Thunder Talks

Rain slammin’ hard on the roof of the ride,

2AM roads and I’m dead inside,

Streetlights blur while the wipers keep time,

Talkin’ to the demons like they friends of mine.

Engine hum low with the bass turned weak,

Got ghosts in the backseat whisperin’ to me,

“Keep drivin’ fast, don’t stop, don’t think,”

While lightning split the sky in white streaks.

And I said—

Thunder talks when the world goes quiet,

Demons in my head start a midnight riot,

Hands on the wheel but I’m losin’ control,

Tryna outrun every crack in my soul.

Rain on the windshield, tears I hide,

Dark clouds ridin’ right by my side,

If I crash tonight maybe pain’ll let go,

So I keep drivin’ through the thunderstorm.

Backroads soaked, tires slide on the lane,

Every drop outside sound like my pain,

Bottle on the floor and regret in my chest,

Heart full of war, never really get rest.

Mirror show a man I don’t even know,

Eyes all hollow from the nights too cold,

Demons laugh sayin’, “You ain’t built to heal,”

So I grip that wheel like it’s all that’s real.

Flash of the lightning lit the cab up blue,

For a second I swore I saw old truths,

Friends I lost and the words unsaid,

Every memory livin’ rent-free in my head.

Thunder talks when the world goes quiet,

Demons in my head start a midnight riot,

Hands on the wheel but I’m losin’ control,

Tryna outrun every crack in my soul.

Rain on the windshield, tears I hide,

Dark clouds ridin’ right by my side,

If I crash tonight maybe pain’ll let go,

So I keep drivin’ through the thunderstorm.

Bridge—

And the road keep bendin’ like my mind do,

Every mile got another nightmare tied to it,

I keep askin’ God if He hear me still,

But the thunder too loud and the silence kills.

Last cigarette burnin’ slow in my hand,

Radio static like a broken man,

I told my demons, “Y’all can ride tonight…”

But one day I swear I’ma win this fight.

Thunder talks when the whole world sleeps,

Demons in my head dig their claws too deep,

But the storm eventually fades away,

Even the darkest clouds don’t stay.

Rain slow down and the sky turns gray,

Sunrise peekin’ through the pain,

Still got scars, still got war in my soul,

But I made it through the thunderstorm.