DARK ’N STORMY [Intro: Male] Black rum on top Ginger underneath That about sums it up (Yeah) [Verse 1: Male] Everybody reads the surface first Dark shirt, straight face, measured words They never hear the weather in my jaw Never see the lightning before it goes off Glass sweating rings into the wood You ask how I’m doing I say, “Good” That answer’s getting old But it still works Most people leave the locked doors locked You keep checking every handle I forgot Not because you think you’ll fix what’s there You just hate when I pretend there’s nothing anywhere [Pre-Chorus: Male] Dark on top Burn underneath Cold in my hands Heat in my teeth I look composed That’s what I’m for You know better [Chorus: Male] Dark ’N Stormy Black over gold Quiet in the glass But the bite comes bold Dark ’N Stormy Don’t need thunder to know There’s a whole damn weather system Underneath this calm Ginger burns Rum goes deep Some things get louder The less I speak Dark ’N Stormy That’s probably me [Verse 2: Male] You caught me staring through the window again Counting headlights instead of letting you in Not dramatic Just a habit I kept Leaving half of myself somewhere nobody checks You don’t interrogate That makes it worse You sit across from me Let silence work Then push the lime around the rim Like you’ve got nowhere else to be Damn There are easier ways to know somebody You picked mine [Pre-Chorus: Male] Dark on top Burn underneath Cold in my hands Heat in my teeth I know the difference Between peace and numb I just forget sometimes [Chorus: Male] Dark ’N Stormy Black over gold Quiet in the glass But the bite comes bold Dark ’N Stormy Don’t need thunder to know There’s a whole damn weather system Underneath this calm Ginger burns Rum goes deep Some things get louder The less I speak Dark ’N Stormy That’s probably me [Bridge: Male] [Production drops to piano, sub bass, and glass percussion] Funny thing about storms Everybody watches the sky Nobody checks the pressure Until something breaks (Pause) You do That’s what scares me Not that you see the worst of it That you see it And don’t look impressed [Beat fractures back in] [Final Chorus: Male] Dark ’N Stormy Black over gold I spent years getting good At making chaos look controlled Dark ’N Stormy Sharp underneath Maybe being understood Isn’t the same as being weak Ginger burns Rum goes deep You hear whole sentences When I barely speak Dark ’N Stormy Yeah That sounds like me [Outro: Male] You want another? (Pause) No I think I’m actually good For once
