Thousand Eyes – English Lyrics

• By: Of Monsters and Men
• Album: Beneath The Skin

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Undo this storm

Undo this storm

Undo this storm and wait

I can't control

withering wonders

flowers that lose their shape

I lie awake and watch it all

it feels like thousand eyes

I lie awake and watch it all

it feels like thousand eyes

I'll be the calm

I will be quiet

stripped to the bone, I wait

No, I'll be a stone

I'll be the hunter

a tower that casts a shade

I lie awake and watch it all

it feels like thousand eyes

I lie awake and watch it all

it feels like thousand eyes

I lie awake and watch it all

it feels like thousand eyes

I am the storm

I am the storm

I am the storm, so wait

Key Grammar Structures

• Undo this storm

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verb "Undo" is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request. It directly tells someone (implied "you") to perform an action.

• I can't control

  ➔ Modal verb "can't" for inability

  ➔ "Can't" is the contraction of "cannot," a modal verb indicating inability or lack of possibility. It shows that the speaker is unable to "control" something.

• withering wonders

  ➔ Present participle as an adjective

  ➔ The word "withering" is a present participle (verb + -ing) functioning as an adjective to describe the noun "wonders." It means that the wonders are in the process of losing freshness or vitality.

• flowers that lose their shape

  ➔ Defining relative clause

  ➔ "that lose their shape" is a defining relative clause. It provides essential information about the noun "flowers," specifying which flowers the speaker is referring to. "that" acts as a relative pronoun.

• I lie awake and watch it all

  ➔ Phrasal verb "lie awake" and object pronoun "it all"

  ➔ "Lie awake" is a phrasal verb meaning to be awake in bed. "it all" is an object pronoun phrase referring to everything previously mentioned or implied, emphasizing the entirety of what is being watched.

• it feels like thousand eyes

  ➔ Verb phrase "feel like" for comparison

  ➔ The phrase "feels like" is used to express a strong sensation or comparison. It means that the experience is similar to or gives the impression of "thousand eyes" watching.

• I'll be the calm

  ➔ Future simple with "will" for intention/prediction

  ➔ "I'll" is the contraction of "I will." The future simple tense with "will" is used here to express the speaker's intention or a prediction about their future state: they promise or expect to "be the calm."

• stripped to the bone, I wait

  ➔ Past participle as an adverbial phrase (reduced clause)

  ➔ "stripped to the bone" is a past participle phrase acting as an adverbial phrase. It describes the state or condition of the subject ("I") when waiting, implying a sense of vulnerability or having nothing left. It can be seen as a reduced adverbial clause, e.g., "After I am stripped to the bone, I wait."

• I am the storm

  ➔ Simple present tense for declaration of identity

  ➔ The simple present tense "I am" is used here to make a strong, declarative statement about the speaker's identity or nature. It indicates a permanent or inherent characteristic: the speaker declares themselves to be "the storm."