Borderlands

[Verse 1] Sunday barbecues and laughter in the street Now just curtains drawn and people we don't greet Gran told stories of the shipyards long ago When neighbors shared their bread though times were running low [Chorus] In these borderlands, we're drawing lines in sand Through the factory smoke and northern rain Remember when we danced and held each other's hands? Now we're strangers in our own domain [Verse 2] Katya from Ukraine lives three doors down from me Brings pierogies over, shows us how to be More than flags and fears and words upon a page While the old mill stands, a witness to this age [Bridge] If Gran could see us now, what would she say? About the fences that we build each day Her generation fought through darker times Yet here we are, scared of crossing lines [Chorus] In these borderlands, we're drawing lines in sand Through the factory smoke and northern rain Remember when we danced and held each other's hands? Now we're strangers in our own domain [Verse 3] The street lights flicker on the cobblestones below Like memories of unity from long ago Some wounds heal slow, but healing still begins When we dare to let the light come in [Outro] Maybe someday soon we'll share our bread again Watch our children play beneath the northern rain In these borderlands, where hearts still beat as one Despite the lines that we have drawn