Talking Chess

[FREDDIE]

This is the one situation I wanted most to avoid

[ANATOLY]

Then what on earth are you doing?

You could be better employed

[FREDDIE]

No. Please hear me out

I think I can help

[ANATOLY]

If it's about Florence, I'm warning you-

[FREDDIE]

No. It's not about her

Your wife or your kids

Or money or Walter or Molokov

[ANATOLY]

What the hell is it?

[FREDDIE]

I want to talk chess

[ANATOLY]

Chess?

[FREDDIE]

Something I've noticed in Viigand

It's his King's Indian Defense

One of the lines he's been trying

Doesn't completely make sense

[ANATOLY]

Why? I don't understand

[FREDDIE]

I told you his King's Indian-

[ANATOLY]

No, I don't understand why you're helping me

[FREDDIE]

Because I love chess

Does nobody else?

Jesus, sometimes I think I'm the only one

How can you let mediocrity win?

[ANATOLY]

What about Florence's father?

My wife and my children?

[FREDDIE, spoken]

Oh, fuck you!

(sung)

You've let them all down already

Win or betray yourself too

You don't want those shits

To get what they want

[ANATOLY]

They'll get what they want

They always do

[FREDDIE]

No. They won't if you win

Be true to the game

The one thing you know you can count upon

[ANATOLY]

What about Florence?

[FREDDIE]

The one thing is chess

[ANATOLY]

Chess?

[FREDDIE, spoken]

How can you let mediocrity win? You have one chance left. Win for chess. You were five one up. Now it's five all. Get a grip

• Artist:Chess (musical)
• Album:Chess In Concert (2008 Live)