Lyric

The sea pulled me into a second birth

On foreign sand, I touched the earth

My ship in flames, my past withdrew—

But still I breathed the thought of you

Your memory burned beneath my skin

Through shattered days and storms within

A distant voice across the blue—

It whispered hope, it sounded like you

I made a vow I won’t betray

Through storm and time, I’ll find my way

There’s just one place where I break through:

In Istanbul, where I found you

They pulled me out with hands unknown

Their kindness cut me to the bone

They gave me breath, they saw me through—

And taught me how to love like you

A letter torn but still it stayed

Your name in every line I made

The farther I sailed, the more I knew:

My only harbor leads to you

I gave my soul, I won’t pretend

This journey waits where oceans end

Through smoke and salt, I still push through—

In Istanbul, I miss you

Smoke in the sky, and lights on the tide

A city ahead where truth doesn’t hide

Streets breathe your name, skies burn in blue—

Everything there reminds me of you

I swore I’d come, and now I’m near

Through all the storms, through every fear

And there you are—your tears set free

I held you close, you fell to me

I whispered softly, “I’m home, it’s true.”

In Istanbul, joy broke through