The Storm in Me [Songwriter Demo]: Bluesy Stomp-Clap Rock

For the broken ones who finally found someone who stays.

Some people carry storms they can’t calm—fire that won’t die, waves that won’t still. This is a song for the moment you stop hiding the wreckage and let someone see it all. It’s the ache of being too much and not enough, and the raw relief of being loved anyway.

“The Storm in Me” is a mid-tempo bluesy stomp-clap rock song with a driving beat, memorable electric guitar riffs, and haunting musical vocal fills that evoke the imagery of a sailor lost at sea. Written for a male lead with raw vocal power and nearly two octaves of range with strong crossover potential between Christian and mainstream markets, it’s built for live performance impact while remaining playable by a typical rock band. Ideal for artist releases and rock or blues sync opportunities.

This demo is a songwriter recording intended to highlight the song’s potential for artists, producers, music supervisors, and choreographers. Any commercial release would require a new master recording.

The underlying song is available for recording and licensing for:

• Artist releases (albums, EPs, singles)

• Film, TV, and sync opportunities

For licensing or recording inquiries, please contact me.

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Behind the Song

A few months ago, I heard the term “stomp-clap rock” for the first time. Even though I hadn’t heard it called that before, I knew instantly what it meant—some of my favourite songs are in this driven, blues-influenced style. I also realized it was the perfect sound for a song idea I’d been working on for about a month, inspired by the tortured young hero of my Rise of the Grigori series, Zale.

I already had the hook, and I knew the sound I wanted. And then, while vacuuming one Saturday, the song started coming to me—lyrics and music together. I had to keep stopping the vacuum to jot down lines! When I finally finished my chores, I had almost finished the whole thing. Another hour of focused effort to refine the lyrics and write down the chords, and the song was done.

While I drew heavily on the inspiration of Zale’s character to write this (his elemental powers, especially with fire; his merman identity; his feeling that he’s an irredeemable monster; and a line from The Waterboy where he says there is “a storm inside me all the time”), this song works for anyone who finally finds someone (or Someone) who sees the good in them and helps them find the peace and truth they seek.

I hope you enjoy it.

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Lyrics

There’s a fire

Deep in my soul

Keeps raging higher

Won’t let me go

There’s a demon

I can’t console

This living hell

Is all I know

And every time I close my eyes

I’m a sailor lost at sea

There ain’t no way to save my soul

Or to control the storm in me.

There are sins

I can’t undo

So I tell lies

You see right through

There are truths

I just can’t feel

But when I bruise

You help me heal

You bring me peace I’ve been denied

A restful eye that shelters me

With you, I never have to hide

The wreck beneath the storm in me

When there’s no hope

Inside my chest

You hold me close

And call me blest

When my past

Won’t stay behind

You love me still

Say, “You are mine.”

I don’t know how you understand

The way to save this broken man

Oh, you’re the only truth I see

The one who calms the storm in me

And every time I close my eyes

You’re the anchor in my sea

Are you the one to save my soul?

Can you control the storm in me?

(Oh, oh, oh, oh) 

Oh, you’re the only truth I see

The one who braves the storm in me

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Song Details

Track Title: The Storm in Me

Track type: Songwriter demo

Licensing:

Available for recording and licensing of the underlying song (music and lyrics).

This demo recording is not available as a master or backing track and may not be reused, licensed, or released as-is.

Disclaimer:

This recording is a songwriter demo only, created with AI-assisted tools from my original composition (lyrics, melody/topline, chord structure), with production that includes AI-assisted elements for some instrument and vocal parts.

The purpose of this track is to showcase the song, not to serve as a finished, licensable master or backing track. Any artist or producer recording this track should plan to create their own fully produced version.

Credits:

Words and music by Talena Winters. ©2025 My Secret Wish Publishing. All rights reserved.

Sound recording ©2026 My Secret Wish Publishing.

Sound recording produced by Talena Winters. Includes audio created with generative AI licensed for commercial use.