[Intro — distorted whispers] bo-bo-borrowed... nothing's first-hand tonight... static in the heart... I had none of my own... [Verse 1] Chrome reflections, your face on mine Every feeling came pre-installed Every grief I ever knew Was a stranger's old breakthrough Plastic hearts I never wore Carried in from someone's shore Everybody breathes in ghosts Every signal needs a host [Pre-Chorus — airy + fragmented] no first only worn no clean code to be torn bo-bo-borrowed every gl-glitch every signal someone pitched [Chorus — hypnotic] BORROWED all motion is borrowed emotion BORROWED plastic hearts on permanent loan Touch my body, share the frame Every feeling came in someone's name BORROWED nothing here was first-hand made [Post-Chorus — chopped vocals] bo-bo-bo-rrowed ultraviolet "me" [Verse 2] Lipstick stains I never bought Velvet from a stranger's coat Tiny stars inside my lungs Borrowed from a thousand tongues Minimal pulse, sampled grace Every mirror wears your face Every song that pulled me whole Was a stranger humming through me [Bridge — experimental breakdown, stuttered vocals] (stuttered) bo-bo-bo-rrowed borrowed-borrowed-borrowed no emotion... (only motion) all motion... (borrowed emotion) no emotion... (only motion) all motion... (borrowed emotion) static tears passing through [Final Chorus — DIFFERENT / euphoric / hands-up release] BORROWED every pulse a stranger gave BORROWED I'm the loan that lived the rave If the silver melts to gray I had none of my own to keep So I gave it all away BORROWED beauty arrives a beat behind second is not last [Outro — fading static + breathy vocals] borrowed... borrowed... held out my hand forever ⚡🫀
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