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Verse 1

Whenever we talk we end up in the same place

We both want it, but it's never gonna happen

You're already with someone to spend Sundays with

But we're the same, we're missing a half

Chorus 1

Half of me is dying to see you

But it's not gonna happen

I come back tomorrow and you left yesterday

When you come back I'll already be gone

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

We love each other but never at the same time

Our clocks spin backwards

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

Verse 2

You say that it's over

When I miss you

Verse 2

But when I say goodbye

You say hello again

Verse 2

So many turns

That I've already lost count

Chorus 2

Of the times I'm dying to see you

And you don't want to look at me

I come back tomorrow and you left yesterday

When you come back I'll already be gone

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

We love each other but never at the same time

Our clocks spin backwards

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

Bridge

Whenever we talk we end up in the same place

We both want it, but it's never gonna happen

You're already with someone to spend Sundays with

But we're the same, we're missing a half

Chorus 3

I come back tomorrow and you left yesterday

When you come back I'll already be gone

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

We love each other but never at the same time

Our clocks spin backwards

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

I don't know what's going on that I never cross paths with you anymore

Damn chess game

Outro

Whenever we talk we end up in the same place

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SONG MEANING

In Ajedrez, Spanish pop star David Bisbal turns a love story into an intense game of chess. The song paints two would-be lovers as pieces stuck on opposite squares: each move they make seems perfect yet never lands them together. Their conversations circle back to the same conclusion: we want each other but the timing is always wrong. This playful metaphor adds tension and drama, making the listener feel every near miss and almost kiss.

Like a chess clock ticking, their hearts are out of sync. When he is ready to advance, she retreats; when she says hello, he is already saying goodbye. The repeated refrain "maldito juego de ajedrez" ("cursed game of chess") captures the frustration of love ruled by bad timing and misaligned fate. Despite the catchy rhythm, the lyrics reveal a bittersweet truth: sometimes love is not about lack of feeling but about clocks that refuse to agree.

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