BEFORE THE WAVES HIT

I can feel the water rising but Im standing still

Heartbeat shaking in my chest like it knows the deal

Every time I try to run the tide pulls back

Right before the waves hit everything goes black

I was praying for a calm in a storm made of doubt

But the silence always hits right before Im found

Wind picks up and the sky goes gray

Every time I heal life tests my faith

Before the waves hit I breathe in slow

I feel the change coming like it already knows

Before the waves hit I stand my ground

Even if I drown I wont back down

Trying not to break but the sand sinks fast

Every fear I buried comes rising from the past

But the pain I carry still taught me to rise

Even when the water climbs past my eyes

I used to think the storm was trying to take my flame

Now I know the fire grows when I feel the rain

Every step I take still shakes the coast

Even when I lose I never turn to ghost

Before the waves hit I breathe in slow

I feel the change coming like it already knows

Before the waves hit I stand my ground

Even if I drown I wont back down

Yeah the waves hit hard but I dont collapse

I just tighten every muscle when the pressure snaps

I been fighting every current that was pulling me under

Turned the lightning in my chest to a personal thunder

I dont pray for the calm I just brace for the blow

I dont wait for the light I just find it below

Had to drown in my thoughts just to breathe again

Now the storms just a stage I compete against

They said dont stand still when the tide gets mean

But Im welded to the ground like a twisted machine

If the ocean wants war then the ocean can swing

I dont run from the waves I teach the waves how to sing

Before the waves hit I breathe in slow

I feel the change coming like it already knows

Before the waves hit I stand my ground

Even if I drown I wont back down