I built a castle in the sand
Each grain a piece of you
The tide rolled in,
And washed it all from view.
You wore your crown of paper thorns
And called it something real
While you were lost in reverie
I broke on what I'd feel
The kingdom fell, the crown was lost
The tide pulled us apart
We built our love on shifting sands
It crumbled with our hearts
You carved your name in salt and silk
A fragile, fleeting line
I thought I held the ocean's edge
But none of it was mine
You say the moon controlled the waves
But you just let me drown
While you were writing tragedies
I tore your kingdom down
The kingdom fell, the crown was lost
The tide pulled us apart
We built our love on shifting sands
It crumbled with our hearts
The tide won't speak of love or loss
It only pulls away
But echoes haunt the shores we knew
And shadows claim the bay
The kingdom fell, the crown was lost
The tide pulled us apart
We built our love on shifting sands
It crumbled with our hearts