Border Line
| Song Title | Border Line (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Ricky Ian Gordon |
| Composer Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Author(s): | Langston Hughes |
| Author Underrepresented Group | African-American; POC; Black (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Contrast: Life vs. Death; Contrast: Near vs. Far; Crying; Death; Difference; Distance; Dying; Existentialism; Life; Living; Nowhere; Tears; Wondering |
| First Line | I used to wonder (Search) |
| Average Duration | 3:15 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1993 (Search) Circa |
| Link to English Text Online | https://songofamerica.net/song/border-line/ |
| Larger Work | Genius Child (Search) |
| Original Language | English (Search) |
| Audio Source | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GkqV5jstrs |
| Catalog Designation | No. 8 (Search) |
| Voice part suggested by composer | High voice |
| Premiered By | Harolyn Blackwell (Search) |
| Notes | Premiered March 1993, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, NYC; Harolyn Blackwell, soprano; Neal Goren, piano (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |