Game of Life
Ivory Towers Lyrics

The lyrics of Ivory Tower's song "Game of Life" suggest the story of a girl who is struggling with a traumatic experience, and her emotions are causing her to drift away from reality. She struggles to face the future, which she perceives with a sense of hopelessness and pain. However, the song suggests that fate has a plan for her, and can only come to light once she overcomes the hardships of life. This is depicted through the lyrics “Fate will light a candle for the one/ Who stands the game of life/ Under this blazing sun." The song also suggests that the girl is trying to isolate herself from the world, who has done her wrong, by wrapping herself up in silence - the pain too great for her to express verbally. The lyrics imply that the person comforting her is trying to help free her mind from the trauma, but words are not enough to push through the walls she has built up.

The songwriter addresses the idea that time heals all wounds, but ponders if it will help wash away memories of the traumatic experience. The pain caused by her experience reminds her of the difficulties of life, but the songwriter uses the analogy of the game of life to suggest if the girl holds on, fate will ultimately reward her. The use of the blazing sun represents the harsh reality of life, but it is also where the light of hope comes from. The metaphorical “candle” referred to in the song provides an idea of hope in the darkness and that fate works in mysterious ways to provide that hope eventually.