Theo Nightshade - Borderline Defense Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Cold calculations in a smoky room
Watching shadows dance, I'm immune
To their games and their corporate rules
Been burned before, now I choose
Who gets close, who stays away
Like chess pieces on display

[Chorus]
On the borderline, that's where I stand
Got my defense, got my battle plan
Won't let them cross, won't let them in
This ain't surrender, this is discipline
Yeah, this is discipline

[Verse 2]
Twenty-one rejection letters deep
Saxophone wails what I can't speak
Suits and ties try to clip my wings
But they can't touch the truth I bring
Like Miles and Monk, I play my way
Through the chaos, day by day

[Bridge]
City lights flicker through my window pane
Like distant memories of the game
They tried to change me, tried to mold
But baby, this soul ain't meant to be sold

[Verse 3]
Every note's a calculated move
Every silence speaks the truth
Built these walls brick by brick
Through the bullshit, staying sick
Watch me dance on this razor's edge
Between genius and what they said

[Chorus]
On the borderline, that's where I stand
Got my defense, got my battle plan
Won't let them cross, won't let them in
This ain't surrender, this is discipline
Yeah, this is discipline

[Outro]
Let the saxophone tell my tale
Through smoke and mirrors, I prevail
On my terms, that's how I play
Keep your distance, that's all I say