From the recording The Phoenix Codex

A song I wrote for my son, who’ll outgrow all our philosophies.

Lyrics

You ain't just a drop, nah, you’re the whole sea,
Tide’s rolling inside you, wild and free.
The world’s spinning, but you’re standing still,
An orbit of chaos, bending your will.

You wear your skin like a broken crown,
But you’re the storm, not the one who drowns.
Every crack in the mirror's a road to the sky,
Don’t ask why, just feel it fly.

You’re not the whisper, you’re the scream,
You’re not the silence, you’re the dream.
An ocean in a drop, can you taste the flood?
Universe in motion, pumping through your blood.

Let the dead leaves fall, let the weight slip off,
You don’t owe the past a single cough.
Burn that mask, let the ashes rain,
There’s no freedom without a little pain.

The truth ain’t pretty, but it cuts real clean,
You’re a wildfire, not just evergreen.
So if it makes you smile, lean into that,
Trust the cracks, where the light gets fat.


You’re not the whisper, you’re the scream,
You’re not the silence, you’re the dream.
An ocean in a drop, can you taste the flood?
Universe in motion, pumping through your blood.


Trust the curve of your lips when they rise,
Trust the storm breaking out from inside.
You’re the roots in the dirt, the branches that sway,
Let go of the dead, let the living stay.

So when you feel small, know you’re the wave,
Rolling through the night like you’ve got nothing to save.
Don’t wait for the world to turn, just stop—
You’re not a drop, love, you’re the whole damn ocean in a drop.