[Verse 1]
There's a tide inside that nobody sees running,
A whole ocean held behind quiet and humming,
You feel everything first before you find the words,
The deepest kind of knowing that goes largely unheard,
You built the walls yourself, then wondered why you're cold,
But every room you shelter is a story yet to be told,

[PreChorus]
The fire moves before the world has caught its breath,
You charge into the morning like you're outrunning death,

[Chorus]
Tess, you are the current and the shore,
The one who holds the light when the night asks for more,
Every tide that's pulled you under brought you back twice as whole,
The cosmos mapped you carefully — you carry something rare in your soul,

[Verse 2]
You speak in warmth before your armor's even on,
You love like a conversation that carries people home,
You need the room to wander but you always need a root,
A playful mind, a tender heart, a quiet, deep pursuit,
You've worked so hard to prove what never needed proving here,
That showing up exactly as you are is how you clear,

[PreChorus]
The restlessness inside you isn't breaking you apart,
It's the pulse of something searching for a truth within your heart,

[Chorus]
Tess, you are the current and the shore,
The one who holds the light when the night asks for more,
Every tide that's pulled you under brought you back twice as whole,
The cosmos mapped you carefully — you carry something rare in your soul,

[Verse 3]
There's a wound that whispered once that you were not enough,
That your softness was a weakness and your need was far too much,
But the ones who feel the most are the ones who heal the most,
And the quietest kind of power is the one nobody knows,
You are the anchor and the altar of the ones you hold so dear,
The meaning you've been searching for has always lived right here,

[PreChorus]
The stars wrote something ancient in the marrow of your bones,
A pilgrim and a protector who was never truly alone,

[Chorus]
Tess, you are the current and the shore,
The one who holds the light when the night asks for more,
Every tide that's pulled you under brought you back twice as whole,
The cosmos mapped you carefully — you carry something rare in your soul,

[Bridge]
You don't need to earn the space that you already fill,
The world needs what you carry — every wound, every will,
Let the moon inside you rest, let the fire lead the way,
You were written in the heavens long before your very first day,

[Outro]
You are the deep, the flame, the root, the wide,
You are enough — completely — just the way you rise,
Tess, the stars don't make mistakes, and neither did they here,
Every part of you was purposeful, and everything is clear,