The Tempest

**[Intro]** *(Soft piano, distant thunder)* The skyline cracks like shattered glass, A whisper grows into a gasp... **[Verse 1]** You were the calm before the storm, A silver tongue, a heart too warm. But lightning strikes where love once grew, And now the wind’s got teeth—it’s chewing through. **[Chorus]** Oh, the tempest’s here, it’s calling me by name, Tearing down the walls I built to keep the rain. You were the eye, now you’re the gale, And I’m just wreckage in your trail. **[Verse 2]** The barometer’s a liar’s face, Needle spinning out of place. You said we’d weather any blow, But hurricanes don’t ever go... **[Bridge]** *(Music swells, chaotic drums)* I tried to anchor in your skin, But tides don’t care where we’ve been. The flood’s too high, the rope’s too thin— Did you ever love me, or just the spin? **[Verse 3]** The lighthouse flickers, then it’s gone, A ghost light singing siren songs. The waves are writing on the shore, But the ink’s just salt—it’s nothing more. **[Chorus]** *(Repeat, more intense)* **[Verse 4]** Now the clouds are peeling back, Sunlight cuts like a heart attack. The storm’s moved on, but left its mark— A million fractures in the dark. **[Bridge]** *(Reprise, whispered)* I tried to anchor in your skin... **[Outro]** *(Fading piano, single thunderclap)* The tempest’s just a memory now, But I still flinch at falling boughs...