PollitoKVA - Borroweed Feathers

BORROWED FEATHERS I've gotten good at being useful, Better still at being loud. I know exactly what they're asking When they don't want me around. Give me a lock, I'll find the weakness. Give me a rule, I'll find the bend. Give me a room full of believers, I'll be whatever gets me in. But when nobody needs saving, And there's no one left to fool— Tell me, who are you? I'm whatever gets me through the night, Borrowed feathers, borrowed flight. Change my face, change my name, Give them someone else to blame. If the shape is all they see, What's it matter which one's me? I've been everything they needed— Everything but free. You make it sound like there's an answer, Like somewhere underneath There's some honest version of me That I forgot to be. Maybe you're not something hidden. Maybe there's no mask to lose. Maybe every face you've ever worn Was something that you chose. That's supposed to make me feel better? No. It's supposed to make it yours. When nobody needs saving, When there's nothing left to prove— What will you choose? We're whatever gets us through the night, Borrowed feathers, borrowed flight. Change your face, change your name, That doesn't make your heart the same. If the shape is all they see, What's it matter which one's me? Maybe you don't owe the world One version they can believe. You don't have to be the punchline. You don't have to play the fool. You don't have to break the window Just because they locked the room. And if that's all they ever see? Then let them. That's easy for you to say. I never said it would be easy. So if I borrow wings tonight, If I disappear into the sky— Don't use them just to run away. Maybe I just want to know How everything looks From the other side. We're whatever gets us through the night, Borrowed feathers, borrowed flight. Change your face, change your name, You don't have to stay the same. If a thousand shapes are me, Maybe that's what makes me free. Just remember when you land— The choice is still in my hands. Borrowed feathers, Borrowed flight. Bring them back. No promises. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SHADOW THEY DREW The Shadow They Drew is an independent conceptual punk rock album by PollitoKVA, inspired by Norse mythology, with Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman serving as one of its main creative references. This album is not intended as a direct adaptation or retelling of the book. Its stories, characters and themes were used as a starting point for an original musical concept designed to stand on its own. The songs are meant to work first and foremost as songs — something you can enjoy without knowing the mythology or following an explicit narrative — while listeners familiar with the source material may recognize ideas, parallels and references throughout the album. The project explores themes of identity, expectations, belonging, responsibility and the consequences of being defined by others — while never removing responsibility for the choices we ultimately make ourselves. ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS This is an independent, human-directed creative project developed through writing, rewriting, experimentation and iterative creative direction. Generative AI tools were used throughout parts of the music production and visual development process. AI was used as a creative and production tool rather than as the concept behind the project. The concepts, writing, creative direction, revisions, visual identity and final selection were developed and curated specifically for The Shadow They Drew. This is an unofficial project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Neil Gaiman, his publishers, or any existing adaptation or franchise related to Norse mythology. TRACKLIST -Nothing to Lose -Same Side -Make It My Problem -Borrowed Feathers← YOU ARE HERE -Double or Nothing -Little One -Guilty Someday -Take It Back -Just to See -Five Minutes Ago -Everybody's Guilty -You Stayed -One More Step POLLITOKVA Music • Stories • Bad Decisions