Remember the first sight
In the car down the mountain road
The sea and the sand
Where they loved, they chose
That was a new world
The cozy was all we knew
In that perfect moment
Time stood still, so true
I search for the mountain
Tried to touch the sky
In their embrace, reality
Where no questions lie
Sunset dreams, the warmth
Was a safe retreat
Soon the horizon shifted
The sun felt incomplete
I reached for the sand
But it slipped through my hands
A fleeting touch, like time
It broke like glass strands
The warmth we once shared
Now faded to cold
The stories they told
Now too distant to hold
I looked to the sea
To fill the void
It was full of sorrow
Yet strength it deployed
It took the place
Where the sand once lay
A silent guardian
Through night and day
I felt the weight
The sea's embrace
But still, I searched
For the warmth, the trace
\"You shined,\" they said
\"Without knowing it was real
When I was dim\", they whispered
\"Light is something you feel\"
I brought the warmth
Open arms, made them smile
I was their sun
Ready to make life worthwhile
I tried too hard, shining to be seen
Lost in the flares, chasing what I mean
\"When the fire raged,\" they said
\"let it burn tonight
Even the fiercest
Flames need their light\"
Dark days, cold nights
When I wasn't there, just pain
The rain stepped in
Carried the weight
And played its part
Fading slow, I wondered
Where they'd gone again
The sea and the sand
No warmth left
No light to start
\"You burned too bright\"
They said, \"gave it all away
Chasing their shadows
Letting your light decay
What were you thinking?
You can't save 'em all
Now you're hollow here
Watching yourself into fall\"
\"But get up, right now son
You're the goddamn sun
The fire, the spark, the one
You're the big one
This ain't your end
It's just your pause
Understand that?
Shine again - only you know how
Get up, rewrite your laws\"
With every ember, I reignite
The warmth returned
Pushing back the night
Verse 3: Self-Acceptance
Then I realized, for once
The light's still mine
I don't need to burn just so they shine
I am the sun, both calm and wild
Not just a spark, or the light
But the fire, the child
I learned to stand
In my own way, just as I am
No longer the crazy flood
But the steady dam
I'll light the way
By myself, in my own form
No need to fit
Stretch or fake, just feel warm
The balance comes
When I learn to be
The light's still mine
The sun, the son, that's it
Just setting me free
No more pretending
Was no fun, no more strain
I am the light
I am complete, I feel no pain
Now I shine most bright
Not for the world to see
But for myself, on my own
I'm finally free
I'm grateful for the storm
The winds, the rain
For all the moments
That brought me pain
The sea and sand
They shaped me true, so true
I'm their child
I`m their light
I'll carry through
With every rise
With every fall
I know now
I'm meant to stand through it all
I'm the sun
Burning bright, not in vain
I give, I live
I am, I love the rain
No more cold, no more
No more dark
I'll keep shining
And just lighting my mark
