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Border

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Border

Release date: 10th July 2015

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About This Track

'Border' by Olly Alexander is a track from the 2015 album 'Communion'. The lyrics find the speaker urging someone to show their intentions, questioning memory and obligation, and wondering whether the situation is visible enough for what the two of them are. There is a sense of restlessness and fixation, with repeated talk of “another rush”, suggesting a cycle of wanting more. The vocal delivery, at least in the opening image of stuttering moves, sets the tone as conversational and slightly fraught, as if love and performance are being negotiated in real time.

"Border" is a track by Olly Alexander, from the album Communion, released 10th July 2015. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Olly Alexander.

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Lyrics

Border

[Verse 1]

Stutter your moves, how you wanna play?

Yeah, it's all so easy

When you're the one who loves to pay

Do I remember what I was taught?

Am I gonna catch you?

Is it bright enough to see all we are?

I'll bring you another rush

I'll bring you another rush

I'll bring you another rush

[Pre-Chorus]

(Oh) Who we are and what we do

(Oh) Makes me want it, makes me move

(Oh) Could I be a warrior?

(Oh) Do you feel it? Does it hurt?

[Chorus]

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

[Verse 2]

Shuffle your heart, tell me who's to blame

Are you feeling guilty?

Does every corner fill with shame?

Do you require me to let you know you made it through?

That it's getting lighter?

You won't get lost, you'll never lose

[Pre-Chorus]

(Oh) Who we are and what we do

(Oh) Makes me want it, makes me move

(Oh) Could I be a warrior?

(Oh) Do you feel it? Does it hurt?

[Chorus]

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

[Bridge]

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, no

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, no

[Chorus]

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

[Outro]

I'm going to the border

My body will be stronger

My heart, it will start to shine

And I will be alright

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Track details

From Communion

2015

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2015

—Ties
—Border
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Emre Türkmen, Michael Goldsworthy, Olly Alexander
Producer: Mark Ralph, Years & Years
Drums: Michael Goldsworthy
Vocals: Olly Alexander
Bass Synthesizer: Michael Goldsworthy
Beatmaker: Emre Türkmen
Mastering Engineer: John Davis (Engineer)
Mixing Engineer: Mark Ralph
Percussion: Emre Türkmen, Michael Goldsworthy
Programmer: Emre Türkmen
Synthesizer: Emre Türkmen, Olly Alexander
Theremin: Michael Goldsworthy

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