[Intro - sparse textures, low pulse, voice isolated] I don't know why I'm writing this now Maybe guilt leaks like salt through sand [Verse 1 - slow reveal, hesitation] I was calm that morning Sun hanging low like it knew something They gathered, afraid, scattered like birds And then He spoke to me Not with words, but command [Verse 2 - rising pressure, tension under vocals] Part, He said — and I did Pulled myself back like a torn veil Let them pass — the children, the sheep, the silence They walked through me like I wasn’t real And maybe I wasn’t [Bridge - regret, reflection] Then they came — soldiers, iron wheels, hungry orders The sound of war inside me I should have closed then But I waited [Verse 3 - climax, slow burn to emotional peak] He said enough — and I knew I slammed shut with everything I am Not out of hate, not even rage But obedience [Verse 4 - aftermath, vulnerable tone] I buried them I still feel their weight on my floor Their screams in my spray Their armor rusts in my heart [Outro - breathy, near whisper, fading textures] I am the Sea I did what I was made to do But some nights, I wish I'd been still Just once Still
