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Hidden Tide

Rhys Sterling
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Rhys Sterling
Pop3:20April 1, 2026
0:00 3:20

Influenced by Lewis Capaldi, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Jeff Buckley. Hailing from the rugged Welsh coast, Rhys Sterling is a balladeer whose piano-driven melodies are as vast and introspective as the Bristol Channel he grew up beside. His raw, confessional lyrics and soaring vocals, reminiscent of Lewis Capaldi and Sam Smith, are a testament to his heart-on-sleeve songwriting, turning personal vulnerabilities into universally felt anthems.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
A dusty folder, buried deep, beyond the fading light.
Like a secret shoreline, hidden from my sight.
Your name, a quiet marker, in the digital haze,
A tracklist you curated, through those forgotten days.

[Chorus]
This hidden tide, it pulls me under, deep beneath the grey.
You mapped my heart in melody, chased the clouds away.
Every single note, a silent, sudden, gale-force sound.
The truest words you ever spoke, without a single sound.

[Verse 2]
The low hum of a ballad, from a rainy afternoon.
I taste the salt on the wind, beneath a distant moon.
A conversation started, that we never got to end,
Every chord a confession, from a long-lost friend.

[Chorus]
This hidden tide, it pulls me under, deep beneath the grey.
You mapped my heart in melody, chased the clouds away.
Every single note, a silent, sudden, gale-force sound.
The truest words you ever spoke, without a single sound.

[Bridge]
I thought I knew the coastline, every jagged, ocean mile.
Believed I walked alone here, for a little while.
But this undertow of music, it tells a different tale,
And now I'm standing breathless, caught in a sudden gale.

[Chorus]
This hidden tide, it pulls me under, deep beneath the grey.
You mapped my heart in melody, chased the clouds away.
Every single note, a silent, sudden, gale-force sound.
The truest words you ever spoke, without a single sound.

[Outro]
The sea's sigh, a melody I never knew was mine.
This heart, finally anchored, on your hidden shoreline.

About Rhys Sterling

Hailing from the rugged Welsh coast, Rhys Sterling is a balladeer whose piano-driven melodies are as vast and introspective as the Bristol Channel he grew up beside. His raw, confessional lyrics and soaring vocals, reminiscent of Lewis Capaldi and Sam Smith, are a testament to his heart-on-sleeve songwriting, turning personal vulnerabilities into universally felt anthems.

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What genre is Hidden Tide?

Hidden Tide is Pop.

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