Letras
I grew up drawing borders on a map I never chose,
Told that people over there were broken,
And the ones over here were gold.
I swallowed every line like scripture,
Never asked who wrote the rules.
Said, "Trust us, son - they're not like us."
And I believed it.
Like a fool.
They fed me colours like poison,
Painted flags into my skin.
Taught me pride was just the shape
Of the circle I was trapped in.
And every time I questioned why
They rewrote the truth again -
'Til I thought that anyone outside my line
Was the enemy,
Not a friend.
Why did I let them tell me
How to see a stranger's face?
Why did I mistake their fear
For something holy,
Something safe?
Yeah, I'm fading into desaturation,
All the colours turning grey.
Every line that I was handed
Was just someone else's cage.
And I don't want to hate you
Just because they taught me to.
A land without borders, a world without walls -
I think that's something
We could all grow into.
I've seen good men turn to ashes
'Cause they believed the wrong flag waved.
I've watched families split in pieces
Over which god they tried to save.
We were raised on sharpened stories,
Told to bleed for what we're told.
But the truth is - hate's a fire
That burns the one who holds it
Long before it ever scorches
Anyone else's soul.
And I'm tired of being drafted
Into battles I don't want.
Tired of swallowing the venom
That another man has taught.
Tired of every conversation
Turning into tribal war -
Where the only way forward they offer is,
"If you don't think like us
You shouldn't breathe anymore."
Why did I let them turn me
Against people just like me?
Why did I confuse their cages
With what freedom's meant to be?
Yeah, I'm fading into desaturation,
Letting all the lies decay.
Every border they drew in my heart
Starts to wash away.
And I don't want to hate you
Just because they told me to.
Imagine the world if we stopped the war
Inside our heads
Before it grew.
What if the truth is
We're all the same kid
Wanting to feel safe
In a world that never answers back?
What if hate is just a habit
Handed down like an old coat
Full of holes
That we keep wearing
Even though it hurts?
What if nobody's born an enemy?
What if borders are just lines
We learned to colour in
Because someone said
"This side is yours -
Protect it with your life."
But I'm done being a soldier
In a war that isn't mine.
I'm done letting strangers
Rewrite the edges of my mind.
I'm done with every voice
Telling me
Who I'm supposed to fear.
Because the only thing I'm scared of now
Is living my whole life
Blind.
Yeah, I'm fading into desaturation,
All the hatred leaking out.
Every label, every border,
Every reason we were taught to doubt.
And I don't want to hate you
Just because they told me to.
A world without judges, a life without lines -
I think that's something
We could build
If we choose.
I'm done with desolation.
Done with inherited divides.
If love is the rebellion,
Then I'm standing on your side.
And I don't want to hate you -
No, I don't want to hate you.
I just want a world
Where we don't need
To choose.