Into The Lightning

Finally back to work. A song/poem inspired by a miniseries, "The Storm", where a weather-controlling machine is invented which wreaks havoc and almost falls into the wrong hands...

Into The Lightning

Unchecked power

In the hands of an undeserving few

It's our darkest hour

So will we ever make it through?

Can we ever have our deepest dreams?

When nothing is exactly what it seems?

And here it is now

The storm is mounting

Fear compounding

And now we're all alone

Taking another step to our destruction

What have we become and what have we done?

Nowhere is safe, there's no more protection

Staring into the barrel of the gun

And maybe far away

There's someone fighting

Watching as you fade

Into the lightning

Your endless lies

Hiding your intentions beneath it all

Hear their endless cries

I gotta stop it before it ends us all

Are we taking what was never meant for us to use?

Are we fighting a war we can only lose?

'Cause here it comes now

Done by our own hand 

Brought upon our own land

Have our hearts turned to stone?

Taking another step to our destruction

What have we become and what have we done?

Nowhere is safe, there's no more protection

Staring into the barrel of the gun

And maybe far away

There's someone fighting

Watching as you fade

Into the lightning

Can we still forgive ourselves again

Though they're drawing near

And everything may be in vain

But I'm still gonna give it another try

'Cause I know it's not too late

Though we're blinded by fear

And shattered inside by hate

Know that there's one last chance for us to survive

Taking another step to our destruction

What have we become and what have we done?

Nowhere is safe, there's no more protection

Staring into the barrel of the gun

And maybe far away

There's someone fighting

Watching as you fade

Into the lightning

Author's Note

This would probably be a hard rock song, and perhaps a whole new style for me...lol

Reviews

[Valentine]

For a 16 year old, you wwrite amazingly well...and being from another country your English use is superb..Nice writing..Keep them coming..Valentine

[Huggy Bear]

Very interesting and inspiring.

[Cynthia]

It IS sort of different from your usual writing, but it's totally a great poem! Love this, very powerful. Sure it will be a great song!

[MissWordSmith]

So different from your usual work, but it worked!

"Taking another step to our destruction
What have we become and what have we done?
Nowhere is safe, there's no more protection
Staring into the barrel of the gun"

Simple words that opened up a spasm of imagination in my mind as I read them.
That's what poetry is about at the end of the day though isn't it... :)

Keep writing, I really did like this!

[msharma]

The inner conflict is displayed through words.

[A.Lee]

"Can we still forgive ourselves again
Though they're drawing near
And everything may be in vain
But I'm still gonna give it another try
'Cause I know it's not too late
Though we're blinded by fear
And shattered inside by hate
Know that there's one last chance for us to survive"

Love that verse. Great work, as always. Very strong and very insightful.

[Haifa]

Very powerful poem, when I was reading it I didnt know it would be song but it can be just as you said a hard rock song ROCK ON! lol well done.

[PaperHearts]

I liked this a lot. I think it's really important in songwriting to be able to hear the song in your head and have your lyrics reflect the kind of music that you're writing it for, and I thought that your lyrics were a perfect fit for the hard rock song that you described in your Author's Note. This piece flowed really well, and had a strength and power to it that I liked. A very thought-provoking message as well. Nice work,
~PaperHearts

[Charles]

Good lyrics for that as yet unplayed song. Keep it up!

[Jami Nicole]

This is awesome, it would be a great rock song. :)