00:06They sold you the lights
00:13They sold you the fame
00:21But no one told you the name of the rain
00:51Look at the stages, the crowns made of gold
00:55The idols who dance while the stories get sold
00:59Umbrellas open wide when the sky starts to cry
01:03They call it a hit, but they're calling something high
01:07The symbols keep flashing, the horns in the set
01:11The androgynous faces, the cameras can't forget
01:15They smile for the lens while the ancient ones cheer
01:19Paying the price that the crowds never hear
01:23It's older than contracts, older than charts
01:27Written in blood on the walls of the dark
01:31Who's the lord of the storm, who drinks from the rain
01:36Who trades little lives for the fortune and fame
01:40Who's still on the throne when the lights all go down
01:44The same one that served in the old temple town
01:48Feel it in the base, you taste it in the wine
01:53It's the empire of the storm
01:57And it's been here the whole time
02:02Long before the billboards, long before the stream
02:06A king and its queen built a fertility dream
02:10The bull and the thunder, the child on the fire
02:14The queen of the heavens, who never grows tired
02:18They changed all the names, they polished the brand
02:22Turned sacrifice into a sold-out stand
02:26The high places never got torn fully down
02:29They just moved the altar into the heart of the town
02:33It's older than contracts, older than charts
02:38Written in blood on the walls of the dark
02:42Who's the lord of the storm, who drinks from the rain
02:46Who trades little lives for the fortune and fame
02:51Who's still on the throne when the lights all go down
02:54The same one that served in the old temple town
02:58You feel it in the base, you taste it in the wine
03:04It's the empire of the storm
03:08And it's been here the whole time
03:28The rain isn't water, the stage isn't wood
03:33The deal isn't paper, the cost isn't good
03:37They opened the doors with a smile and a song
03:40And invited the same old spirit along
03:44The ones who know, already know
03:47The ones who don't, are about to
03:53Who's the lord of the storm, who drinks from the rain
04:01Who trades little lives for the fortune and fame
04:09Who's still on the throne when the lights all go down
04:13The same one that served in the old temple town
04:17You feel it in the base, you taste it in the wine
04:21It's the empire of the storm
04:30And now you know the name of the rain
04:51The ones who know, already know
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