[Intro – Thunder] [Female, distant] Do you hear that? [Thunder cracks] That's home. [Full band enters] [Verse 1] I wasn't born beneath a clear sky No summer waited at my door My first lullaby was thunder My first lesson was the storm I learned to sleep through breaking windows Learned to walk against the rain While everybody prayed for sunlight I learned how to dance with pain [Pre-Chorus] Don't pity me For where I've been The wind that tried To tear me down Taught me how To stand [Chorus] I'M A CHILD OF THE STORM! I WAS RAISED BY THE THUNDER! LIGHTNING IN MY BLOOD! HEAR MY HEART BEAT LIKE A DRUM! LET THE BLACK SKY OPEN! LET THE WHOLE WORLD COME UNDONE! I DON'T RUN FROM THE RAIN! I BECOME IT! I'M A CHILD! I'M A CHILD OF THE STORM! [Post-Chorus] Hey! Oh-oh-oh! Thunder in my bones! Hey! Oh-oh-oh! I was born for the storm! [Verse 2] You learned safety behind curtains I learned exits in the dark You were taught to fear the lightning I was taught to find the spark But don't mistake my scars for armor There are nights I still get scared Courage isn't never shaking It's deciding you'll stand there [Pre-Chorus] I don't worship suffering I don't thank it for the pain But since it came To take my name I made damn sure It learned my name [Chorus] I'M A CHILD OF THE STORM! I WAS RAISED BY THE THUNDER! LIGHTNING IN MY BLOOD! HEAR MY HEART BEAT LIKE A DRUM! LET THE BLACK SKY OPEN! LET THE WHOLE WORLD COME UNDONE! I DON'T RUN FROM THE RAIN! I BECOME IT! I'M A CHILD! I'M A CHILD OF THE STORM! [Instrumental – Thunder drums / strings / guitar] [Bridge – Female, quiet] There were days I wanted calm. There were nights I begged the sky to stop. So don't tell me the storm was a gift. It wasn't. [Pause] Surviving it was. [Drums begin building] And now... when thunder comes... [Female, smiling] I know the language. [Breakdown] COME ON! LET IT RAIN! LET IT ROAR! I'VE HEARD THIS ALL BEFORE! LET IT BREAK! LET IT BEND! I'LL STILL BE STANDING WHEN IT ENDS! [Choir] STAND! STAND! STAND! [Female] LOUDER! [Final Chorus – Full Orchestra] I'M A CHILD OF THE STORM! LET THE HEAVENS SPLIT ASUNDER! LIGHTNING IN MY BLOOD! A MILLION HEARTBEATS IN THE THUNDER! LET THE BLACK SKY OPEN! I DON'T NEED ANOTHER SUN! I DON'T RUN FROM THE RAIN! I BECOME IT! AND WHEN THE MORNING COMES... I'LL STILL BE HERE! CHILD! CHILD! CHILD OF THE STORM! [Choir] Child of the storm! [Outro – rain slowly fading] [Female] Funny... The rain doesn't sound so frightening anymore.
