Harrison Rogers - Thunder In The East Lyrics

When I was a young boy
I saw the sunrise
Gazing at all the life
All the life in the orange
Flowers and fireworks
Blue skies and homely faces
Made me feel the life in my bones
Made me want for something more

Then oneday I heard thunder rolling in the east
The echoes of a distant strain that sang to me
And left all my toys and crayons behind
To go see it for myself
With a newfound destiny
I set off down the road out of Eden
And on that road I found pleasures and riches
And everything that I was looking for

But further up the way I saw
The remains of a fawn that lay spread about
Thirty feet of pavement painted red
Where the poor thing tumbled under a truck
And in the dried up blood and flesh
I saw my own heart laying there
And it was hardly still beating
It was hardly still beating

But ever did I wander closer to that streaking sky
Ignoring every sign of danger
Now all I see is clouds around me
Enshrouding my whole life
The lightning flashes right before my eyes
I guess I got to see what it was that I so longed for
Or maybe this was all just one big joke
Is there something better out there
Something that can fill the gaps
'Cause right now I feel more empty than before
I fall into the same old sins over and over
And everytime my soul shrivels more

I've fallen into the same old sins way too many times
And now I can't feel anything anymore

But through the dark ahead I see a fork in the road
To the left it just gets darker
But to the right I see hope
'Cause down that way there is a hill
And on top I see a cross
And hear a voice calling out "Child won't you please come home"
So I leave my past behind and set off down this new road
'Cause in the distance where it leads I see lighting up the sky
The sun rising in the east again