What The Tide Remembers

[Intro – atmospheric, slow swell | ambient pad, distant piano, no percussion]

[soft ambient swell, distant piano tones, wide reverb space, slow emotional build, no rhythm yet]

[Verse 1 – airy, soft, intimate, close mic | minimal piano, warm ambient pad]
I stand where the gold forgets
warm sand under what I’ve kept
sunlight resting on my shoulders
like something that stayed

there’s laughter in the distance
names I don’t have to chase
a life that holds its shape around me
steady in place

I soak in it
not escape—arrival
not memory—now

[Pre-Chorus – quiet, slightly tense, restrained | subtle pulse begins]
but underneath all of this
the tide keeps its rhythm

[Chorus – soft, emotional, gentle pull, rising | light percussion, sub bass]
you live at the edge of my mind (mind…)
not a life—just a pull in the tide

you come and go without warning
without warning (warning…)

touching me, leaving me dry

and I stay (stay…)
I stay (stay…)

[Verse 2 – warm, grounded, fuller tone | piano + ambient layers]
this shore is full, not empty
it’s built from living sound

small hands, warm mornings
a love that’s always around

I’m not waiting for anything
I’m already here

most days the tide is distant
just something unclear

[Pre-Chorus 2 – quieter, tension building]
but some days
the distance moves

[Chorus 2 – stronger tension, slight acceleration | fuller layers]
you live closer than before
underneath what I’ve made

not breaking me open
just pulling at the weight

and I feel it rising (rising…)
rising (rising…)
rising (rising…)

so I step back into the sunlight
just to stay where I am

[Bridge – intimate, strained, emotional pressure | minimal drums, deep drone]
this isn’t losing
it’s being covered

I know it’s there (I know… I know…)
I know it’s there (I know…)
I just can’t feel it

the tide moves through my head
pulls me under again

but I fight for the surface (breath)
I don’t live there

[Final Chorus – grounded resolution | controlled full mix]
you live at the edge of my mind (mind…)
but you’re not where I stand

you’re the pull underneath me
not the ground in my hands

and when you rise (rise…)
I don’t follow you down

I return to the life that I built
and I stay above (above…)

[Outro – soft, calm, resolved | piano + pad only]
the tide keeps coming

but so do I

Cinematic ambient pop, downtempo, soft emotional electronic, minimal percussion, atmospheric piano, sub-bass, female