Background
The song is co-written by Jake Hoot and Dave Pahanish, who also initially produced the song. According to Hoot, he wrote the song in a dark period while going through a divorce from his wife. He said: "That was my lowest point. I was sitting there one night. I thought of the lyric, 'I can see the thunder and hear the dark.'" However, he said that the song is not a slight on his ex-wife, as his co-write Pahanish came up with the title of the song and he used the line for the song. The song was first released as a single in May 2019 before he appeared on The Voice. Hoot performed the song in the finale of The Voice, and his performance was well-received by the coaches on the show. It was re-released after he performed the song.Charts
References
2019 singles 2019 songs Country ballads Republic Records singles {{2010s-country-song-stub