This is a new version with my new band...a few here might have heard this before. My lead vocal, though it's better than some past attempts.

Stormcloud

c. 2007 Jay Brieler

Verse 1
Tempest was the queen of the hippie beauties
An orange poppy blossom in full bloom
She drank the lightning from the bottle
And spent the hidden treasure way too soon

Lift 1
The sun arrives so quickly without sleeping
And never seems to come when you're weeping

Verse 2
Tempest moved like feathers on a river
Dancing in the rapids far from shore
She sang like sparks amid the starlight
Drifting off as if nobody heard

Lift 2
The years they roll by fast when you're burning
And minutes drag forever when you're learning

Chorus
Living free has stripped away
Soft smooth curves and her baby face
Loving strong has left some scars
Leaving her eyes cold and hard
She still has some living left to do
And she still loves like stormclouds rolling through

Verse 3
Tempest wades with children in the ocean
Splashing salty footsteps while they play
She shakes her dripping hair when they go deeper
Laughing out her warning "Not today"

Lift 3
It only takes a second to go under
And years to find a way to return

Chorus
Living free has stripped away
Soft smooth curves and her baby face
Loving strong has left some scars
Leaving her eyes cold and hard
She still has some living left to do
And she still loves like stormclouds rolling through

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