Borderline Baddie
[Intro] (soft Afrobeats percussion with light K-pop-inspired synths, whispered sass) Half this… half that… melanin and moon glow… Watch me bend it, blend it, mix it… better… [Verse ] Mama’s jollof and kimchi on the table, Sunday supper glow Next day in the boardroom, closing deals in my Louboutins, you know Switch the accent when I need to, laugh in three languages, throw shade in four They try to box me in, but I break the frame with a wink and a roar Spice in my veins, fire in my stride Heritage in my handbag, future looking fine [Pre-Chorus] Sometimes I feel the pull, like I’m never quite enough Too Black for one side, too Asian for the other stuff But I stopped choosing sides, now I multiply the power Turn the tension to fuel, light it up every hour [Chorus] I’m borderline baddie, half this half that Speak three tongues when I clap back Sing in five when I stack it Built my throne from the in-between, now I’m on the top The only one you can see Flirt with the future, yeah I make it look easy Borderline baddie, come and try to keep up with me [Mandarin Rap Verse] (Playful, sassy flow with slight melodic swing) Wo shi bian jie baddie, hei bai hun xue liu Yi ban fei zhou, yi ban ya zhou, quan shi wo de force Ma ma de jollof jia kimchi, ban zhuo shang de huo Ban gong shi li chuan gao gen xie, guan bi diao cha, wo zui huo Code switch liu chang, san zhong yu yan wan zhuan Ta men xiang ba wo fen kai, wo que cheng wei huang hou Flirt with success, future shi wo de playground Blasian sass queen, wo de wang guo wu xian kuan guang [Verse ] They see the fusion, the way I move between the scenes One foot in the motherland, one stepping on new dreams Code-switch smooth, got ‘em hooked on the transition Flirt with success while I’m rewriting tradition From Lagos nights to Seoul lights, Tokyo to Harlem streets Mix the rhythm with the hustle, that’s how Sass Queens hold it down, elite [Pre-Chorus] No more shrinking for the room, I expand instead Every piece of me is currency, I invest it in my head They wanted me divided, but I multiplied instead [Chorus] I’m borderline baddie, half this half that Speak three tongues when I clap back Sing in five when I stack it Built my throne from the in-between, now I’m on the top The only one you can see Flirt with the future, yeah I make it look easy Borderline baddie, come and try to keep up with me [Bridge] (slower, building with layered vocals — Blasian ancestral pride) I call in every root, every road that led me here Grandma’s stories, auntie’s recipes, ancestors crystal clear Melanin magic mixed with moonlit grace No more “not enough,” I am the sum of all my parts Magic in the middle, that’s where the real power starts… (beat builds heavy) [Final Chorus] (explosive, ad-libs with sass) I’m borderline baddie, half this half that! Speak three tongues when I clap back! Sing in five, watch the whole world react! Built my throne from the in-between — now watch me reign The only one they see Flirt with forever, yeah this baddie’s free Borderline baddie… that’s the Sass Queen energy! [Mandarin Rap Verse] (Playful, sassy flow with slight melodic swing) Mélanine jiā yuè guāng, wǒ de pí fū shì mó fǎ Yī bàn hēi sè lì liàng, yī bàn yà zhōu mèi lì fā Jiā lǐ chī jiā xiāng cài, wài miàn dǎ pīn shì chǎng Wǒ zài zhōng jiān tiào wǔ, ràng shì jiè dōu kàn dāi Sass queen zī tài, yī gè yǎn shén jiù shèng lì Code switch bǎ tā men mí zhù, wǒ de mì mì wǔ qì Zǔ xiān de zhù fú zài wǒ xuè yè lǐ liú tǎng Borderline baddie, wǒ de wáng guān shǎn shǎn fā guāng [Outro] (Ad-libs over fading Afrobeats + subtle Asian strings) Half this… half that… all me… Blasian baddie… borderline royalty…
