Hurricane – English Lyrics

• By: The Vamps

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with The Vamps' 'Hurricane,' a song brimming with infectious optimism. Its straightforward and positive lyrics make it a great and fun way to pick up encouraging phrases and vocabulary about turning a negative situation into a positive one. The song's energetic pop-rock style will keep you motivated as you sing along and learn.

[English]

Rolled out of bed today and I feel brand new

And I cannot explain, so let me show you

I feel alive and I'm gonna let me let it show

Try keep me down, I'm a full hot air balloon

I'm gonna take this in my stride

I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

So watch me move

It's a brand new day

I'ma hit you like a hurricane

I blow the clouds away

Spinning like a whirlwind, lost within the stars

Smiling in the rain

No the drops can't tear my world apart

I fly, gonna show, let them know

That this is a smile

Hold me down but I'ma tell the world that I'm high

My head's up in the sky

I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

So watch me move

It's a brand new day

I'ma hit you like a hurricane

And if so, I heard the grass gets greener

I'm sure, it's gonna all get clearer

I know, I'm gonna turn this around

'Cause I'm not gonna let you try to keep me down, no

I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

So watch me move

'Cause I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

With you

I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

So watch me move

It's a brand new day

I'ma hit you like a hurricane

I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

Tapping my shoes

I ain't got a clue, got nothing to lose

So watch me move

It's a brand new day

I'ma hit you like a hurricane

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
new /njuː/ A1	adjective - recently made, discovered, or created
show /ʃəʊ/ A1	verb - to allow something to be seen noun - a performance or display
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living, not dead
let /let/ A2	verb - to allow or permit
down /daʊn/ A2	verb - to defeat or suppress
air /eər/ A2	noun - the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth
balloon /bəˈluːn/ A2	noun - a bag filled with air or gas that can float in the air
stride /straɪd/ B1	noun - a long step verb - to walk with long steps
stop /stɒp/ A1	verb - to cease moving or doing something
lose /luːz/ A2	verb - to be unable to find something
move /muːv/ A1	verb - to change position or go from one place to another
hurricane /ˈhʌrɪkən/ B1	noun - a storm with violent wind
clouds /klaʊdz/ A1	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere
whirlwind /ˈwɜːrlwɪnd/ B2	noun - a column of air that spins rapidly
stars /stɑːrz/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a facial expression showing happiness verb - to form a smile
rain /reɪn/ A1	noun - water falling from the sky
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth and all the people, things, and places on it
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
clearer /ˈklɪərər/ B1	adjective - easy to understand or perceive

Key Grammar Structures

• Rolled out of bed today and I feel brand new

  ➔ Simple Past + Present Simple

  ➔ "Rolled" is the simple past showing a completed action, while "feel" is present simple describing a current state.

• I'm feeling tip top, I'm not gonna stop

  ➔ Present Continuous + Future intention with "going to"

  ➔ "feeling" shows the present continuous (action in progress). "gonna" is the colloquial form of "going to" used for future intention.

• I'ma hit you like a hurricane

  ➔ Future intention expressed by contraction of "I am going to"

  ➔ "I'ma" is a colloquial contraction of "I am going to", used to talk about a planned future action.

• Try keep me down, I'm a full hot air balloon

  ➔ Imperative + Zero infinitive after "try"

  ➔ "Try" is an imperative verb followed directly by the base form "keep" (zero infinitive).

• Spinning like a whirlwind, lost within the stars

  ➔ Present participle phrase + Past participle used as adjective

  ➔ "Spinning" is a present participle describing an ongoing action; "lost" is a past participle describing a state, functioning as an adjective.

• No the drops can't tear my world apart

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" + Negative present simple

  ➔ "can't" is the modal verb expressing inability; it is followed by the base verb "tear" in a negative present simple clause.

• Hold me down but I'ma tell the world that I'm high

  ➔ Imperative + Future intention with "I'ma" + Reported statement

  ➔ "Hold" is an imperative verb giving a command. "I'ma" (I am going to) shows a future intention, and "tell the world that I'm high" is a reported statement.

• And if so, I heard the grass gets greener

  ➔ Conditional clause with "if" + Present Simple in subordinate clause

  ➔ "if" introduces a condition; "gets" is present simple showing a regular or future-like result after the condition.

• ‘Cause I'm not gonna let you try to keep me down, no

  ➔ Negative future intention with "not gonna" + Verb pattern "let you try"

  ➔ "not gonna" is the informal negative form of "going to" expressing future refusal; "let you try" uses the verb "let" followed by an object "you" and the base verb "try".