Between Sea and Sand

[Intro] The horizon burns with distant bells, tides beating my name A ship of ash waits at the shore, and my heart learns to tame the flame [Verse 1] I wake where dunes kiss the abandoned coast, breath like hot brass Every prayer a rope I drag along, every memory a compass that breaks glass My skin memorizes maps of oppression, inked in salt and scar I march between the alarm and the dawn, chasing a light that's far [Pre-Chorus] Let the sea roar; I won’t bend till freedom calls my name Let the sand hiss of overdue tides, I will rise through the pain [Chorus] I am the fire crossing the water, I’m shadow against the sunlit bars I carry oceans in my lungs, I’m breaking through these rusted scars If borders drown in silence, my heart will sing where courage spars We rise, we rise, we rise—toward the day when night unbars [Verse 2] The harbor’s breath is a memory of chains, but I refuse the breath it buys I trade fear for furied hope, I barter tears for stubborn skies Desert storms drum drums of resistance, caravans of stubborn light Across seas that whisper “not enough,” I press onward to the right [Pre-Chorus] Let the tide clash thunderously, I won’t surrender to the gray Let the flags burn to ember, I’ll chart a different, brighter way [Chorus] I am the fire crossing the water, I’m shadow against the sunlit bars I carry oceans in my lungs, I’m breaking through these rusted scars If borders drown in silence, my heart will sing where courage spars We rise, we rise, we rise—toward the day when night unbars [Bridge] In the memory of every wall, a wind asks me to stay or flee I answer with a vessel of dreams, steering toward the wide and free The sea becomes a courtroom, the desert a roaring drum I’m judged by my own heartbeat—tired, fierce, and overcoming [Chorus] I am the fire crossing the water, I’m shadow against the sunlit bars I carry oceans in my lungs, I’m breaking through these rusted scars If borders drown in silence, my heart will sing where courage spars We rise, we rise, we rise—toward the day when night unbars [Outro] The dawn pours over breakers, and the desert hums a hopeful tune I step toward the line where chains are broken, beyond the tired dune And if I’m asked who I am, I answer with a heart that won’t forget That freedom is a voyage, and it’s one I’ll never forfeit yet