Brace Yourself

Before I was a war I was a sword. Before I was a tree I was a seed. Before I was a cliff I was a canyon. Before I was a feast I was a famine. Before I was a day I was a dawn. Before I was a prince I was a swan. Before I was a corpse I was a kid. Before I was a cloud I was a grid. Before I was a crush I was a kiss. Before I was a got I was a wish. Brace Yourself! Before I was a word I was a sound. Before I was a sky I was a ground. Before I was a stone I was a hill. Before I was a wheel I was a will. Before I was a birth I was a kill. Before I was a wash I was a filth...