When the Storm Came Down

Verse 1 – (Man)

There’s a front rollin’ in from the west tonight

Sky’s turnin’ black like a barroom fight

Wind’s howlin’ through these pine tree walls

And I can feel that silence before it falls

You’re standin’ there with that packed suitcase

Lightning flashin’ across your face

I’ve seen that look about a thousand times

But never with goodbye behind your eyes

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Verse 2 – (Woman)

Don’t blame this storm on the clouds outside

It’s been buildin’ up for a long, long time

Every slammed door, every whiskey lie

Every “I’ll change” you never tried

You say it’s just another fight

But I’ve been drownin’ every night

Thunder don’t scare me half as bad

As livin’ one more day like that

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Pre-Chorus – (Both, soft tension)

He says: “Baby, don’t walk out that door.”

She says: “I can’t do this anymore.”

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Chorus – (BIG, Harmony)

And the thunder rolls

Through this broken home

Rain beats down on a love gone cold

Windows shake, but we don’t move

Two hearts striking like a match to fuse

The lightning shows

What we don’t say

Every truth we pushed away

When the storm came down tonight

It finally brought the truth to light

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Verse 3 – (Man)

I never meant to push you away

Just thought you’d always stay

My daddy fought, my mama cried

Guess I learned love the wrong way

I see myself in that mirror now

And I don’t like the man I’ve found

But pride’s a wall I built so high

Didn’t know you were trapped inside

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Verse 4 – (Woman)

I loved you through your darkest days

Through every storm you wouldn’t face

But love ain’t meant to feel like war

And I can’t bleed like this no more

I waited on the man you were

Not the hurt behind your words

Now I’m standin’ in this pouring rain

Tryin’ to decide if I stay

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Pre-Chorus – (Softer, emotional crack)

He whispers: “Don’t give up on me.”

She cries: “I just need you to see.”

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Chorus – (Bigger, harmony soaring)

And the thunder rolls

Through this broken home

Rain beats down on a love gone cold

Windows shake, but we don’t move

Two hearts striking like a match to fuse

The lightning shows

What we won’t face

All the damage, all the blame

When the storm came down tonight

It made us choose to stay or say goodbye

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Bridge – (Quiet, almost spoken, duet overlapping)

Man:

If I lose you in this rain

I’ll have no one left to blame

Woman:

If you want me to remain

You’ve gotta change

(Thunder crack — pause)

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Final Chorus – (Key change, 90s drama lift)

And the thunder rolls

But we don’t run

Standin’ in the wreckage of what we’ve done

Rain keeps fallin’, but we hold on tight

Tryin’ to save this love tonight

The lightning fades

The sky clears slow

Only way to heal is let it show

When the storm came down tonight

It either broke us…

Or made us fight

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Outro (Soft steel guitar)

Thunder rolls in the distance…

But this time…

We’re still standin’.