mr. chess

so good to meet you

mr. chess

i've always heard that you're the best

at housing knights

and castles high up in the air

so i beseech you

mr. chess

to let me sleep inside your bed

and would you sleep too

would you sleep too in the chair?

you see

i dream of many things

of floating solitary kings

of pawns and people

with blue sequins through their hair

the jesters sings

the bishop brings the queen

a hollow following

and all the pawns and people stop

and people stare

so i too stop

at three o'clock

i stumble to your door

and knock

and ask to see you

ask to be you

mr. chess

oh

mr. chess

now

i beseech you

mr. chess

to let me sleep

to let me rest

to let me dream

to let me sing without a care

and i will dream you things so fair

i'll sing you castles in the air

and i will sleep too

i will sleep too

well

i will rest

oh

mr. chess

my mr. chess