Cover art for Castles Made of Sand by Ren

Castles Made of Sand

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Oct. 19, 20231 viewer

Castles Made of Sand Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was baptized by the heavens, I was walking in the rain
On a cloudy night in Brighton, I was deep inside my brain
My tracksuits felt so heavy with my pockets full of pain
I wish this was a one-off but the story is the same
As the day that came before this, the day that came before
Command C - command V; copy and paste the day, the skies are grey
My Nikes tread through puddles, the rain it dances by my face
This it lands, it detonates, a perfect hit coordinated
Execute it - brah, carry troubles on my back
My legs, they get so tired 'cause my troubles, they are stacked
Like they're Jenga and then when the feelings hit like influenza
I just quarantine the struggle 'cause it's not on my agenda
Push it down, don't wanna deal with it, don't wanna feel that shit
Still I drown, man on a sinking ship, man with a big, gold chip up on my shoulder
Man, I'm feeling so much older
Why this world look so much colder?
Why am I carrying this boulder? Why've I carried it for miles?
And fucking miles, and fucking miles
, am I on trial? Tell me, Lord, am I on trial?
Because it feels like it's a sick joke, I've been sick for half my life
I'm sick, sick, sick, you're feeling sick, quick, pop the blister, stop the fight, like

[Verse 2]
I was scolded by the heavens, I was walking in the rain
On a cloudy night in Brighton, all I seem to feel is pain
I zip right up my jacket, so my soul, it don't escape
It wants to break right out my body, but I don't hold it to blame
I lay awake on aching nights, I contemplate and hate my life
Just staring at an empty ceiling 'cause it reflects what's inside
I can't cry, I can't cry no more, depleted my store
Asking why, why am I in this war? Why do you hate me, Lord? Why do you-, why do you-?, why do you-?
[Verse 3]
Fee-fi-fo-fum, I feel broken, smoking till I'm ill
Let the pot rot my brain, watch it kill me soft like Lauryn Hill
Fuji, life's a movie, I'm Clooney driving a stolen Suzuki
Right off the edge of a metaphorical hill
Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill your brain cells, kill your altar, kill your good health, kill the coroner
I am a foreigner, inside my body a warrior
A worrying warrior inside the corridor, inside my mind holocaust
No support for these scary thoughts
I struggle and trouble, I'm struggling double, I'm doubly trouble 'bout all of the struggles
The ruin, the rubble, the hustle, the bustle, it buckles my muscles, I fuck on my knuckles
I'm popping the bubble, [?] it's a puddle, I'm subtly muddled, I'm mixed up, I'm puzzled
I'm perplexed, I'm perfect, I'm perfectly complex, my purpose and perspective [?] is defective, I
I'm so goddamn bored, lonely metaphors that I write
They don't vindicate all the pain that's poured on my life
I disintegrate, castles made of sand, they are white
From the surface of this Earth
And their impermanence is enlightenment

[Outro]
At least, that's what I think it is
I don't know

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This song was released the day before the Official Charts refreshed, as a last promotion for Sick Boi, aimed at making Ren’s album “Sick Boi” the number one album in the UK, overtaking Rick Astley’s Are We There Yet?. The track could only be accessed through the purchase of Sick Boi (Deluxe) digitally.

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October 19, 2023
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