[Intro – Spoken, low and haunting]
Mm…
You ever feel it before it happens?
Like the sky know somethin’ you don’t…
Yeah.
Tragedy strikes.
[Verse 1]
Tragedy strikes, thunder and lightning
Dark skies above me, the silence frightening
Screams in the distance, pain in the air
I’m standin’ in the middle, but nobody there
I can smell it comin’ before it arrives
That ache in my chest sayin’, “Fight to survive”
Wind on my back, now I’m pinned to the ground
Still hear my spirit makin’ one hell of a sound
[Pre-Chorus]
Weak… but strong
Lost… but holdin’ on
Somehow I bend but I don’t break
Even when the whole world shake
[Chorus – Big, catchy, stormy]
Tragedy strikes — thunder and lightning
Still I stand, even when it’s frightening
Screams and pains, tears in the rain
But I swear I won’t ever break
Nothing stays, nothing stays the same
But I’ll never let it take my name
Tragedy strikes — tragedy tries
But it’ll never, never take my light
(Oooooooh…)
Never take my light
[Verse 2]
Here but there, still show no fear
Even when survival whisper in my ear
“Stand tall,” they say, “be the leader”
Even when grief get deeper and deeper
For all I lack, I won’t turn back
Built from scars, I survived attack
Heavy heart but my soul still breathin’
Storm outside, but I’m still dreamin’
[Pre-Chorus]
Weak… but strong
Bruised… but movin’ on
I know the night can steal the day
But I ain’t built to fade away
[Chorus – fuller harmonies]
Tragedy strikes — thunder and lightning
Still I stand, even when it’s frightening
Screams and pains, tears in the rain
But I swear I won’t ever break
Nothing stays, nothing stays the same
But I’ll never let it take my name
Tragedy strikes — tragedy tries
But it’ll never, never take my light
[Bridge – stripped down / spoken-sung]
Maybe I shake…
Maybe I cry…
Maybe I break for a moment in time…
But don’t mistake survival for weakness
I done made homes outta wreckage
Found faith in the ruins
And stood where fear expected me to fold
[Final Chorus – powerful ending]
Tragedy strikes — thunder and lightning
Still I stand, even when it’s frightening
Screams and pains, tears in the rain
But I swear I won’t ever break
Nothing stays, nothing stays the same
But I’ll never let it take my name
Tragedy strikes — tragedy tries
But it’ll never, never take my light
[Outro – whispered]
Tragedy strikes…
But so do I.
