[Verse 1] Mama said the sky was black the night I came around, Lightning cracked the windowpane, shook that little town. Doctor wiped his brow and whispered, “Lord, what did we receive?” ’Cause I didn’t cry like newborns do — I came in grinding teeth. I was born with thunder humming somewhere in my bones, A warning shot from Heaven that the devil heard as home. A child made out of wildfire, gasoline, and grief, Yeah, I was born with the storm still on me. [Verse 2] Daddy wasn’t gentle, but he taught me how to stand, Mama kept on praying while he hardened up my hands. Two worlds pulling at me like a rope about to snap, One said “fight your demons,” one said “boy, just fight ‘em back.” I learned early that the quiet nights were never meant for me, I slept better with the chaos than I ever did with peace. Some kids get a childhood — mine was more like a battleground, Every sunrise felt like something else was going down. [Chorus] I was born with the storm still on me, Lightning in my bloodstream, thunder in my heartbeat. Didn’t ask for trouble, but trouble came free, Shadow on my shoulder since I was thirteen. I ain’t proud of the man that I learned to be, But I was born with the storm still on me. [Verse 3] Teachers tried to fix me, preachers tried to save, But I kept running wild like I was raised inside a grave. Every rule I broke was just a dare I had to take, Every lie I told was just a truth I couldn’t face. I wasn’t evil — just a boy who never learned to breathe, Carrying a hurricane no one else could see. And every time I tried to calm the weather in my chest, The thunder rolled again and told me, “Son, you ain’t done yet.” [Bridge] Some folks get a clean slate, Mine was carved in stone. Some folks get a soft place, I just got the unknown. But even in the darkness, Something whispered quietly… “This storm ain’t here to kill you — It’s here to set you free.” [Final Chorus] I was born with the storm still on me, Lightning in my bloodstream, thunder in my heartbeat. Didn’t ask for trouble, but trouble came free, Shadow on my shoulder since I was thirteen. But maybe all that wreckage was a prophecy, ’Cause I was born with the storm… And the storm’s what’s gonna set me free. [Outro] Yeah, I was born… Born with the storm still on me.

Born In The Storm