Lyrics
The words.
[Verse 1]
They said lightning looked good on me
So I learned to call the storm
Every time I split the heavens
They loved the girl I'd become
I'd lift mountains for a heartbeat
Paint tomorrow in the sky
Anything to catch my father's eyes
Before they wandered by
[Pre-Chorus]
Silence felt like exile
Stillness felt like shame
If I wasn't making history
Who would remember my name?
[Chorus]
Maybe I was never trying
To conquer all the earth
Maybe I was just a daughter
Asking what a daughter's worth
I didn't need Olympus
I didn't need the throne
I just wanted one embrace
That wasn't something I had flown
Would you have loved me
If I'd never touched the sky?
If I'd only been your daughter...
Would that have been enough?
[Verse 2]
Every miracle grew heavier
Every triumph fed the fire
Gods don't notice constellations
When they're waiting for the brighter light
So I sharpened every failure
Into something I could wear
If perfection was the language
Maybe love was hidden there
[Pre-Chorus]
I mistook the lightning
For the warmth I couldn't find
Spent my whole life chasing thunder
When I needed quieter skies
[Chorus]
Maybe I was never trying
To outrun every star
Maybe I was just a little girl
Wondering where you are
I didn't need forever
I didn't need the crown
I just wanted someone looking
Even after I came down
Would you have loved me
If the lightning never came?
If I'd only been your daughter...
Would you have stayed the same?
[Bridge]
Now I leave the heavens empty
Lay the thunder at my feet
Maybe gods were never asking
For impossible from me
Maybe all the wars I fought
Were battles no one gave
Maybe all along the child was loved
She just never felt safe
[Final Chorus]
So I'll let the sky keep burning
If it wants another queen
I'm done measuring my heartbeat
By impossible dreams
I'm still the daughter of a god
Even when the storm is gone
And maybe that's the lesson
I've been running from too long
I don't have to split the heavens
Just to know my light is true
If I was born beneath the lightning
Then the lightning lives there too
[Outro]
Call me down from Olympus
Let the silence finally start
I'm not the daughter of the thunder...
I'm the daughter
With the heart.
They said lightning looked good on me
So I learned to call the storm
Every time I split the heavens
They loved the girl I'd become
I'd lift mountains for a heartbeat
Paint tomorrow in the sky
Anything to catch my father's eyes
Before they wandered by
[Pre-Chorus]
Silence felt like exile
Stillness felt like shame
If I wasn't making history
Who would remember my name?
[Chorus]
Maybe I was never trying
To conquer all the earth
Maybe I was just a daughter
Asking what a daughter's worth
I didn't need Olympus
I didn't need the throne
I just wanted one embrace
That wasn't something I had flown
Would you have loved me
If I'd never touched the sky?
If I'd only been your daughter...
Would that have been enough?
[Verse 2]
Every miracle grew heavier
Every triumph fed the fire
Gods don't notice constellations
When they're waiting for the brighter light
So I sharpened every failure
Into something I could wear
If perfection was the language
Maybe love was hidden there
[Pre-Chorus]
I mistook the lightning
For the warmth I couldn't find
Spent my whole life chasing thunder
When I needed quieter skies
[Chorus]
Maybe I was never trying
To outrun every star
Maybe I was just a little girl
Wondering where you are
I didn't need forever
I didn't need the crown
I just wanted someone looking
Even after I came down
Would you have loved me
If the lightning never came?
If I'd only been your daughter...
Would you have stayed the same?
[Bridge]
Now I leave the heavens empty
Lay the thunder at my feet
Maybe gods were never asking
For impossible from me
Maybe all the wars I fought
Were battles no one gave
Maybe all along the child was loved
She just never felt safe
[Final Chorus]
So I'll let the sky keep burning
If it wants another queen
I'm done measuring my heartbeat
By impossible dreams
I'm still the daughter of a god
Even when the storm is gone
And maybe that's the lesson
I've been running from too long
I don't have to split the heavens
Just to know my light is true
If I was born beneath the lightning
Then the lightning lives there too
[Outro]
Call me down from Olympus
Let the silence finally start
I'm not the daughter of the thunder...
I'm the daughter
With the heart.