Hurricane Watch

Verse 1

They put us on hurricane watch at noon
By three the sky had turned that bruise-dark blue
Plywood up on every window pane
Gas cans full and rain startin' to change
The weather man kept talkin' track and speed
Like anybody here could guarantee
What this thing was gonna do by dawn
Funny how that sounds like us holdin' on

Pre-Chorus

A storm'll make you look at what you hide
When there ain't nowhere left to drive

Chorus

They put us on hurricane watch
Boarded the windows, killed the clocks
Weather man says it might turn east
But in this house the pressure speaks
Lights flicker like the words we lost
Rain beatin' hard on what it cost
Holdin' onto what we ain't talked about
Yeah, they put us on hurricane watch now

Verse 2

Candles on the counter, radio low
Your hair pulled back, bare feet on the floor
No TV glow, no place to go
Just us and everything we didn't know
You said, "Do you think we're gonna be alright?"
I laughed, but you weren't askin' 'bout tonight
Outside the palms bent hard in the wind
Inside I felt my walls cave in

Pre-Chorus

Funny how the truth gets loud and clear
When the whole world disappears

Chorus

They put us on hurricane watch
Boarded the windows, killed the clocks
Weather man says it might turn east
But in this house the pressure speaks
Lights flicker like the words we lost
Rain beatin' hard on what it cost
Holdin' onto what we ain't talked about
Yeah, they put us on hurricane watch now

Bridge

In the eye there's a kind of peace
Like the world holds still before it leaves
And for a minute there in candlelight
You looked at me like the first time
Then the walls shook and the truth came down
Ain't no shelter from yourself in a house like this

Final Chorus

They put us on hurricane watch
But we were breakin' long before it crossed
Storm turned north, sky cleared by dawn
But the things we said kept hangin' on
Some winds leave and some winds stay
Some damage don't just wash away
Morning came but nothin' felt the same
Yeah, hurricane watch changed everything