Struck by Lightning | I Came Away Alive

I just remember trying to wake up and

I just remember trying to wake up and everything’s really quiet and I was no I

everything’s really quiet and I was no I

everything’s really quiet and I was no I couldn’t feel my body I see a little bit

couldn’t feel my body I see a little bit

couldn’t feel my body I see a little bit of light but I knew I wasn’t breathing

of light but I knew I wasn’t breathing

of light but I knew I wasn’t breathing there’s no pain had no feeling no pain

there’s no pain had no feeling no pain

there’s no pain had no feeling no pain or anything at all but I knew I didn’t

or anything at all but I knew I didn’t

or anything at all but I knew I didn’t have any oxygen in my system Doug

have any oxygen in my system Doug

have any oxygen in my system Doug doesn’t realize that both he and Susan

doesn’t realize that both he and Susan

doesn’t realize that both he and Susan have been hit by lightning

my body hit the ground and I kind of

my body hit the ground and I kind of bounced and it was going through me it

bounced and it was going through me it

bounced and it was going through me it was hot and it was searing just

was hot and it was searing just

was hot and it was searing just squatting

squatting

squatting and my body was humming vibrating it was

and my body was humming vibrating it was

and my body was humming vibrating it was like I was underwater at the swimming

like I was underwater at the swimming

like I was underwater at the swimming pool looking out and everything was

pool looking out and everything was

pool looking out and everything was distorted

it was like I was in an energy field

it was like I was in an energy field just surrounded and trapped to the

just surrounded and trapped to the

just surrounded and trapped to the ground

surprisingly enough I wasn’t I didn’t

surprisingly enough I wasn’t I didn’t think I was going to die

Susan is lying on a bed of ale and I

Susan is lying on a bed of ale and I thought it was odd I couldn’t feel how

thought it was odd I couldn’t feel how

thought it was odd I couldn’t feel how cold it was and that’s when I realized I

cold it was and that’s when I realized I

cold it was and that’s when I realized I was paralyzed from my shoulders I could

was paralyzed from my shoulders I could

was paralyzed from my shoulders I could move my head but the rest of my body now

move my head but the rest of my body now

move my head but the rest of my body now still he could not function and I had no

still he could not function and I had no

still he could not function and I had no idea that it hit him too

idea that it hit him too

idea that it hit him too I couldn’t feel anything I thought maybe

I couldn’t feel anything I thought maybe

I couldn’t feel anything I thought maybe I was dreaming when you’re reading that

I was dreaming when you’re reading that

I was dreaming when you’re reading that semi state but you’re almost awake but

semi state but you’re almost awake but

semi state but you’re almost awake but you’re still dreaming

you’re still dreaming

you’re still dreaming I just knew I needed air I’m still numb

I just knew I needed air I’m still numb

I just knew I needed air I’m still numb and my legs are paralyzed my arms

and my legs are paralyzed my arms

and my legs are paralyzed my arms paralyzed I couldn’t feel my chest and I

paralyzed I couldn’t feel my chest and I

paralyzed I couldn’t feel my chest and I couldn’t even swallow at that point

couldn’t even swallow at that point

couldn’t even swallow at that point probably got a breath few minutes later

probably got a breath few minutes later

probably got a breath few minutes later I was able to move my neck and then I

I was able to move my neck and then I

I was able to move my neck and then I could see her Doug is still partially

could see her Doug is still partially

could see her Doug is still partially paralyzed

she was looking at me and she was

she was looking at me and she was yelling at me a saying like I couldn’t

yelling at me a saying like I couldn’t

yelling at me a saying like I couldn’t hear you guys – what

hear you guys – what

hear you guys – what Sheila’s I told you we shouldn’t have

Sheila’s I told you we shouldn’t have

Sheila’s I told you we shouldn’t have stood by that tree

stood by that tree

stood by that tree he was just tatters just his clothing

he was just tatters just his clothing

he was just tatters just his clothing was just shreds this poncho there was

was just shreds this poncho there was

was just shreds this poncho there was nothing left really but just the

nothing left really but just the

nothing left really but just the neckline his t-shirt he had a hole in it

neckline his t-shirt he had a hole in it

neckline his t-shirt he had a hole in it around his belt buckle area and his hat

around his belt buckle area and his hat

around his belt buckle area and his hat was just blown up

was just blown up

was just blown up it was just shredded

I didn’t want to leave him because they

I didn’t want to leave him because they didn’t know what was wrong with him but

didn’t know what was wrong with him but

didn’t know what was wrong with him but I also knew that we needed desperately

I also knew that we needed desperately

I also knew that we needed desperately to get somebody because then I knew I

to get somebody because then I knew I

to get somebody because then I knew I was really cold

like a bolt from the blue help arrives

like a bolt from the blue help arrives we were just coming out of the woods

we were just coming out of the woods

we were just coming out of the woods into the clearing in I we barely saw her

Gary and Marsha Muncie are caught in the

Gary and Marsha Muncie are caught in the same storm

Doug was down and there was a problem

Doug was down and there was a problem it’s disoriented you could see if he was

it’s disoriented you could see if he was

it’s disoriented you could see if he was all burned up in front of his t-shirt we

all burned up in front of his t-shirt we

all burned up in front of his t-shirt we took his pulse and it was kind of

took his pulse and it was kind of

took his pulse and it was kind of erratic and the back of his head it you

erratic and the back of his head it you

erratic and the back of his head it you don’t have hair left worked or it burned

don’t have hair left worked or it burned

don’t have hair left worked or it burned some hair office off his head and he was

some hair office off his head and he was

some hair office off his head and he was he was in trouble