The Storm Within

[Slow build Instrumental] [Intro] Lightning of memories splits through the dark Every ripple a flame, every imprint a spark I brace for the tempest I’m trying to outlive But the weight of the rain has no mercy to give [Verse] Clouds gather heavy with fear I can’t hide Waves of emotion crash hard from inside I steady my breath though the pressure grows tight Still I weather the anguish that hunts me each night The thunder keeps pounding a truth I can’t face Tearing my calm into shreds without grace And the voices that linger through currents of doubt Shake the walls of my soul till they’re hollowed out [Chorus] This is the storm within, where the darkness begins Where the torment and pain wear the shape of my skin Will I rise through the thoughts, the winds pull me in Though the thunder may break me, I’ll stand through the din ’Cause I’m forged in the fury, and I’m stronger than sin I will not be undone by the storm within [Verse] Flashes of sorrow illuminate fears Rainfall of these scars carved by the years I’m drowning in memories that refuse to let go Yet I’m clinging to my hope in this undertow The trembling thunder keeps shaking my core But I push through the tempest demanding for more And the nightfall that swirls with unspoken regret Cannot force me to break or to bow to its threat [Bridge] When the lightning divides all the calm I once knew And the winds tear apart every truth I hold true I still plant my feet through the roar and begin For the storm cannot claim all the fire within [drop] [Chorus] This is the storm within, where the darkness begins Where the torment and pain wear the shape of my skin Will I rise through the thoughts, the winds pull me in Though the thunder may break me, I’ll stand through the din ’Cause I’m forged in the fury, and I’m stronger than sin I will not be undone by the storm within [Verse] I gather my strength from the fragments of light Still flickering softly inside the long night And the winds may howl through the cracks of my mind I refuse to become what the pain has defined I breathe through the maelstrom, I anchor my soul Through the turbulence tearing for total control With the embers of courage igniting again I will stride through the flood till I stand in the end [Outro] So let the sky open, the downpour begin For I’ve weathered the darkness that rages within And though torment and pain strike again and again I’ll outlast every storm that awakens within [End]