Quiet Storm

[(Verse 1)] I keep it locked inside, the thunder in my chest, Smile when they ask me how I’m doing, hide the unrest. I walk among the crowd, look calm and in control, But under my surface, the waves begin to roll. No crashing lightning, no loud and screaming rain, Just this quiet storm that lives inside my vein. They see the steady face I put on every day, They don’t feel the tempest tearing me away. [(Pre-Chorus)] It doesn’t have to roar to break you from within, Silent heavy pressure sinking deep beneath your skin. I hold the calm outside while chaos rages on, Waiting for the moment when the quiet storm goes on. [(Chorus)] It’s a quiet storm, raging where no eyes can see, No one hears the thunder beating deep inside of me. I wear a steady mask, keep the turbulence concealed, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. It’s a quiet storm, rolling slow across my soul, Gentle to the world, but it’s tearing down my whole. I carry all the weight, let the hidden currents reel, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. [(Verse 2)] I tried to speak it out, but words just disappear, People want a drama, something loud and crystal clear. They don’t believe the hurt that doesn’t scream and fight, A wound that burns slow in the stillness of the night. I’ve learned to navigate the chaos on my own, Count every trembling breath when I feel overthrown. Small cracks keep spreading where no one stops to look, The quiet storms hurt harder than the ones inside a book. [(Pre-Chorus)] It doesn’t have to roar to break you from within, Silent heavy pressure sinking deep beneath your skin. I hold the calm outside while chaos rages on, Waiting for the moment when the quiet storm goes on. [(Chorus)] It’s a quiet storm, raging where no eyes can see, No one hears the thunder beating deep inside of me. I wear a steady mask, keep the turbulence concealed, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. It’s a quiet storm, rolling slow across my soul, Gentle to the world, but it’s tearing down my whole. I carry all the weight, let the hidden currents reel, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. [(Bridge, stripped down, only piano)] I thought the storm would pass if I just stayed real quiet, That I could hold it back, keep all the pressure private. But still the waves keep rising, hidden out of sight, The quiet storms are hardest to survive through every night. (Band slams back in, vocal peaks) [(Final Chorus, fullest instrumentation, raw vocal delivery)] It’s a quiet storm, raging where no eyes can see, No one hears the thunder beating deep inside of me. I wear a steady mask, keep the turbulence concealed, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. It’s a quiet storm, rolling slow across my soul, Gentle to the world, but it’s tearing down my whole. I carry all the weight, let the hidden currents reel, Quiet storm, the kind of pain that never fully heals. [(Outro, soft)] Quiet storm… Hidden thunder… Never fully heals.