[Verse 1]
There's a fire in the way you move, a spark before the thought
You charge into the open field for everything you've sought
But underneath that forward flame, there's bedrock running deep
A hunger to be recognized for more than what they see
You've built your name with steady hands while storms raged in your chest
The world sees what you've accomplished — you don't show them all the rest

[PreChorus]
The version no one sees is the one who holds it all together
Carrying the weight of skies and calling it good weather

[Chorus]
Rise, Nikki, the tide already knows your name
You were built from ancient water and an undying flame
Rise, Nikki, you've always been enough right here
Every wall you built was shelter, not a sign of fear

[Verse 2]
You love like something patient, like the earth that holds the seed
You give before you're asked to give and silence what you need
You've learned to read the room so well you disappear inside it
There's an ocean underneath your calm — most people never find it
You've swallowed back a thousand storms to keep the peace around you
But everything you sheltered others from was slowly winding through you

[PreChorus]
The heart that always shows up first deserves to be shown up for
You are not the keeper of the door — you're what they're searching for

[Chorus]
Rise, Nikki, the tide already knows your name
You were built from ancient water and an undying flame
Rise, Nikki, you've always been enough right here
Every wall you built was shelter, not a sign of fear

[Verse 3]
You've wrestled with a wound that lives right where you start to speak
That voice that says try harder, says you're not quite strong, not quite complete
But every scar you've carried is a map of where you've been
And every time you didn't break, you proved what lives within
The world you're building brick by brick is something worth arriving
There's a compass in your marrow and it's always been surviving

[PreChorus]
Stop shrinking for a room that wasn't made to hold your measure
You were written by the cosmos with extraordinary care and pleasure

[Chorus]
Rise, Nikki, the tide already knows your name
You were built from ancient water and an undying flame
Rise, Nikki, you've always been enough right here
Every wall you built was shelter, not a sign of fear

[Bridge]
The stars don't make mistakes when they decide who carries fire
Your depth was never weakness, it was purpose dressed in wire
You don't need to earn your place among the ones who matter most
You already are the warmth that someone else needs most

[Outro]
So let the tide come in, let the flame breathe free
You were never too much — you were always meant to be