Dame Du Quartier - Border Control Lyrics

[Intro]
Papers please, yeah, another checkpoint
Trust gets verified, then it gets destroyed

[Verse 1]
Sophie played me like a game in 2016
Thought we had it all, now it's all obscene
Border patrol of the mind, checking my ID
Every friendship's got a price, that shit ain't free
Underground moves, yeah, I learned to play
Manipulation's just a tax I had to pay
Cultural lines drawn in concrete
Survival means you gotta learn to cheat

[Chorus]
Papers please, show me what you got
Papers please, tell me who you're not
Papers please, cross that line for me
Papers please, now you're history

[Verse 2]
Split personality, different masks to wear
System's broken down, but do they even care?
Playing both sides like a double agent now
Making moves beneath the surface, show 'em how
Every friendship's just another checkpoint scene
Sophie taught me trust is never what it seems
Built these walls up, yeah, they're bulletproof
Now I'm moving different, that's the f*cking truth

[Bridge]
Distorted memories, fragmented beats
Cultural refugee out in these streets
Playing their game but I changed the rules
Now who's the player and who's the fool?

[Chorus]
Papers please, show me what you got
Papers please, tell me who you're not
Papers please, cross that line for me
Papers please, now you're history

[Outro]
Every checkpoint's got a price to pay
Sophie taught me that the hard way
Now I'm the one who validates
Your papers please, don't make me wait