Storm Inside

[Intro – soft rain patter, distant thunder, quiet clean guitar arpeggio] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – gentle rain, muted bassline, breathy vocals] I trace the cracks in the bedroom wall The sky outside begins to call A chill seeps through the window frame Memories I can’t outrun again [Verse 2 – heavier rain, subtle drum shuffle, vocals growing tighter] The floorboards creak like old regrets I’m still the kid who hasn’t left The dark that hid beneath the stairs Still lingers in the empty airs [Pre-Chorus – rain intensifying, building snare rolls, rising vocal tension] The clouds are piling higher now I can’t shut out the howl Every drop hits like a word unsaid The storm inside won’t let me rest [Chorus – torrential rain, full band crash, raw powerful vocals] The storm outside matches the one in my head Every flash of light shows the scars I can’t mend Rain falls down to wash what’s left of me But the trauma’s here, it won’t let me be [Interlude – thunderclap, swirling rain, distorted guitar feedback swell] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 3 – hammering rain, pounding bass drum, vocals breaking with emotion] I hear the shouts through the downpour’s roar The ones that left me wanting more Of a love that didn’t feel like war Of a door that didn’t lock me core [Pre-Chorus – rain at maximum intensity, wall of drums, vocals strained to breaking point] The wind is tearing through the trees I’m drowning in the memories Every crash is a mistake I made The storm inside won’t fade [Chorus – full sonic overload, thunder overlapping with guitar, vocals screaming with release] The storm outside matches the one in my head Every flash of light shows the scars I can’t mend Rain falls down to wash what’s left of me But the trauma’s here, it won’t let me be [Bridge – sudden lull in rain, quiet piano, fragile whispered vocals] I thought the rain would wash it all away But the dark still hides in every ray I’m still that kid, scared and small Waiting for the storm to fall [Final Chorus – rain surges back, explosive band climax, vocals mixing rage and sorrow] The storm outside matches the one in my head Every flash of light shows the scars I can’t mend Rain falls down to wash what’s left of me But the trauma’s here, it won’t let me be [Outro – rain fading to soft patter, distant thunder, fading guitar strum] The storm slows down, but it’s not gone The quiet’s just another kind of wrong