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The Borderline

from Stranger Place by Emily Maguire

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From Emily Maguire's debut album.

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Where is the borderline
The boundary between your tribe and mine
Are we the rain, the river, the cloud and the sea
If we are like water then which drop is me

And what is time - the fast blink of an eye
A circle so vast that we think it’s a line
And what is space - the air, the silence we breathe
A place of our own and the ghosts we don’t see
Is it the boundary, the borderline
Between you and I, your mind and mine

Is fire the spark, the fuel, the air or the heat
The smoke in your eyes or the ash at your feet
Are trees the root, the branch, the wood or the leaves
The forest we burn or the broom that we keep
Beneath the stairs, the stars, the space in a jar
The air outside is that where you are
Is that the borderline, the boundary
Between you and I, between your tribe and mine

But isn’t fear the dark shadow of hope
The things that we want and the things that we don’t
And so we cling and close the eyes that look in,
The soul we don’t see under the skin
Cos that’s a boundary, the borderline
Between you and I, between your tribe and mine

But we both were born and both will die
And in between will doubt and dream
Of a better life than life before
A meaning or a reason for
This feeling of being different, defined
When we’re are only dreaming of boundaries and borderlines
I hope we wake up

Cos what is love - a word, the feeling of you
Something we dream or the things that we do
And who am I - these thoughts, this feeling, my views
A fragile form or a dreamer like you
Are we so different, defined
Where is the borderline
When we are like water, like trees
We have a name, an illusion of identity
Of boundaries, of borderlines
But my dreams are yours and your fears are mine

I hope we wake up from this dream of being different, defined
When we are only space and time

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from Stranger Place, released July 17, 2004
Words and music by Emily Maguire
Vocals/guitar - Emily Maguire
Bass - Christian Dunham
Sound engineer - Doug Cooper

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Emily Maguire Obi Obi, Australia

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and Buddhist poet Emily Maguire has released seven albums, published four books, and toured with Don McLean, Dr Hook, Eric Bibb, Roddy Frame, Glenn Tilbrook and The Blue Nile. Originally from the UK, she is now based in the Australian bush. Open about her struggles with bipolar disorder, she is an award-winning mental health advocate. ... more

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