The Storm

I rewrote the storm. I wrote the original poem for this about anxiety. Specifically, an anxiety attack. Called the storm before the calm. The song I wrote originally didn't quite convey what I wanted it to in the way that I wanted it to. This rewrite and reproduction is exactly what I wanted. I wanted the song to feel like an anxiety attack, and move into coming out of it, and finally triumph over it in the chorus, and finding some measure of peace in the bridge. Anyone who's experienced anxiety, severe or otherwise, might appreciate this. The Storm [Verse 1] Walls are closing, ceiling's spinning, Heart is pounding, head is swimming, Thunder rolling through my chest, Can't slow down, can't catch my breath. Every thought a flash of lightning, Every fear, my chest is tight’ning, Storm is building, pressure's rising, No more hiding, no disguising. [Pre-Chorus] I can feel it in my bones, The wind is howling, I'm alone, Something's breaking, something's free— [Chorus] Let the storm tear through me, Let it break me open wide, I won't run, I won't take cover, I will stand and face the tide. Let the rain come crashing down, Let the thunder shake the ground, I'm not drowning, I'm not falling, I'm alive inside the sound. [Verse 2] Hands are shaking, vision's blurring, Thousand voices, all conferring, Telling me I'll never make it, Heart's so fragile, gonna break it. But the lightning shows the way now, Through the dark I see the day now, Let it rage, I'm not afraid, I was built to be remade. [Pre-Chorus] I can feel it in my veins, The flood is coming, break chains, Something's shattering, something's free— [Chorus] Let the storm tear through me, Let it break me open wide, I won't run, I won't take cover, I will stand and face the tide. Let the rain come crashing down, Let the thunder shake the ground, I'm not drowning, I'm not falling, I'm alive inside the sound. [Bridge] And in the eye, There's only silence, And in the calm, I find my violence, Was never something to outrun... The storm and I, We've always been one. [Final Chorus] Let the storm tear through me, I am broken open wide, I stopped running, stopped taking cover, I have faced the rising tide. Let the rain keep crashing down, Let the thunder shake the ground, I'm not drowning, I'm not falling, I'm alive inside the sound. [Outro] Still breathing... Still standing... The storm has passed, And I'm still here.