Intro] Thunder talks loud when fear gets nervous [Verse 1] He heard the cheers from the world below Saw smoke rise up where no fire should glow He sat on the summit dressed up in command Lightning in one fist, law in the other hand He said, “I made order. I measured the line. Who gave those creatures the right to shine?” To him, warmth was rank, a privilege, throne A thing to be granted, never fully owned Because power gets shaky when gifts go wide When people stand taller and think with pride And nothing unsettles a ruler more Than a locked front gate with an open door [Pre-Hook] He didn’t fear flame for the heat it gave He feared what it builds in the hearts of the brave [Hook] Zeus in the clouds, thunder in his chest Mad at the spark that would not rest He can shake the sky, he can call it law But he can’t pull wonder from what they saw Zeus in the clouds, making storms behave Still can’t make the free go back to afraid Once that light gets into the blood somehow Even thunder sounds smaller now [Verse 2] So judgment came heavy, dressed up as fate An example to warn every hand at the gate Not just to hurt me, but send a decree: “Cross me once, and this is what freedom will be” That’s how empires talk when they feel the slip Make pain into theater, rule by grip But the lesson got twisted in the telling below Because martyrs make seeds where tyrants want snow Every threat he threw only sharpened the tale Every curse gave the courage a stronger sail And somewhere a child by a village flame Heard my name once and never thought power the same [Bridge] Storms are loud, but memory lasts Crowns look big till their moment has passed The sky can punish, the sky can scold But it cannot make brave hearts small again [Hook] Zeus in the clouds, thunder in his chest Mad at the spark that would not rest He can shake the sky, he can call it law But he can’t pull wonder from what they saw Zeus in the clouds, making storms behave Still can’t make the free go back to afraid Once that light gets into the blood somehow Even thunder sounds smaller now [Outro] That’s the trouble with fear-based rule It teaches the crowd to study the ruler
