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

[Marie Harrison]

Loved this. I think it would be a great rock song.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

I know one thing about this song...it would be epic.
You have expressed yourself in ways not describable.
It is truly touching work.

[Ruth]

This is excellent love!
A hard rock song ey? lol I can hear it! Heavy guitar, power chord type stuff lol
As a poem, this is amazingly tight and powerful!
Hauntingly reflective and enlightening
xx