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Salt writes my name where the tide forgets. I read my face in the water’s grammar. No chorus needed—fins of silence flash, and I breathe below the noise. The mirror is honest as rope-scar and brine: salt-bright heart, ocean-blue will. Then the dark tide drags, whispering split. Turn: I keep the circlet where the moon sleeps, not to claim a throne, but breath— long, steady, mine. Above, voices rattle like chip packets to gulls; beneath, I lengthen into calm. When I rise, I bring the deep— and choose the glow again.
Alternative version
Under the surface, I hear my name— pool-light syllable calling me brave. No neon needed; truth rides the tide lines. Silver lashes, salt skin— gills counting in the hush between beats. Hold my breath—then rise; a secret lifts the sky. If you can’t see it yet, stay— I’m shining anyway. Mermaid mirror—show the glow I store. I breathe where pressure speaks low. Tide in my chest—unlosable. Sea-glass grin, ocean-true—let it show. They talk like storms; I swim clean through— pressure smelts me into something new. Scales like sequin light, grin like rain on slate; soft voice, strong gait. (Bridge) If the dark tide pulls, I pull back clever— not a break, a lever. No permission needed to feel this deep; I crown the moon where the threshers sleep.
Lyrics
Under the surface, I hear my name, Echo in the pool light, calling me brave. I don’t need noise, I don’t need signs, I read the truth in the tide lines. Silver on my lashes, salt on my skin, When I look within, that’s where I win. Hold my breath, then I rise, Like a secret in the sky. If you can’t see it yet, that’s fine, I’m still shining, I’m still mine. Mermaid mirror, Show me the glow that lives inside. Mermaid mirror, I breathe underwater, I don’t play shy. Tide in my chest—**I don’t lose, no**, Pearl-light grin, ocean-true—**let it show**. Mermaid mirror, I’m magic when I choose. They talk like storms, I swim right through, Turn the pressure into something new. Scales like sequins, grin like gold, Soft voice, strong soul, brave and bold. Hold my breath, then I rise, Like a secret in the sky. If you can’t see it yet, that’s fine, I’m still shining, I’m still mine. Mermaid mirror, Show me the glow that lives inside. Mermaid mirror, I breathe underwater, I don’t play shy. Tide in my chest—**I don’t lose, no**, Pearl-light grin, ocean-true—**let it show**. Mermaid mirror, I’m magic when I choose. If the dark tide pulls, I pull back harder, I don’t break— I get smarter. I don’t need permission to feel this deep, I keep my crown where the moonlight sleeps. Mermaid mirror, Show me the glow that lives inside. Mermaid mirror, I breathe underwater, I don’t play shy. Tide in my chest—**I don’t lose, no**, Pearl-light grin, ocean-true—**let it show**. Mermaid mirror, I’m magic when I choose. x2 Under the surface— I’m still shining.
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