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S!MONE Flirts with Danger in Borderline

<p>S!MONE&#8217;s latest track Borderline hits like that text from an ex at 2 AM—you know you shouldn&#8217;t respond, but your finger&#8217;s already hovering over the reply button. The singer-songwriter bottles the essence of a risky crush and serves it up with a side of dreamy pop and R&amp;B flavours. S!MONE dives headfirst into the murky [&hellip;]</p>

S!MONE’s latest track Borderline hits like that text from an ex at 2 AM—you know you shouldn’t respond, but your finger’s already hovering over the reply button.

The singer-songwriter bottles the essence of a risky crush and serves it up with a side of dreamy pop and R&B flavours.

S!MONE dives headfirst into the murky waters of attraction, where the lifeguard’s waving a red flag and you’re pretending not to see it.

Her lyrics don’t sugarcoat the situation: “Add gasoline to fire / Only half true telling lies.”

It’s the musical equivalent of your best friend grabbing your phone and saying, “Are you sure about this?”

But let’s talk about that beat for a second. It’s smoother than your excuses for why you’re still hanging out with your “totally platonic” friend.

The production wraps around S!MONE’s vocals like a cosy blanket, lulling you into a false sense of security before the chorus smacks you with its infectious hook.

Speaking of the chorus, “Got me so ooh / So borderline” – it’s the kind of earworm that sets up camp in your brain and refuses to leave. Much like that person you know is trouble but can’t seem to shake.

S!MONE doesn’t just sing about being caught between sense and sensibility; she embodies it.

One moment she’s “breathing tryna stay afloat,” the next she’s admitting “I like it wild.”

It’s this rollercoaster of emotions that makes Borderline feel less like a song and more like a confession you’d whisper to your diary.

The track is a teaser for S!MONE’s upcoming album “Magnet,” and if this is any indication, we’re in for a collection of tunes that’ll have us examining our life choices—and probably making a few questionable ones along the way.

Borderline isn’t here to judge your messy love life. Instead, it offers a soundtrack for those moments when you’re teetering on the edge of a bad decision but can’t bring yourself to step back.

It’s a musical shrug that says, “Yeah, this might end badly, but what a ride it’ll be.”

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S!MONE Borderline Lyrics

Verse 1
Oh
Cant deny 
Add gasoline to fire 
Only half true telling lies 
Running full speed to paralyzed 

Prechorus
Know I Heard it all before 
Know that I should let it go go go 
breathing tryna stay afloat 

Chorus
Got me so ooh 
So borderline 
Steady always 
Working me overtime. 
So Gemini 
Pushing me closer to edge 
Got me so ooh 
So borderline 
Steady always 
Working me overtime
So Gemini 
Pushing me closer to end 

Verse 2
Too deep yea don’t make sense 
got me in too deep yea yea
don’t make sense yea 
ooh

My medicine & poison
But we’ll Play pretend 
Long days 
Short Nights 
Red eye 
Direct flights 
want you to Say 
you’re mine 
Don’t Take easy let me learn the hard way 

Entertain 
I like it wild 
20 something 

Prechorus
Still I know yea I know 
Heard it all before 
Know that I should let it go go go 
breathing tryna stay afloat 

Not enough 

Chorus
Got me so ooh 
So borderline 
Steady always 
Working me overtime. 
So Gemini 
Pushing me closer to edge 
Got me so ooh 
So borderline 
Steady always 
Working me overtime
So Gemini 
Pushing me closer to end 
too deep yea
don’t make sense
got me in too deep yea yea
don’t make sense

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