The Tide Takes Me Back by Tony Gibbs
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You move like a storm on the water,
Quiet but pulling me under.
I swore I’d never drift back to your waves,
But here I am, shaking like thunder.

Your shadow moves slow on my skin,
A warning I never quite heed.
Every time I think I’m out of the deep,
You change the current I breathe.

I feel you rising, rising,
Like a ghost in the break of dawn.
I try to fight it, fight it—
But the pull is already strong.

And the tide takes me back to you,
Even when I swear I’m through.
You’re the ocean I keep falling into,
Blue and wild and cruel.
Oh, the tide takes me back to you—
What am I supposed to do?
You’re the storm I was never meant to out-run,
But I run straight to you.

I trace every truth in the salt air,
Promises drowned in the foam.
You’re danger dressed up in a whisper,
And somehow it feels like home.

I know how the story will end—
You leave me washed on the shore.
Still, I dive in again and again,
Hoping you’ll want something more.

I feel you rising, rising,
Like a secret I can’t let go.
Try to deny it, deny it—
But you already pull me below.

And the tide takes me back to you,
Even when I swear I’m through.
You’re the ocean I keep falling into,
Blue and wild and cruel.
Oh, the tide takes me back to you—
What am I supposed to do?
You’re the storm I was never meant to out-run,
But I run straight to you.

Maybe one day the waves will break
And leave me somewhere safe.
But tonight your voice is calling me—
And I go willingly,
Lost in your undertow.

’Cause the tide takes me back to you,
Pulling me like it always do.
I’m a sailor with no compass, no truth,
Just the ache of wanting you.
Oh, the tide takes me back to you—
Tell me, what am I supposed to do?
You’re the storm I was never meant to out-run,
But I run straight to you.


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