Talking Chess (Live)

[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