QUIET STORM
Soko
Soko told Laura Stukdarus of Grammy.com: "The first version of that song was pretty sad, but when I recorded it for the record, I wanted the sound of it to be happy. Even though the context and the situation is pretty dramatic—and I think I did that—I'm really happy with the results, and that's exactly what I want for that song. The fact that the music has a happy tone—even like a sexy groove—it's like [keeping] the songs from being totally dramatic. I just didn't want things to be just one way or another. I wanted it to have the ray of emotion, like the before the during and the after. And after is a lot brighter than the during. And so, by putting these sounds, next to this subject. I felt like, you know, it's my way of being like okay I've lived through this. I survived."
LYRICS
Your eyes all bruised
You're all confused
It hurts to cry
So you swallow your pride
Your body shakes
Your heart it aches
You hear his car
You run away and hide
It's a quiet storm
It's a raging call
I recommend you make amends
Before my very eyes
I recommend you make amends
A mad man's face
Painting yours with hate
A jealous mind
You were nothing but kind
He hit you once
And soon came twice
He speaks of God
To get his point across
It's a quiet storm
It's a raging call
I recommend you make amends
Before my very eyes
I recommend you make amends
I recommend you make amends
Before my very eyes, eyes
I recommend you make amends