[Chorus 1 — anger restrained but audible beneath the vocal] I kept the weather in my mouth Till the windows learned to shake Now the house is full of thunder From the silence I would make I was never calm, just careful Never empty, only sealed When the lightning found my language Every room became too— [Instrumental surge swallows “real”] [Verse 2 — vocal grows sharper and less controlled] At eleven, all the power Cut and left the clocks awake Rain drove handfuls at the rooftop Every glass began to shake You said I was overreacting Before I spoke a single word [Voice cracks with anger] Then every answer I had swallowed Started tearing through the walls [Chorus 2 — drums and guitars repeatedly fight the vocal] I kept the weather in my mouth Till the windows learned to— [Music overwhelms her] Now the house is full of thunder And you still call it a mistake I was never calm, just careful Every warning taught to kneel When the lightning found my language You could finally hear what— [Distorted guitars consume the final word] [Bridge — chaotic percussion, feedback, and vocal interruption] At the center of the storm There was no monster waiting there Only every no I never said Returning through the— [Full instrumental impact] Every time I made myself smaller Every time I called it peace Every room I kept from breaking Had been breaking inside— [Complete electrical dropout] [Shaking breath] Me. [Final Chorus — furious, devastated, voice fighting through the arrangement] I let the weather leave my mouth Let the windows shake and ring I did not tear the whole house down I only named what you had— [Music overtakes her completely] I was never calm, just careful Now I know the difference well Not every voice that rises Is becoming something cruel [Final Lift — shouted doubles beneath the lead] Let the walls repeat the answer Let the rafters hold the sound I will not call silence safety Just because it kept me down [Outro — storm recedes, voice damaged and exhausted] The house had finally heard me Even when you would not— [Recording cuts out]
