Ocean waves

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Prompt / Lyrics
Salt in my hair, yeah I came from the coast
Heart kinda heavy but I laugh it off most
People come close then they drift like the tide
Learned how to stand even when they don’t ride

Late nights thinking, “am I too much?”
Or not enough when I’m losing that touch
Mirror don’t lie but it don’t tell truth
I’m still figuring out how to feel like me in my youth

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[Pre-Chorus]
I been bending, never breaking
Even when my world was shaking
Yeah it hurt but I kept breathing
Found a way to keep believing

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[Chorus]
I got waves in my chest, but I’m learning to surf it
Every scar got a story, yeah I earned it
Didn’t drown, I just learned how to float
Now I’m steering my own damn boat

I’m not perfect, but I’m growing for real
Every cut taught me how to heal
Yeah I fell, yeah I cried, yeah I bled
But I’m still standing here instead

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[Verse 2]
Friends turned strangers, yeah I felt that sting
Trust don’t come easy, it don’t mean a thing
Till you build it slow, brick by brick
Now I see through fake, I don’t fall for tricks

Tried to change just to fit their frame
Lost myself tryna play their game
Now I dress how I feel, say what I mean
Not chasing love, just keeping it clean

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[Pre-Chorus]
I was quiet, I was guarded
Now I’m fire where I started
Every low just made me stronger
I won’t hide it any longer

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[Chorus]
I got waves in my chest, but I’m learning to surf it
Every scar got a story, yeah I earned it
Didn’t drown, I just learned how to float
Now I’m steering my own damn boat

I’m not perfect, but I’m growing for real
Every cut taught me how to heal
Yeah I fell, yeah I cried, yeah I bled
But I’m still standing here instead

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[Bridge]
Maybe I’m different, maybe that’s fine
I don’t need to fit inside your lines
Got my own rhythm, my own sound
Lost before but now I’m found

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[Outro]
Salt in my hair, sun on my skin
I’m not who I was, but I’m okay with it
Still got storms, yeah they come and go
But I finally learned… I run the show