This is the thunder after lightning That's the way storms go I don't feel peaceful after fighting Cuz the fight revealed my foe I was not totally right You weren't totally wrong And I can only love you when I'm vulnerable Love is never love until you're vulnerable (repeat last time) I do know that together's where we still belong And like most men, I'm an island I'm an island who wants other islands near Tell me who I am, cuz I'm too close to see Past the imperfections do you see more to me? If I give in, make it safe for me To be open to you -- dangerously real Cuz this new skin makes the rainfall A hundred times more painful, A hundred times more beautiful Thunder after lightning That's the way storms go Thunder after lightning That's the way love goes. (add nighttime sounds crickets)