Salt in my Lungs

VERSE 1

The tide rose quiet, like it knew my name.

Cold hands on my ribs, testing where I’d break.

I let it climb higher, didn’t move an inch.

If the sea wants to take me, it’s gotta earn the win.

VERSE 2

Salt in my lungs, but I’m still breathing slow.

Every wave hits harder, but I don’t let it show.

Pressure on my chest like a vow I never made.

I’m not dying in the deep just because it’s where I stayed.

CHORUS

I won’t sink, I won’t fold, I won’t give this up.

If the water wants me gone, it’s gonna need more luck.

I’ve been dragged to the bottom, but I rise enough.

Let the ocean try again — I’m still tough.

Salt in my lungs, but I’m not giving up.

VERSE 3

I’ve swallowed storms that would’ve split a weaker spine.

I’ve been dragged under by the things I called mine.

But I learned the rhythm of the pull and the pain.

Now I rise with the current that once carried me away.

VERSE 4

Let the water circle, let it whisper threats.

I’ve lived through worse than drowning, I’m not finished yet.

My heartbeat echoes like a flare beneath the blue.

If the ocean wants a body, it won’t be mine it chews.

VERSE 5

So here I stand, half‑broken, half‑reborn.

Salt‑bitten skin, but a will that’s weather‑worn.

I’ll walk out dripping, but I’ll walk out alive.

The sea can take its shot — I refuse to die.