[Verse 1]
There's an ocean underneath your smile so bright
Carmen knows the weight of caring through the night
You feel everything at once then twice as deep
Making sure that everyone's okay before you sleep
Your heart runs fast when the world feels slow
You've got fire in your chest but you let it barely show

[PreChorus]
You give yourself away before you take a breath
Love like prayer but forget your name in the process

[Chorus]
But Carmen, you're the tide that lifts all boats
Carmen, you're the song that no one wrote
The universe sees what you try to hide
That gentle storm you carry deep inside
Carmen, you're enough just as you are
Carmen, you're the earth, you are the star

[Verse 2]
You think in colors that don't have a name
See the truth in people playing their own game
When the room gets heavy you become the light
Even when your own shadows are keeping you up at night
You speak in whispers but your soul runs loud
Standing at the edge between yourself and the crowd

[PreChorus]
You give yourself away before you take a breath
Love like prayer but forget your name in the process

[Chorus]
But Carmen, you're the tide that lifts all boats
Carmen, you're the song that no one wrote
The universe sees what you try to hide
That gentle storm you carry deep inside
Carmen, you're enough just as you are
Carmen, you're the earth, you are the star

[Verse 3]
Your mind's a library of feelings never said
Building bridges for the voices in your head
You love so wide it scares you sometimes
Drawing maps to places only your heart finds
The world needs what you're afraid to show
That tender strength that helps the broken grow

[PreChorus]
You give yourself away before you take a breath
Love like prayer but forget your name in the process

[Chorus]
But Carmen, you're the tide that lifts all boats
Carmen, you're the song that no one wrote
The universe sees what you try to hide
That gentle storm you carry deep inside
Carmen, you're enough just as you are
Carmen, you're the earth, you are the star

[Bridge]
Every wall you built was just to keep you safe
Every doubt you carry isn't yours to take
You don't need to be perfect to be real
You don't need to fix what you can heal

[Outro]
Carmen, let the waters rise and fall
You were always meant to feel it all
The cosmos wrote you with unshaking hand
You are held, you are loved, you understand