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’.

90s Country, Slow build. Thunder rumbling in the intro. Steel guitar swell, male, female