Dame Du Quartier - Passport Photos Lyrics

[Intro]
Paper trails and fake smiles
Been switching faces for a while
Identity's just a file
That I've learned to defile

[Verse 1]
Passport photos, looking proper
But my soul's a show-stopper
Code-switching like a mobster
Moving different when it's darker
Got a face for every circle
Making moves that's universal
Sophie thought she knew me well
Till I flipped the game and fell
Strategic with my presence
Calculated every essence
French flows when I need finesse
English when I need progress

[Chorus]
"Identity confirmed" - that's what they say
But which one of me showed up today?
Playing their game but I make my own rules
While they checking boxes, I'm breaking their tools
"Approved for entry" - yeah right
Different mask for day and night
F*ck your system, I'm a chameleon
Million faces, can't catch me running

[Verse 2]
Born to blend, trained to pretend
Different tongues for different ends
Cultural shape-shifter, yeah I bend
Till the system meets its end
Documents can't hold my truth
Multiple choice since my youth
Playing roles like it's a game
Till nobody knows my name
Every stamp's another lie
Every photo's my disguise
System thinks it got me pinned
But I'm fluid in the wind

[Bridge]
Je suis qui je veux être
You can't put me in your letter
Identity's just a game
And I'm the one who sets the flame

[Verse 3]
Bureaucratic puppeteer
Got your forms right here
Check the box that brings me near
To whatever you wanna hear
Sophie learned it way too late
Social chess, I orchestrate
Every move's deliberate
Till your system meets its fate

[Chorus]
"Identity confirmed" - that's what they say
But which one of me showed up today?
Playing their game but I make my own rules
While they checking boxes, I'm breaking their tools
"Approved for entry" - yeah right
Different mask for day and night
F*ck your system, I'm a chameleon
Million faces, can't catch me running

[Outro]
Paper trails lead nowhere
When your soul's not really there
Identity's just a game
And I'm the one who holds the flame