The Game Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You want, I've got
You take, have not
Your loss, my gain
We're all the same
[Chorus]
You're in a game, but you don't know it
Get in control or you're gonna blow it
Find out his name, find out where did it come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son
Is he really God's son?
[Verse 2]
You have, I lack
We fade to black
Your move, I take
You win, checkmate
[Chorus 2]
We're all sick, but we just can't see it
Call it a trick, 'cause you don't wanna be it
Try to break through all of your defenses
How would it feel to let go of your senses?
[Verse 3]
Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew, you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood
You want, I've got
You take, have not
Your loss, my gain
We're all the same
[Chorus]
You're in a game, but you don't know it
Get in control or you're gonna blow it
Find out his name, find out where did it come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son
Is he really God's son?
[Verse 2]
You have, I lack
We fade to black
Your move, I take
You win, checkmate
[Chorus 2]
We're all sick, but we just can't see it
Call it a trick, 'cause you don't wanna be it
Try to break through all of your defenses
How would it feel to let go of your senses?
[Verse 3]
Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew, you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood
[Bridge]
You want, I've got
You take, have not
Your loss, my gain
We're all the same
You have, I lack
We fade to black
Your move, I take
You win, checkmate
[Chorus]
We're in a game, but we don't know it
Get in control or you're just gonna blow it
Ask him his name, find out where did it come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son
Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew, you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood
You want, I've got
You take, have not
Your loss, my gain
We're all the same
You have, I lack
We fade to black
Your move, I take
You win, checkmate
[Chorus]
We're in a game, but we don't know it
Get in control or you're just gonna blow it
Ask him his name, find out where did it come from
I wanna know if he's really God's son
Don't forget to ask him his name
If you knew what I knew, you'd be doing the same
Ambiguity does us no good
I want everything to be understood
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“The Game” is an unreleased Madonna song, which first became available on file-sharing networks in August 2008. The song was intended for American Life, but did not make the final tracklisting.
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