[Verse 1]
There's a tide beneath the stillness that nobody sees
A mind that turns like water, never quite at ease
You carry what you feel like it's carved into your chest
You give the world your warmth and hide the rest
The whole world sees your grace, the calm, the steady hand
But there's an ocean underneath that few will understand

[PreChorus]
You've held so much alone, you learned to make it art
Every room you've walked through, you've left it with your heart

[Chorus]
Mattie, you were written in the deep and steady tide
The kind of soul the universe designed from the inside
You don't have to earn your place beneath this sky
Mattie, you were always enough, even when you wondered why

[Verse 2]
You love like something ancient — tender, true, and wide
Like you'd rather build a shelter than let someone face the cold outside
You've questioned your own light while lighting others' way
You've swallowed whole your longings just to make it through the day
But every wound you carried became something you could name
And every fire you walked through left you wiser, not the same

[PreChorus]
The world was shaped to need what only you can bring
Let yourself be held the way you've held everything

[Chorus]
Mattie, you were written in the deep and steady tide
The kind of soul the universe designed from the inside
You don't have to earn your place beneath this sky
Mattie, you were always enough, even when you wondered why

[Bridge]
There's a compass sewn inside you pointing somewhere true
The stars were set in motion just to make their way to you
You've already done the hardest thing — you stayed, you rose, you grew
Now let the light you've given others finally shine on you

[Outro]
The tide comes in, the tide moves on, and still you remain
Mattie, rooted, whole, and worth every single thing you came to claim