[Verse 1] I kept asking You to speak, While the television played. I filled every room with noise So I wouldn’t have to wait. I wanted thunder from the mountain, I wanted fire in the sky, But You were somewhere in the silence I kept running from at night. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe You were never quiet. Maybe I was just too loud. [Chorus] I’ve been waiting for the thunder While You whispered through the night. I’ve been asking You to speak, Lord, While I drowned You out with life. So I’ll lay down every answer, Every fear and every choice. The closer I get to the Shepherd, The louder I hear His voice. [Verse 2] I said, “Lord, show me the road,” While Your Word lay by my chair. I said, “Tell me what You want,” Then complained You weren’t there. I asked You for direction With my own plans clenched inside, And called it waiting on Your answer When I’d already made up my mind. [Pre-Chorus] Maybe hearing isn’t the hard part. Maybe obedience is. [Chorus] I’ve been waiting for the thunder While You whispered through the night. I’ve been asking You to speak, Lord, While I drowned You out with life. So I’ll lay down every answer, Every fear and every choice. The closer I get to the Shepherd, The louder I hear His voice. [Bridge] If You spoke the word I wanted, I would call it answered prayer. But if You told me, “No, surrender,” Would I still believe You’re there? If You asked me to forgive them, If You told me to let go, If You pointed at the one thing I don’t want anyone to know— Would I say, “Speak, Lord, I’m listening,” Or would I turn the volume high? Would I call Your silence cruel Just so I don’t have to comply? [Verse 3] Samuel heard You in the darkness Before he knew Your voice by name. You kept calling through the stillness Till he finally turned Your way. So tonight I’ll stop demanding That You prove Yourself to me. I will sit here in the quiet Till the noise lets go of me. [Final Chorus] I don’t need another thunderclap, I don’t need the sky to move. I don’t need a burning mountain To believe that You are true. Take the noise and take my pride, Take the plans I still avoid. The closer I get to the Shepherd, The louder I hear His voice. [Tag] Speak, Lord. Your servant is listening. [Outro] Maybe You were never quiet. Maybe I was.
