Storm Inside

[Intro – soft rain patter, distant thunder, quiet clean guitar arpeggio] (Instrumental Solo) [Verse 1 – gentle rain, muted drum shuffle, fragile vocals] I trace the cracks in the bedroom wall The dark that lingered when I was small Every flash outside mirrors the ones I hid A quiet fear that never did quit [Pre-Chorus – rain picks up, subtle bassline enters, vocals tighten] The wind starts howling through the eaves The old ghosts clawing at my sleeves I can’t outrun the sound I know too well The storm outside matches the one in my cell [Chorus – heavy rain, distorted guitar swells, pounding snare, strained powerful vocals] The rain falls down like unspoken words The storm grows loud, it’s all I’ve heard Childhood shadows clinging to my bones Every crash a memory I can’t atone [Verse 2 – torrential rain, faster drum beat, urgent vocals] I curl up tight beneath the sheets Waiting for the worst of it to meet The floorboards creak like they did back then A little kid too scared to bend [Pre-Chorus 2 – thunder cracks, layered guitars, vocals rise in desperation] The sky is tearing at the seams I’m drowning in the same old dreams The storm outside won’t ever let me be Trapped between the now and what used to be [Chorus 2 – full band, thunderous rain, screaming guitar solo under vocals, maximum intensity] The rain pours hard, it’s all I taste The storm rages, it won’t erase The scars that map my every broken part Every strike a knife stuck in my heart [Bridge – lull in rain, sparse piano, quiet trembling vocals] I thought the years would wash it clean But the storm still finds me, still unseen It hides in every drop that hits the ground A wound that never really heals or drowns [Solo – sudden thunderclap, blistering distorted guitar, rain roaring in background] (Instrumental Solo) [Chorus 3 – wall of sound, relentless rain, vocals breaking with emotion] The rain falls down, it’s never done The storm inside still beats like a drum I carry it with me, day and night A lifelong fight against the dark and light [Outro – rain fades to drizzle, soft guitar strum, fading vocals] The storm calms down, but I still know It’ll come back when the wind starts to blow