Secrets on the Sea

We stepped on the boat with the ocean wide,

Thought it’d be laughter, sunshine, good times

Suitcases full of memories to make,

Didn’t know my heart was what you’d take

You whispered plans I wasn’t meant to hear,

Secrets floating louder than the cheer

You walked away with my friend by your side,

Left me and my sister watching tides They said, “You don’t need to come along,”

Smiles felt sharp, felt everything wrong

I laughed it off but inside I knew,

This wasn’t the cruise I thought we’d cruise through It was the worst cruise ever, yeah it hurt so bad

Made me feel stupid, made me feel sad

Watching you choose them over blood

Standing alone where love once was

But even through tears, even through pain

You’re still my cousin, that won’t change

My sister saw it written on my face,

That quiet kind of heartbreak you can’t erase

My childhood friend was there too,

But somehow I was the one left out of you

I smiled when I wanted to scream,

Dancing shadows in a broken dream

The ocean sparkled, the sky was blue,

Funny how lonely a crowd can feel too

I replayed it all in my head that night,

Wondered what I did to lose that right

To walk beside you, just like before,

Like we used to do, like we swore

It was the worst cruise ever, yeah it hurt so bad

Made me feel stupid, made me feel sad

Watching you choose them over blood

Standing alone where love once was

But even through tears, even through pain

You’re still my cousin, that won’t change

Maybe one day you’ll hear this song,

And realize where we went wrong

I didn’t need secrets or VIP plans,

Just wanted my cousin to hold my hand I love you deeper than what you saw,

Even when you walked away from us all

Family cuts deeper, that much is true,

But love like mine still waits for you Yeah the worst cruise ever, but I survived

Learned who I am, learned how to cry

I felt invisible, I felt small,

But love don’t disappear at all

So here’s my truth, plain and true—

I was hurt… but I still love you The ship sailed on, the waves went quiet,

Some things break, some stay unbroken

No matter how far the distance grew,

You’ll always be my cousin too I hope you can forgive me, but the truth has come out now we’ll go wherever the sea takes us to new beginning