Carrying Thunder

Intro

Midnight, under rain-slick tarps, yeah

(uh) Wheels whisper, engines hum low

(hey)

Verse

I got a name that a ledger forgot

A handshake, a grin, a scar on the dock

They call it business, I call it a cross

Carrying cold iron like carrying loss

Phones buzz with code I don’t own

Men in suits who never cough, they only bone

Crates with silence, silence that weighs

I count my breaths like I count my days

Pre-chorus

We move like tides (move like tides), we keep our mouths shut (shh)

There’s a number for loyalty, a tax and a cut (yeah)

You learn to look straight while the world tilts (uh-huh)

You learn to tie deals with cheap silver belts (ooh)

Chorus

We’re carrying thunder (carrying thunder), we’re carrying rain (we’re carrying rain)

If it breaks open, who pays for the pain? (who pays?)

Keep it steady, keep it low, keep it slow (keep it slow)

Keep it moving, don’t let the sirens know (don’t let ’em know)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (oh-oh)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (yeah, yeah)

Verse

There’s a kid with a hoodie at the corner store

Eyes like questions, hands that want more

My old man mouthed rules like prayers in a church

Said: "Boy, you sell the night, but you can’t sell the hurt"

I watch the moon like it’s out for a loan

I watch the skyline like it’s not my home

Paper trails, padded coats, a toast with cheap rye

We sell a silence that’s louder than a cry

Pre-chorus

They hand me envelopes (hand me), I fold my regret (fold it)

There’s a price for forgetting, cheaper than debt (cheap)

I blink twice for a map I won’t read (won’t read)

I learn to move quiet for the things that bleed (yeah)

Chorus

We’re carrying thunder (carrying thunder), we’re carrying rain (we’re carrying rain)

If it breaks open, who pays for the pain? (who pays?)

Keep it steady, keep it low, keep it slow (keep it slow)

Keep it moving, don’t let the sirens know (don’t let ’em know)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (ooh)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (uh-huh)

Bridge

There’s a ledger in the backseat, names like stones

They weigh like anchors in the soft-palmed phones

I close my eyes and try to untangle the knots

But every loose end just tightens the plots

Ooh, somebody’s daughter lights a candle tonight

Somebody’s father is lying in a suit that’s too tight

We trade futures like poker hands, flip a coin, take the fall

But the sky don’t forgive those who answer the call (no)

Chorus

We’re carrying thunder (carrying thunder), we’re carrying rain (we’re carrying rain)

If it breaks open, who pays for the pain? (who pays?)

Keep it steady, keep it low, keep it slow (keep it slow)

Keep it moving, don’t let the sirens know (don’t let ’em know)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (yeah)

We’re carrying thunder, carrying rain (oh-oh, oh-oh)

Outro

Quiet on the freeway, the radio hums

I got a weight in my hands and it’s never do