[TITLE: BOUNDARIES] [INTRO — hook vocals only] Lead: Boundaries... BG: (There must be boundaries...) Lead: Boundaries... BG: (Always boundaries...) Lead: Sweetheart... you keep forgetting. [HOOK] Boundaries— stay out my head. Boundaries— I’ll stay out yours instead. Love me true. I’ll do the same. But keep your hands off everything with my name. [VERSE 1] You been leaning too far into things that make me me. Every thought don’t need inspection. Every move don’t need a key. You’re all through my business, measuring pieces of my life. Trying to manage every detail like control belongs in love. Mm... that’s not care. That’s a problem wearing concern. [PRE] You are not my daddy. Definitely not my pimp. And no, that little swagger doesn’t come with ownership. [BG, amused] (No, it doesn’t...) [CHORUS] There will always be boundaries. That’s how grown love stays clean. You can stand right here beside me without standing over me. Faithful? Good. Respectful? Better. But if love starts feeling governed, we won’t be together. Boundaries... learn the word. [VERSE 2 — sharper] Saw you trolling through my socials like you work security. Checking likes and reading comments, building cases out of nothing. Now, rooster... just because your pendulum swings, don’t confuse your little confidence with controlling everything. [BG, playful] (Ooh...) Lead: Wrong target, baby. We are both grown. Both free. Same city, same nation. You don’t need surveillance to maintain a situation. [PRE 2 — rising edge] I’m telling you politely while polite is still available: back up from the dashboard before this love becomes cancellable. [HOOK] Boundaries— stay out my head. Boundaries— I’ll stay out yours instead. Love me true. I’ll do the same. But keep your hands off everything with my name. [REFRAIN — sweet sarcasm, falsetto] [Bella: soft→falsetto→full voice] Boun-da-ries... such a beautiful word. BG: (Boun-da-ries...) Lead: You can love me without auditing me. BG four-part rise: (Let her be...) (Let her move...) (Let her choose...) Lead: See? Wasn’t difficult. [BREAKDOWN — vocals + motif only] No password. No permission slip. No ownership disguised as commitment. I’m your woman if I choose to be— not your project, not your property. [BRIDGE — E♭ major, calm resolve] I want closeness. I want trust. I want room enough for us. You can know my heart without occupying every thought. You can hold me close without holding what I’m not. That’s the difference. That’s the line. Honor yours. I’ll honor mine. [FINAL CHORUS — widest harmony] There will always be boundaries. That’s not distance, that’s respect. If you really want this loving, learn the limits and connect. Faithful. Open. Still two people standing free. You don’t lose me by giving space— you lose me trying to manage me. [FINAL HOOK] Boundaries... there must be boundaries. [BG scale climb] (Boundaries...) [Bella full voice→falsetto descent] Boun-da-rie-e-es... [OUTRO — sweet, under breath] Now... don’t make me explain that again. [BG] (Boundaries...) [END]
