[Intro] Mmmm mmm Mmmm mmm Yeah [Verse 1] It was Act two - Confrontation or Adventure Young and Naive I entered But Reading through my last chapter I should've seen how it’d end But I traced every word with hope Like I could rewrite the bend "Maybe I chose not to..." Love lost, job gone, home bled through Everything I knew was set to break But I still stayed, just for heartbreak [Pre-Chorus] I lit a match to what remained and Watched it burn with no complaint Ashes don’t argue, they just fall Now I’m walking through the wreckage of it all [Chorus] Caught in the riptide While everything I ever knew floats by Too tired to swim Let the current take me, pull me in If I drown, at least it’s mine These waters, this fall, this line Yeah, I’m caught in the riptide But I never closed my eyes..... Never [Verse 2] Now faced with Act Three - My evolution, Or maybe just the resolution Staring at a blank page. In a new life, in a strange land. No rewind, no second take Just ink, just blood, just bare hands. When you've planned your future But life has decided otherwise, You learn to build with broken things And burn the rest with pride. All I own's in a backpack No map, no past, no plan. But I’m the main Character, Producer, and director, And this is the final act [Pre-Chorus] You can't cut me from the frame I own my rise, I own my flame No script can cage what I become When the final note has yet to be sung [Chorus] Caught in the riptide Where every dream I held just slips outside No strength to fight Let the waves decide if wrong feels right If I sink, at least I tried No regrets, no alibi Yeah, I’m caught in the riptide But I still look toward the sky....... Toward the Sky [Bridge] I was wreckage, I was driftwood But I never lost heart Even sinking, I was shifting Turning pressure into art I don’t need saving I need space to start [Final Chorus] I’m caught in the riptide Let the whole damn past just roll on by Tired of holding tight Let the current tear the chains I tied If I break, then let me break In my own fierce, messy wake Yeah, I’m caught in the riptide But I never closed my eyes No, I never closed my eyes And..... I won’t apologize
