Did you wait for the feeling
Did you wait for the gathering storm
I was told this would happen
I've been caught up in this pattern before
It's a trait, it's a habit
I just want the hope of having that song
So I'll wait for the feeling
Yeah, I'll wait for the gathering storm
The gathering storm

When those eyes settle on me
It's a hurricane about to unfold
I was born to be trouble
I was born to do damage untold
These wings, they grow like they did
Ten years ago when the fabric first tore
But I can't shake the feeling
So I'll wait for the gathering storm
The gathering storm

Batten down the hatches, pack the matches for the fires we'll have to light
Keep your words undercover, tie them down, keep those feelings out of sight
Keep them close to your chest, you'll need your strength, try to rest and keep warm
And we'll listen for the warnings, yeah we'll wait for the gathering storm
The gathering storm

Soon the trees with their shaking will come quaking
Will come crashing to the floor
With their limbs torn asunder and their roots ripped from under them
I don't mean to be dramatic, there's that trait, there's that habit once again
I'll just settle for this feeling while we wait for the gathering storm
The gathering storm

Oh, I'll wait for the gathering storm
Yeah, I'll wait for the gathering storm
The gathering storm