Thunder Down Slowly (duet) ---- Tamicus

southern soul, soul ballad, gospel-inflected

[Verse 1]
His eyes were sad and prophetic
Like he already knew the story’s ending
Carried whole waterfalls of misery
Behind his quiet greeting

She saw the bending heads of weeping willows
In the way that he walked home
Branches heavy with unshed stories
Always bracing for the storm

[Chorus]
Let it thunder down slowly
Let the storm-sky take its time
I will be right here
You can fall apart
You can borrow this heart of mine
When the crying crows circle
And the wind won’t let you breathe
I will be your shelter
Your soft confession
Stay as long as you need

[Verse 2]
Her smile was his redemption
Like colored pebbles in a stream
Caught by firelight and starlight
Turning those waterfalls of misery
Into a flowing river again

Now the crying crows grow distant
When she’s humming in his room
Even the bending heads of weeping willows
Lift up from their gloom

[dual 12-string acoustic guitar solo with slide guitar accents, deep bass groove and steady powerful drumline]

[Bridge]
If your past comes back like lightning
Jagged
Crooked through the dark (oh)
Take my hands like they’re a promise
Like a map through all your scars

(verse 3)
She held him close 
He felt her warmth
And something inside him let loose
He let his pain rest on her shoulders
She held strong and carried his truth
His tears came like an afternoon storm
And when he felt clean and light
He slipped into a gentle dream
And she held him through the night

[Chorus]
Let it thunder down slowly
Let the storm-sky take its time
I will be right here
You can fall apart
You can borrow this heart of mine
When the crying crows circle
And the night feels dark and deep
I will hold the weight of your breaking silence
Till your heavy eyes can sleep

(outro)
It has been a long road,
And I know you ache,
But I am standing firm and rooted.
Weeping willows bend in a storm
And that is why they do not break

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[Verse 1] His eyes were sad and prophetic Like he already knew the story’s ending Carried whole waterfalls of misery Behind his quiet greeting She saw the bending heads of weeping willows In the way that he walked home Branches heavy with unshed stories Always bracing for the storm [Chorus] Let it thunder down slowly Let the storm-sky take its time I will be right here You can fall apart You can borrow this heart of mine When the crying crows circle And the wind won’t let you breathe I will be your shelter Your soft confession Stay as long as you need [Verse 2] Her smile was his redemption Like colored pebbles in a stream Caught by firelight and starlight Turning those waterfalls of misery Into a flowing river again Now the crying crows grow distant When she’s humming in his room Even the bending heads of weeping willows Lift up from their gloom [Chorus] Let it thunder down slowly Let the storm-sky take its time I will be right here You can fall apart You can borrow this heart of mine When the crying crows circle And the wind won’t let you breathe I will be your shelter Your soft confession Stay as long as you need [dual 12-string acoustic guitar solo with slide guitar accents, deep bass groove and steady powerful drumline] [Bridge] If your past comes back like lightning Jagged Crooked through the dark (oh) Take my hands like they’re a promise Like a map through all your scars (verse 3) She held him close He felt her warmth And something inside him let loose He let his pain rest on her shoulders She held strong and carried his truth His tears came like an afternoon storm And when he felt clean and light He slipped into a gentle dream And she held him through the night [Chorus] Let it thunder down slowly Let the storm-sky take its time I will be right here You can fall apart You can borrow this heart of mine When the crying crows circle And the night feels dark and deep I will hold the weight of your breaking silence Till your heavy eyes can sleep (outro) It has been a long road, And I know you ache, But I am standing firm and rooted. Weeping willows bend in a storm And that is why they do not break

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