where were you

Lyrics

[Opening - distant thunder rumble, sparse reverb-drenched electric guitar, rain FX layered low]

[Verse 1 - gritty low male vocals, clean electric guitar with light delay, distant rain and soft kick]
Streetlights flicker like dying stars
Blacktop rivers carry yesterday’s scars
I walk alone where the thunder breaks
Each drop a memory I can’t outrun or fake

[Pre-Chorus - building tension, drums enter with heavy toms, guitar distortion creeping in]
Windows glow but none of them are mine
Echoes of your voice still tangle in the line
I reach for warmth that lightning stole away
Left standing in the downpour, heart in disarray

[Chorus - explosive, anthemic dark rock, full band, raspy male lead with gang backing vocals]
Storm is screaming what I never could
Rain keeps falling like it understood
Every flash reveals the ghost of you
I’m drowning in the dark and loving every hue
Oh-oh, let it pour, let it break what’s left of me
Oh-oh, in this storm I finally feel free

[Verse 2 - slightly heavier guitars, snare crack emphasized, rain FX louder]
Neon signs bleed into puddles at my feet
Reflections of a love that tasted bittersweet
Headlights slice the night like silver blades
I chase the afterglow but only shadows stayed

[Bridge - stripped back, single distorted guitar and vocal, rain prominent]
If the sky can cry this hard for hours on end
Maybe I can too, maybe I can mend
Or maybe I’ll just stand here till the morning light
And let the thunder swallow every “what if” tonight

[Final Chorus - massive wall of sound, layered screams and harmonies, full distorted guitars]
Storm is screaming what I never could
Rain keeps falling like it understood
Every flash reveals the ghost of you
I’m drowning in the dark and loving every hue
Oh-oh, let it pour, let it break what’s left of me
Oh-oh, in this storm I finally feel free

[Outro - fading, drenched guitars and distant thunder, rain washing everything out]