Undertow

[MALE LEAD — smooth clear tenor, warm clean tone, controlled melodic delivery] [INTRO] I thought I had the distance right Then the water changed [VERSE 1] You slipped into the quiet easy Like you’d always known the room No demand for an explanation No rush to fill the silence too I let the evening stretch between us Music low behind the glass You leaned back against the counter Asked a question I let pass Nothing sharp enough to warn me Nothing loud enough to name Just another hour beside you And the current changed [PRE-CHORUS] I know how to read the water Know when weather’s moving in Still I missed the pull beneath me Till it reached beneath my skin [CHORUS] Undertow Quiet enough I didn’t fight it Pulled me farther every time I thought I’d found the line Undertow You never had to drag me under I kept stepping deeper in Till the shore was out of sight And now I know How something soft can take you whole Undertow [VERSE 2] You laugh and let the moment settle Never chase it when it lands I catch myself remembering The way you move your hands Your name showing on my screen Has started changing where I am One message and the room gets smaller One look and I forget the plan I take the long road by the water Helmet tucked beneath my arm Tell myself I needed movement Still end up thinking where you are [PRE-CHORUS] Every mile should clear my head Every turn should make it less Instead the road keeps circling back To everything I haven’t said [CHORUS] Undertow Quiet enough I didn’t fight it Pulled me farther every time I thought I’d found the line Undertow You never had to drag me under I kept stepping deeper in Till the shore was out of sight And now I know How something soft can take you whole Undertow [POST-CHORUS] Slow pull Low tide Your voice Late night No warning No rush Just more Of us [VERSE 3] I’ve always liked an open ending Room to see what something does Never needed every answer Before I knew enough to trust But lately patience feels different When I’m waiting on your call Giving space was always easy Till I wanted none at all That’s the part I keep avoiding How familiar this became Your jacket thrown across my chair Your coffee sitting by my sink Small things gathering like water Higher than they were before I didn’t notice I was sinking Till I stopped reaching for the shore [BRIDGE] So let it rise Let it move I’m done pretending I don’t feel the pull If I stay It’s because I chose Every step Every inch below No rescue light No warning flare I know exactly Why I’m still here [FINAL CHORUS] Undertow Quiet enough I didn’t fight it Pulled me farther every time I thought I’d found the line Undertow You never had to drag me under I kept stepping deeper in Till the shore was out of sight Now the water’s at my shoulders And I’m looking straight at you No panic in the distance No reason to pretend Undertow I know exactly where this goes Still I stay Undertow [OUTRO] Water moving in the dark Your name lighting up my phone I let it ring once Then answer