Property Line

[Intro – warm Juno drift, soft bell scatter] there’s a place i keep in mind, just past the painted property line. [Verse 1 – Moog glide + muted guitar shimmer] they trimmed the lawns to match the day, they paved the path a certain way. they noted where my colors bled, and what i should’ve worn instead. but somewhere past the tidy sign, i felt a boundary that was mine. [Pre-Chorus – gentle harpsi ticks] it’s small, but it divides the view— what’s theirs to shape, what’s still my hue. [Chorus – warm pads, drifting FM bells] this is my property line, a quiet border i define. you’ve repainted me for years, but some shades aren’t engineered. i’m keeping one thin stripe of me, a little untouched honesty— it lives along the property line. [Verse 2 – Novachord glow + FM droplets] they tried to help me “blend” again, they called it kindness, neighbor-friend. but some things don’t dissolve in gloss, some light won’t fade, some tone won’t cross. and even in this pastel place, a heart must keep its truest trace. [Pre-Chorus – vocoder shadow] i’m not unkind, i’m not untrue, i’m just protecting something new. [Chorus – fuller pads, warm lift] this is my property line, not a warning, just a sign. a softer place where i can stand, not fully shaped by someone’s hand. you taught me how to shine and stay— i’ll choose my own light, in my own way. [Bridge – half-time, soft pad haze] i know it’s only one small mark, but that’s how daylight finds the dark. one stripe untouched along the ground, to say: “i’m here, and i’ve been found.” [Final Chorus – key +1 semitone, FM shimmer] this is my property line, a boundary simple, warm, benign. i’m grateful for the way you care, but some things i won’t keep in square. and if the world drifts out of sync— i’ll stand where my true colors think… right here, along my property line.