Hurricane

Jared Leto wrote this ballad in Berlin in 2007. Guitarist Tomo said: "It's dark and there's not much guitar on it, other than some acoustic in the beginning and a little bit in the chorus. Other than that, it's all keyboards. But that's cool. We just want to do what's right for the song." According to the Hurricane Songfacts, on this song Jared Leto asks the question "Where is your God?" Other tracks on This Is War also feature lyrics where he appears to be questioning faith. Kerrang! asked him about this. Leto replied: "Faith is an important topic on the record. There is a sense of a quest there. I haven't reached any resolution in that quest, but it's important to ask questions."

[Verse 1] No matter how many times that you told me You wanted to leave No matter how many breaths that you took You still couldn't breathe No matter how many nights that you'd lie wide awake To the sound of the poison rain Where did you go? Where did you go? Where did you go? As the days go by, the night's on fire... [Chorus] Tell me, would you kill to save a life? Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right? Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn This hurricane's chasing us all underground [Verse 2] No matter how many deaths that I die I will never forget No matter how many lives I live I will never regret There is a fire inside of this heart And a riot about to explode into flames Where is your God? Where is your God? Where is your God? Do you really want? Do you really want me? Do you really want me dead or alive to torture for my sins? Do you really want? Do you really want me? Do you really want me dead or alive to live a lie? [Chorus] Tell me, would you kill to save a life? Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right? Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn This hurricane's chasing us all underground [Bridge] The promises we made were not enough The prayers that we had prayed were like a drug The secrets that we sold were never known The love we had, the love we had, we had to let it go (Never giving in, again) (Never giving in, again) [Chorus] Tell me, would you kill to save a life? Tell me, would you kill to prove you're right? Crash, crash, burn, let it all burn This hurricane's chasing us all underground This hurricane This hurricane This hurricane