Story — The Weather That Didn’t Need Explaining
Verse 1
I found an old storm waiting
Underneath my skin
Didn’t knock or ask me
Just wandered back in
Had my mother’s silence
Had my father’s tone
Had the weight of every place
I thought I stood alone
Verse 2
I tried to name the weather
Tried to pin it down
Drew a little map of it
And nearly drowned
But the rain kept falling
And the wind moved through
And the one who tried to hold it
Was only weather too
Chorus
Old weather, move through me
I don’t have to know your name
Old story, come and loosen
I don’t have to play your game
If I don’t know where I’m going
If I don’t know what I am
Maybe nothing needs explaining
Maybe this is where I stand
Verse 3
There was shame in the doorway
There was fear in the hall
There were voices from the old world
Writing names across the wall
You should be much better
You should be more clear
But the kettle clicked and morning came
And no one disappeared
Chorus
Old weather, move through me
I don’t have to know your name
Old story, come and loosen
I don’t have to play your game
If I don’t know where I’m going
If I don’t know what I am
Maybe nothing needs explaining
Maybe this is where I stand
Bridge
The hand reaches
The breath turns
The heart tightens
The body learns
No driver
No throne
No hidden king
Trying to get home
Verse 4
Now I walk a little lighter
Not because the road is clear
But the one who had to solve it
Is harder to find here
There are ducks upon the water
There is sunlight on the floor
There is life already moving
I don’t have to push the door
Final Chorus
Old weather, move through me
I don’t have to know your name
Old story, come and loosen
I don’t have to play your game
If I don’t know where I’m going
If I don’t know what I am
Maybe nothing needs explaining
Maybe this is where I stand
Outro
Nothing known
Nothing planned
Open sky
Empty hand
Old weather
Passing through
Nothing missing
Nothing to do
