Tide (Live at the Howland Cultural Center) Lyrics

A wave came and crashed in to the walls I was building

Around all the things that I am still scared of

Tip-toed and stumbled my way through the ruins

Silently whispered your name into my skin

You stand in the doorway

Your eyes are like oceans

Pulling me back in

Your tide is captivating

Sinking the ship that I built with my bare hands

Wood is now rotting and sails torn by your winds

Sit with me in this room

One chair, one window, and a broom

And five steps between us and so much to lose

You'll be gone again in a second

The least you could do is

Hold me

While I'm shaking

Violently swayed by the storm that you brought in

Hold me

While I'm shaking

Violently swayed by the storm that you brought in

You said

Heavens waiting

Waiting for us

But I'm not ready

I won't go

The way you take me

And rip me open

Then try to keep me laughing

I won't go

I won't go

With each day that passes

I know I've grown stronger

You turn to ashes

And time it feels longer

And I'm through with chasing

With fear and with feeling like

Time is worth wasting

Like mine is worth stealing