[instrumental] [Intro – piano + violin, exposed] I felt it coming long before it showed A rising weight I couldn’t hold I kept my thoughts in careful lines Pretended I still had the time [Verse 1 – screamed, building] Every thought pulls at my sight Every thought demands the light Nothing waits, nothing aligns Every second splits my mind I try to finish what I start Another cuts me off mid-part I reach for calm, it slips away I lose the thread, I lose the day [Pre-Chorus – strained] I’m still standing, still upright But the pressure’s closing tight [Chorus – sung, first impact] THE STORM Rolls in inside my head Every direction, every thread Every thought demands a form Until there’s nothing left to separate THE STORM Louder than my inner voice Turns every thought into a choice I try to breathe, I lose the form I’m buried under the storm [Instrumental – blastbeat begins] [Verse 2 – screamed, dense] I can’t focus, I can’t filter Every memory hits harder Every doubt cuts in the lane Every fear sounds just the same I chase one answer into five Every option stays alive Nothing fades, nothing slows Every road just overflows [Pre-Chorus – desperate] I held this back, I held it tight Now it moves without my say [Chorus – sung, heavier] THE STORM Comes down and takes the wheel Decides what I can feel Erases line by line Until my thoughts collide THE STORM Won’t wait or organize Ignites and multiplies I try to hold, I try to warn I’m overrun by the storm [Breakdown – blastbeat, full overload] EVERY THOUGHT AT THE SAME TIME EVERY VOICE CUTS THE LINE EVERY QUESTION NEEDS AN END AND THEY ALL BEGIN AGAIN I TRY TO KEEP UP, I TRY TO STAY I TRY TO THINK MY WAY AWAY I TRY TO KEEP UP, I TRY TO BREATHE BUT EVERYTHING IS PILING IN [Post-Breakdown – Loop / Mantra] THE STORM! Thoughts collide inside my head THE STORM! Every signal screams at once THE STORM! I can’t sort, I can’t slow down THE STORM! Everything demands me now THE STORM! I’m buried under all of it [Final Chorus – sung, exhausted, massive] THE STORM All I hear and all I see Leaves no space inside of me Breaks every shape I form THE STORM [Outro – piano alone] The noise fades But I still shake The air is clear My mind still aches
