Lightning Crashes

"Lightning Crashes" is a song by alternative rock group Live from their 1994 album, Throwing Copper. While it wasn't officially released as a commercially purchasable single in the United States, the song received enough radio airplay to peak at the #12 position on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay music chart in 1995. The song also topped the Billboard Album Rock Tracks (10 weeks) and Hot Modern Rock Tracks (9 weeks) charts also in 1995. Because it was not released as a commercial single in the United States, it was ineligible for the Billboard Hot 100. Despite this, the song is considered to be the biggest hit of Live's career. The song was also a top 40 hit in the United Kingdom. The U.K. single was released in several formats and versions. The band dedicated the song to Barbara Lewis, a 19 year-old friend of the band who was killed in 1993 by a drunk driver who was fleeing from the police after a robbery in York, Pennsylvania. Barbara had many of her organs donated including a liver to a 10 month old baby, and the song lyrics reflect how her death enabled others to continue living. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Live/_/Lightning+Crashes">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

[Verse 1] Lightning crashes, a new mother cries Her placenta falls to the floor The angel opens her eyes, the confusion sets in Before the doctor can even close the door [Verse 2] Lightning crashes, an old mother dies Her intentions fall to the floor The angel closes her eyes, the confusion that was hers Belongs now, to the baby down the hall [Chorus] Oh, now I feel it comin' back again Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again I can feel it [Verse 3] Lightning crashes, a new mother cries This moment she's been waiting for The angel opens her eyes, pale blue colored iris Presents the circle, puts the glory out to hide, hide [Chorus] Oh, now I feel it comin' back again Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again I can feel it I can feel it [Interlude] [Bridge] Oh, why Oh, why Oh, why [Chorus] Oh, now I feel it comin' back again Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again I can feel it [Chorus] I can feel it comin' back again Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again I can feel it [Chorus] I can feel it comin' back again Like a rollin' thunder chasing the wind Forces pullin' from the center of the earth again I can feel it [Outro] I can feel it I can feel it