Papercut Borders

[Verse 1] Papers scattered on the kitchen floor Dad's hands trembling like they never did before Citizenship forms and family trees They want proof of who we're supposed to be Bureaucratic cuts that never seem to heal Making us question everything we feel [Chorus] Like a papercut between two worlds Where do I belong when the flag unfurls? They say pick a side, but I'm both, you see These shallow wounds run deep in me F*ck their borders, f*ck their walls I'm everything they fear, standing tall [Verse 2] Mother's books line these shelves Stories of others just like ourselves Lost between the lines they drew On maps that never told what's true My father's voice cracks on the phone As headlines make him feel alone [Bridge] "Ibn, keep your head up high" Words in Arabic that make me cry Their system's built to break us down But our blood runs deeper than their crown Let them check their boxes clean We're more than what their forms can mean [Chorus] Like a papercut between two worlds Where do I belong when the flag unfurls? They say pick a side, but I'm both, you see These shallow wounds run deep in me F*ck their borders, f*ck their walls I'm everything they fear, standing tall [Verse 3] They call it progress, call it law But I see through what they're fighting for Every form's a paper blade Slicing through the life we made But we'll keep dancing to our own sound While their empire crumbles to the ground [Outro] Let them try to tear us apart These papercuts can't reach my heart 'Cause I'm the future they can't contain Their rules and walls are built in vain I'll be the bridge they couldn't burn The lesson that they'll never learn