The Tide

from Soft Serve by CARLY SPARKLY

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I start tearing up the minute I remember that at some point we will run into each other
I've been waiting a long time to ring in real life
'Cause it's hard to move along when tossed aside is what you're used to
The only way I'll help myself's by being bolder
Try getting on the bus without falling over
Trying to predict the tide

I start breaking down the minute that I learn that we have lost a man who sort of was our father
Never laughed so hard or cried so much, I swore I knew how to get through
You are an avalanche, I'm just the ice machine
I'll always love you
The only thing that I can feel's a warm wet shoulder
Forgetting who is being held and who's the holder
You cannot predict the tide

I am so perplexed
What is this tenderness?
When did I turn into a wader from a diver?
All I know is we are both in this room feeling
Grateful for all of those months of expressive solo swimming, to learn:
That just 'cause it's poetic doesn't mean it's true
and Sleeper Waves can sweep away what's dear to you
I'll always be surprised by what I thought I knew
Trying to predict the tide

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from Soft Serve, released May 1, 2020
Music and Lyrics by Carly Toyer

Vocals, Guitar, Glockenspiel - Carly Toyer
herself - The Ocean

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