I'm drauing lines in the sand again

**(Intro – Soft, fingerpicked acoustic guitar)** (Gently building) **(Verse 1)** Pockets full of faded photographs And a map I’ve never learned to read Counting highway signs and half-drawn laughs Chasing someone I was born to be The radio plays a song I almost knew But the chorus slips away like morning dew **(Chorus)** And I’m drawing lines in the sand again Trying to find where I begin Every wave comes to wash away The version of me I tried to play So I’ll let the water take my hand And I’ll learn to build on shifting land **(Verse 2 – Slightly brighter, with a light snare brush)** The sky is painted in a patient blue Not too sure if it will rain or shine I’ve held onto a truth I never knew Letting go of what I thought was mine There’s a quiet courage in the open air And a whisper telling me it’s okay to be scared **(Chorus)** So I’m drawing lines in the sand again Trying to find where I begin Every wave comes to wash away The version of me I tried to play So I’ll let the water take my hand And I’ll learn to build on shifting land **(Bridge – Music drops to just piano and voice, slow, spacious)** Maybe I was never meant to hold so tight Maybe stars look brightest on the longest night The anchor isn’t heavy when you learn to float And the quietest heart can carry the biggest note **(Final Chorus – Full band comes back, triumphant but soft)** Yes, I’m drawing lines in the sand again But I know now where I begin Each wave can come to wash away The weight I never meant to weigh And I’ll let the water take my hand I’ll learn to build on shifting land **(Outro – Fade out with fingerpicked guitar and humming)** (Humming melody from the chorus, gradually fading)