Hurricane

I held my tongue a thousand times
I swallowed words, I swallowed signs
I let it go, I let it slide
I told myself "I'm fine" inside
But something's shifting, low and slow
A pressure building, learning how to grow

I feel it moving through my chest
A storm that's tired of being pressed

I gave my peace, I gave my name
I gave too much, I took the blame
I'm waiting for the hurricane
I'm waiting for the hurricane
No more begging to be right
No more chasing your applause
I'm waiting for the hurricane
I'm waiting for the hurricane

I smiled when I wanted to scream
I stayed when I wanted to leave
I said "it's fine" a hundred times
While something broke, piece by piece, inside
I kept the peace for everyone
Except the war I fought alone

I can't keep folding into less
I'm done apologizing for this

I carried weight that wasn't mine
I crossed so many of my lines
I'm waiting for the hurricane
I'm waiting for the hurricane
No more carrying what's not fair
No more pretending I don't care
I'm waiting for the hurricane
I'm waiting for the hurricane

No warning shot, no thunder first
Just years of silence, primed to burst
I'm not afraid of what I've grown
This storm was always mine to own

I am the wind, I am the rain
I am the name they'll say in pain
I am the storm, I am the change
I am the hurricane
I am the hurricane
No more playing someone's game
No more walking roads not mine
I am the hurricane
Now, I am the hurricane