No Skin in the Game

Title: No Skin in the Game
Writer: harshajampi@

The house was breathing quiet
Like it knew what we wouldn’t say
Shadows leaned in closer
While the daylight slipped away
I fought a thousand battles
Just to keep the wolves at bay
But the war I never noticed
Was the one I couldn’t name

I kept winning for a reason
That was never really mine
Now the silence feels like losing
For the very first time

I got no skin in the game
No fire left to claim
I played it all for love
But forgot my own name
You say it’s all God’s plan
I tried to understand
But what kind of man keeps giving
With empty hands?

You said, “Son, don’t you worry
You’ve done more than enough”
But your voice was tired and breaking
Trying hard to sound tough
You carried all your suffering
Like it didn’t weigh a thing
While I was out there winning
On a string you couldn’t see

You were fading in the background
While I chased a borrowed flame
Now the truth comes like thunder
We were losing all the same

I got no skin in the game
No fire left to claim
I played it all for love
But forgot my own name
You say it’s all God’s plan
I tried to understand
But what kind of man keeps praying
With shaking hands?

I forgave God in the silence
For the nights he never came
For the weight he never lifted
For the rules he never explained
And if faith is just endurance
Then I’ve had my share of pain
Maybe heaven isn’t waiting
Maybe it’s just a name

If we meet under one roof
Before you fade away
I won’t talk about tomorrow
I’ll just sit… and stay
No more games to be winning
No more roles to play
Just a son who finally learned
What he lost along the way