Verse 1 They warned me what the sea would take How it keeps what it can break Said love is just a prettier lie Told in the dark to help you die I’ve walked through fire that knew my name Left pieces of myself in flame If this is how the story ends Then let it end where you began Pre-Chorus I don’t need heaven I don’t need safe I’ve lived too long On borrowed faith Chorus If the tide comes down like judgment day If the storm tears everything apart I won’t ask you to be the one who stays I will burn for you—heart to heart Let the sea take what it demands Let the world call me unwise I won’t kneel I won’t run I’ll meet the dark with open eyes Verse 2 I see the weight behind your calm The vows carved deep into your bones You think love’s just another war Where losing means you lose me more But I don’t want a shield or crown I don’t want you standing down I want the truth you never say The storm you hold at bay Pre-Chorus I choose the fire I choose the fall I choose you Above it all Chorus If the tide comes down like judgment day If the storm tears everything apart I won’t ask you to be the one who stays I will burn for you—heart to heart Let the sea take what it demands Let the gods turn from our names I won’t kneel I won’t run I’ll light the dark and take the blame Bridge (strip it bare—breath, piano, distant crackle) I know what it costs I know what it steals But loving you Is the only thing that feels real If the fire takes me first Don’t mourn the flame I was never meant to survive Without your name Final Chorus When the tide comes down like judgment day And the storm leaves nothing but scars I will stand in the burning wreckage And love you—exactly as you are Let the sea remember my hands Let the night remember my vow I won’t kneel I won’t run I am choosing you—now Outro (soft, devastated) If I am ash when the morning breaks Know this was the life I’d take
