Choppy Waters, Calmer Shores

Dreamy indie-pop bed of warm synth pads, muted electric guitar arpeggios, and intimate piano; female vocals close and confessional in the verses, opening into a wider, anthemic chorus with airy harmonies, Subtle electronic percussion swells from gentle pulses to a confident mid-tempo groove, then eases back at the bridge for a reflective, almost whispered moment before the final, soaring refrain, healing, complex, female vocals, emotional

[Verse 1] Water at my ankles Cold rush up my spine Every little ripple Pulls on old fault lines Thought I’d learned to float once Guess I never knew How the darkest undercurrent Would carry me to truth [Chorus] I’m in these choppy waters Learning how to breathe Every wave that hits me Washes something clean Blessing in the breakdown Rain on all my scars I’m sailing through the chaos To calmer shores To where you are To calmer shores To who I am [Verse 2] Memories like shipwrecks Rust along the reef I swim around the sharp parts Cut my hands Find what I keep All the words I swallowed Rise up with the tide I taste the salt of everything I used to try to hide [Chorus] I’m in these choppy waters Learning how to breathe Every wave that hits me Washes something clean Blessing in the breakdown Rain on all my scars I’m sailing through the chaos To calmer shores To where you are To calmer shores To who I am [Bridge] Let it pull me under I won’t turn away Heartbreak is an ocean Teaching me to stay Every storm is language Spoken through the sea Turning all this aching Into wisdom Into peace [Chorus] I’m in these choppy waters Learning how to breathe Every wave that hits me Washes something clean Blessing in the breakdown Rain on all my scars I’m sailing through the chaos To calmer shores I’m almost there To calmer shores I’m almost there To calmer shores To who I am

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