Key: Em Verse 1: Em G F# Em G F# Suddenly I woke up, my body froze in fear, Em G F# Em G F# The silence held a weight too heavy, too severe. Am C B Am C B I heard a distant roar… then thunder crashed so near, Em G F# Em G F# The walls and windows rang with haunting ghostly fear. C Am Verse 2: Em G F# Em G F# I do not move, just listen silently, Em G F# Em G F# The buzzing is drifting slowly toward me, Am C B Am C B My heartbeat aches with rising agony. Em Then — boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom… Bang!
Chorus: C Em Am Em Oh Lord, if you are there, I’m calling out to Thee, C Em Am Em The world outside is falling piece by piece on me. C Em Am Em Drones above and missiles split the night unseen, C Em Am Em And break apart this fragile midnight dream. C Em Am Em If this is it, if this must be—then set my spirit free, C Em Am Em Hold my heart within Your hands, and shelter me. Verse 3: Em G F# Em G F# It passed above — the buzzing stopped for now, Em G F# Em G F# A distant boom still shakes my sleep somehow. Am C B Am C B I breathe again, but peace won’t come to me. Em G F# Em G F# Two more are near — still humming endlessly. Chorus: C Em Am Em Oh Lord, if you are there, I’m calling out to Thee, C Em Am Em The world outside is falling piece by piece on me. C Em Am Em Drones above and missiles split the night unseen, C Em Am Em And break apart this fragile midnight dream. C Em Am Em If this is it, if this must be—then set my spirit free, C Em Am Em Hold my heart within Your hands, and shelter me. Verse 4: Em G F# Em G F# Time moved slow — the dark was cold and wide, Em G F# Em G F# No hope ahead, no place to hide. Am C B Am C B Too tired to fear, too drained to weep, Em G F# Em G F# Exhausted, I gave in and sank into sleep.
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