endless streams

But my old board holds timeless dreams

Each move I make, a tale unfolds

While their consoles trap their souls in code

I’ll trade my pawns for stories bold

This wizard’s heart ain’t bought or sold

[Chorus]

I don’t fit into their digital frame

Don’t speak the code

Don’t play the same

My world’s a map

Their world’s unfurled

I’m a board game wizard stuck in a video world

Copyright September 23, 2025, by Stephen Craig Whitley – All Rights Reserved