The Tornado
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โฑ๏ธ 4:49 duration
๐ ID: 2241069
๐ Lyrics
It was just startin' to drizzle as I walked out the door
But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before
3:30 in the morning, I was happy as a lark
As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark
I peddled through the neighborhood, the weather on my mind
The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time
The sky churned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
And I knew that I was in for quite a storm
A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressin' on
And I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
Lighting struck an oak tree as I leaped off my bike
The sirens started wailing but there was no good place to hide
I knew without a doubt there was a twister touchin' down
So I crawled into a culvert to wait it out
The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone
But I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
And then the nightmare started, it got deafeningly loud
Every fiber in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound
The whirling of a vortex, a violent carousel
It sounded like a freight train was draggin' me to hell
And this was my prayer
"Save me from this terrible nightmare"
That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real tight
Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died?
No, I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night
But if I went home to heaven, at least that's where I'd belong
Yeah, I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
So I kept tankin' on (Ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh)
I kept tankin' on
(Ooh ooh)
The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
'Til at last the worst was over, the storm was dying out
I crept out of that culvert and I went weak in the knees
'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see
There was nothin' but destruction and wreckage in that town
Cars were upside down and houses leveled to the ground
A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power lines
I blinked a tear back 'cause I felt lucky to be alive
And that was how I learned to live when you can run but you can't hide
How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side
'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world you learn to take life one storm at a time
You don't have to be afraid
And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm
And I keep hangin' on because it's always darkest before the dawn
And I keep hangin' on
I keep hangin' on
But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before
3:30 in the morning, I was happy as a lark
As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark
I peddled through the neighborhood, the weather on my mind
The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time
The sky churned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
And I knew that I was in for quite a storm
A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressin' on
And I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
Lighting struck an oak tree as I leaped off my bike
The sirens started wailing but there was no good place to hide
I knew without a doubt there was a twister touchin' down
So I crawled into a culvert to wait it out
The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone
But I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
And then the nightmare started, it got deafeningly loud
Every fiber in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound
The whirling of a vortex, a violent carousel
It sounded like a freight train was draggin' me to hell
And this was my prayer
"Save me from this terrible nightmare"
That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real tight
Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died?
No, I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night
But if I went home to heaven, at least that's where I'd belong
Yeah, I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
So I kept tankin' on (Ooh ooh)
(Ooh ooh)
I kept tankin' on
(Ooh ooh)
The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
'Til at last the worst was over, the storm was dying out
I crept out of that culvert and I went weak in the knees
'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see
There was nothin' but destruction and wreckage in that town
Cars were upside down and houses leveled to the ground
A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power lines
I blinked a tear back 'cause I felt lucky to be alive
And that was how I learned to live when you can run but you can't hide
How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side
'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world you learn to take life one storm at a time
You don't have to be afraid
And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm
And I keep hangin' on because it's always darkest before the dawn
And I keep hangin' on
I keep hangin' on
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:00.22] It was just startin' to drizzle as I walked out the door
[00:05.43] But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before
[00:09.68] 3:30 in the morning, I was happy as a lark
[00:13.73] As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark
[00:18.70] I peddled through the neighborhood, the weather on my mind
[00:23.12] The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time
[00:27.63] The sky churned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
[00:31.98] And I knew that I was in for quite a storm
[00:36.78] A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressin' on
[00:41.05] And I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[00:48.19] Lighting struck an oak tree as I leaped off my bike
[00:52.43] The sirens started wailing but there was no good place to hide
[00:56.87] I knew without a doubt there was a twister touchin' down
[01:01.06] So I crawled into a culvert to wait it out
[01:06.35] The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone
[01:10.04] But I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[01:16.85] And then the nightmare started, it got deafeningly loud
[01:21.24] Every fiber in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound
[01:26.00] The whirling of a vortex, a violent carousel
[01:30.36] It sounded like a freight train was draggin' me to hell
[01:35.73]
[01:52.67] And this was my prayer
[01:57.61] "Save me from this terrible nightmare"
[02:02.40]
[02:15.18] That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real tight
[02:19.95] Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died?
[02:24.41] No, I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night
[02:36.53] But if I went home to heaven, at least that's where I'd belong
[02:40.81] Yeah, I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[02:46.77] So I kept tankin' on (Ooh ooh)
[02:52.19] (Ooh ooh)
[02:55.99] I kept tankin' on
[02:57.89] (Ooh ooh)
[03:02.35]
[03:06.92] The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
[03:11.03] 'Til at last the worst was over, the storm was dying out
[03:15.68] I crept out of that culvert and I went weak in the knees
[03:20.15] 'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see
[03:24.64] There was nothin' but destruction and wreckage in that town
[03:29.50] Cars were upside down and houses leveled to the ground
[03:33.89] A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power lines
[03:37.92] I blinked a tear back 'cause I felt lucky to be alive
[03:42.48] And that was how I learned to live when you can run but you can't hide
[03:47.05] How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side
[03:51.82] 'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world you learn to take life one storm at a time
[03:59.41] You don't have to be afraid
[04:03.52] And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm
[04:07.79] And I keep hangin' on because it's always darkest before the dawn
[04:15.54]
[04:22.28] And I keep hangin' on
[04:24.43]
[04:31.46] I keep hangin' on
[04:33.34]
[00:05.43] But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before
[00:09.68] 3:30 in the morning, I was happy as a lark
[00:13.73] As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark
[00:18.70] I peddled through the neighborhood, the weather on my mind
[00:23.12] The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time
[00:27.63] The sky churned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
[00:31.98] And I knew that I was in for quite a storm
[00:36.78] A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressin' on
[00:41.05] And I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[00:48.19] Lighting struck an oak tree as I leaped off my bike
[00:52.43] The sirens started wailing but there was no good place to hide
[00:56.87] I knew without a doubt there was a twister touchin' down
[01:01.06] So I crawled into a culvert to wait it out
[01:06.35] The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone
[01:10.04] But I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[01:16.85] And then the nightmare started, it got deafeningly loud
[01:21.24] Every fiber in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound
[01:26.00] The whirling of a vortex, a violent carousel
[01:30.36] It sounded like a freight train was draggin' me to hell
[01:35.73]
[01:52.67] And this was my prayer
[01:57.61] "Save me from this terrible nightmare"
[02:02.40]
[02:15.18] That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real tight
[02:19.95] Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died?
[02:24.41] No, I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night
[02:36.53] But if I went home to heaven, at least that's where I'd belong
[02:40.81] Yeah, I tried to tell myself it's always darkest before the dawn
[02:46.77] So I kept tankin' on (Ooh ooh)
[02:52.19] (Ooh ooh)
[02:55.99] I kept tankin' on
[02:57.89] (Ooh ooh)
[03:02.35]
[03:06.92] The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
[03:11.03] 'Til at last the worst was over, the storm was dying out
[03:15.68] I crept out of that culvert and I went weak in the knees
[03:20.15] 'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see
[03:24.64] There was nothin' but destruction and wreckage in that town
[03:29.50] Cars were upside down and houses leveled to the ground
[03:33.89] A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power lines
[03:37.92] I blinked a tear back 'cause I felt lucky to be alive
[03:42.48] And that was how I learned to live when you can run but you can't hide
[03:47.05] How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side
[03:51.82] 'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world you learn to take life one storm at a time
[03:59.41] You don't have to be afraid
[04:03.52] And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm
[04:07.79] And I keep hangin' on because it's always darkest before the dawn
[04:15.54]
[04:22.28] And I keep hangin' on
[04:24.43]
[04:31.46] I keep hangin' on
[04:33.34]