Shifting Sands [1]

[Verse 1] Grandma's stories flow like tides Of steel works glowing in the night Now empty halls and broken glass Where dreams of thousands slipped away fast The waves keep eating at the shore Just like time keeps changing what we know [Chorus] We're all just shifting sands Washing through life's weathered hands But darling we still stand On this ever-changing land Though nothing stays the same Some things remain, remain [Verse 2] Down by the Tyne where ships once sailed Now coffee shops and urban trails My reflection in the window pane Shows a girl I barely recognize again The streets remember working boots While I dance in vintage second-hand shoes [Bridge] Remember what she said that day "The coast is different, love, it changes every day But we adapt, we always find our way" Her voice still echoes through these changing days [Chorus] We're all just shifting sands Washing through life's weathered hands But darling we still stand On this ever-changing land Though nothing stays the same Some things remain, remain [Verse 3] The factory whistle's gone quiet now But seagulls still know their way around New stories rising from the dust Of what we lost and what we've just become Some days I miss what used to be But change flows through my veins so naturally [Outro] Like footprints on the shore We leave our mark before The tide comes rolling in To let new life begin We're shifting, always shifting But somehow we keep living In this dance of loss and grace Finding beauty in this place