Verse 1 There’s a badge without a border, A shadow without a name, Authority worn like armor But never earned the same. Lights in the mirror, fear in the chest, Orders shouted without a test, When power forgets its limits, That’s when the truth gets pressed. Pre-Chorus Law ain’t a feeling, it’s written in stone, Scope and duty, seeds we’ve sown. When you cross that line and call it right, Ignorance turns deadly in the night. Chorus Know the line, know the law, Power stops where the rights stand tall. You don’t get to threaten, block, or break What you were sworn to protect. Know the line, say it plain, Authority isn’t force without a name. When fear meets steel and no one listens, That’s how lives get lost— Know the line. Verse 2 They’re not traffic cops, not state, not local, Paper talks, not fists or vocals. No warrant, no cause, no lawful claim, You don’t pull a door and shout her name. A car in drive, wheels turned away, Two steps right—live another day. Training says don’t stand in front of fate, But tempers choose to escalate. Pre-Chorus Procedure matters, limits too, The law is the line that protects me and you. When intimidation wears a mask, Truth gets buried in the task. Chorus Know the line, know the law, Power stops where the rights stand tall. You don’t get to threaten, block, or break What you were sworn to protect. Know the line, say it plain, Authority isn’t force without a name. When fear meets steel and no one listens, That’s how lives get lost— Know the line. Bridge Defend the badge when the danger’s real, When lives are on the scale of steel. But don’t confuse restraint with blame— This wasn’t that, don’t twist the frame. A citizen boxed in, a door pulled hard, Orders that never cleared the yard. This wasn’t fate, it wasn’t chance, It was power dancing past its stance. Final Chorus Know the line, teach it true, Read the law till it reads you. Because freedom dies in small mistakes When no one checks what power takes. Know the line, hold it fast, So tomorrow’s safer than the past. For Renee, for every name, Say it loud— Know the line. Outro Rights aren’t optional. Authority has limits. Know the line.
