Lillith's "tides" is a short poem about looking back on a relationship and not being sure it was what it seemed. The speaker opens with "So surreal," as if still stunned, then asks the question that hangs over everything: "Was it ever real?" The wide gaps on the page make that question feel like a pause, a moment where the speaker stops and wonders.
The final lines give the one clear image. Someone "fuled" the speaker's emotions, a spelling that may be a slip or a quiet detail, the way the moon pulls the ocean tides. The comparison suggests a pull the speaker couldn't resist, something natural and powerful. It also hints at distance, since the moon never touches the sea it moves. The mood is dreamy, wistful and a little unsettled. The speaker seems caught between the strength of what they felt and doubt about whether the other person felt it too.