Lyrics
[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] I kept the engines screaming loud
Afraid of what the quiet might say
Every hour filled with fire
Just to keep the dark away
[Pre-Chorus] But the hammer's down, the fury fades
And nothing's left to chase
[Chorus] In the stillness I can hear
What the thunder tried to hide
No guilt, no rush, no running now
Just the calm I held inside
[Guitar Solo] [Verse 2] They call it weakness, call it waste
To lay the armor on the ground
But when the noise burns itself out
That's when the truth makes its sound
[Chorus] In the stillness I can hear
What the thunder tried to hide
No guilt, no rush, no running
[Bridge – Low clean guitar, drums enter soft on the floor] I sat inside the aftermath
And let the quiet do its worst
It didn't break me like I planned
It only quenched the thirst
[Heavy Riff Return] (Go)
Yeah, go
[Verse 3] The dust has settled on my hands
The smoke has left the room
I traded every siren call
For something I could bloom
I don't miss the shaking walls
I don't miss the burning street
I only miss the man I was
Before I found my feet
[Pre-Chorus] The wires are cut, the fuse is cold
And I am still alive
[Chorus] In the stillness I can hear
What the thunder tried to hide
No guilt, no rush, no running now
Just the calm I held inside
[Post-Chorus] Calm, calm, let it settle down
Calm, calm, let it settle down
[Verse 4] They said the fire made me strong
But fire only eats
It swallowed every honest thing
And left me counting beats
Now I count the morning instead
The slow and patient light
And I don't need the roar to know
That I survived the night
[Pre-Chorus] No more fuel, no more flame
Just a steady steady frame
[Chorus] In the stillness I can hear
What the thunder tried to hide
No guilt, no rush, no running now
Just the calm I held inside
[Guitar Solo – Melodic, building] [Bridge 2 – Half-time, huge and slow] So let it go
Let the quiet take the wheel
Let it go
(Let it go)
I was never made of steel
I was made of something real
(Real)
[Final Chorus – Full band, powerful] In the stillness I can hear
What the thunder tried to hide
No guilt, no rush, no running now
Just the calm I held inside
Just the calm I held inside
[Post-Chorus] Calm, calm, let it settle down
Calm, calm, let it settle down
Oh, let it settle down
[Outro – Riff slows, one by one instruments drop] I don't need the noise to know
I don't need the noise to know
I am here
I am here
(Here) [End – Single sustained note fades]