Castle of Sand

[Verse — acoustic 7/8]
We made a castle out of sand
You named the towers, held my hand
I kept the ocean from the door
You asked for one high turret more

[Pre-Chorus]
The tide is licking at my knees
There's open coastline past the reeds

[Chorus — driving]
One wave could make the shoreline new
One wave could wash away our room
I ache to let the water in
And learn what I might build again
But little footprints mark the floor
Of everything we're standing for
(Out to sea, back to shore)

[Bridge — bare vocal]
I sit and watch the water climb
Our castle goes, or else my time

[Outro]
I hold a wall against the blue
And feel the tide come through me too