[Intro]
There’s a quiet after breaking
There’s a silence after steel
There’s a prayer inside the shaking
When the thunder kneels

[Verse]
I used to answer pain with fire
I used to answer fear with noise
I built a wall around the wound
And called the wall my voice
But the night was not impressed
And the stars did not obey
I stood beneath a sky of truth
With nothing left to say

[Pre-Chorus]
Then the storm inside my chest
Lost its hunger for the fight
And I felt my pride surrender
To the mercy of the night

[Chorus]
When the thunder kneels
And the proud heart feels
Every scar it tried to hide
Every tear it locked inside
When the thunder kneels
Something broken starts to heal
Not a king, not a stone
Just a man standing alone

[Verse]
I remembered every warning
Every hand I pushed away
Every love I left in ruins
Every debt I didn’t pay
And I didn’t ask for pardon
Like a thief dressed up in gold
I just let the truth surround me
And I let the night take hold

[Pre-Chorus]
Then the storm inside my chest
Lost its hunger for the fight
And I felt my pride surrender
To the mercy of the night

[Chorus]
When the thunder kneels
And the proud heart feels
Every scar it tried to hide
Every tear it locked inside
When the thunder kneels
Something broken starts to heal
Not a king, not a stone
Just a man standing alone

[Instrumental]
Piano falls like quiet rain
Guitars rise through the ache and pain
Drums roll soft, then open wide
Like hope returning with the tide

[Bridge]
I thought strength was never falling
I thought love was never need
I thought kings were made of iron
I thought hearts were not allowed to bleed
But maybe strength is kneeling
When the truth is all you feel
And maybe life begins again
When the thunder kneels

[Breakdown]
I was wrong
I was blind
I was cruel
I was kind
I was lost
I was real
I was thunder
Learning to kneel

[Build-up]
Let the storm lay down its sword
Let the broken be restored
Let the silence ring like bells
From the deepest wishing wells

[Chorus]
When the thunder kneels
And the proud heart feels
Every scar it tried to hide
Every tear it locked inside
When the thunder kneels
Something broken starts to heal
Not a king, not a stone
Just a man standing alone

[Chorus]
When the thunder kneels
And the dawn reveals
There is life beyond the crown
There is grace beneath the ground
When the thunder kneels
All the hidden wounds can heal
Not a throne, not a name
Just a soul through the flame

[Outro]
There’s a quiet after breaking
There’s a truth no crown can steal
There’s a heart still softly waking
When the thunder kneels