Thunderclouds – English Lyrics

• By: LSD, Sia, Diplo, Labrinth

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ All I need is one ♪

♪ One more man is enough ♪

♪ Babe, you got it wrong ♪

♪ Please turn your fears into trust, to trust ♪

♪ Where did love go ♪

♪ When all is said and done ♪

♪ Hey now, put your hands in the air ♪

♪ I'ma go through your stuff ♪

♪ Where did love go ♪

♪ Put the running into run ♪

♪ You're asking me to stay ♪

♪ But I never met a girl I could trust ♪

♪ You're sayin' those words ♪

♪ Like you hate me now ♪

♪ Wo-woah ♪

♪ Our house is burning ♪

♪ When you're raisin' hell ♪

♪ Wo-woah ♪

♪ Here in the ashes ♪

♪ Your soul cries out ♪

♪ Ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ But don't be afraid of these thunderclouds ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no, no ♪

♪ All I need is love ♪

♪ Da-dum, dum, dum ♪

♪ All I need is a word ♪

♪ Da-dum, dum, dum ♪

♪ All I need is us ♪

♪ Da-dum, dum, dum ♪

♪ You turn nouns into verbs, ooh, oh ♪

♪ To verbs, ooh, oh ♪

♪ Where did love go ♪

♪ When all is said and done ♪

♪ Hey now, put your hands in the air ♪

♪ I'ma go through your stuff ♪

♪ Where did love go ♪

♪ You put the running into run ♪

♪ You're asking me to stay ♪

♪ But I never met a man I could trust ♪

♪ Hey, yeah ♪

♪ You're sayin' those words ♪

♪ Like you hate me now ♪

♪ Wo-woah ♪

♪ Our house is burning ♪

♪ When you're raisin' hell ♪

♪ Wo-woah ♪

♪ Here in the ashes ♪

♪ Your soul cries out ♪

♪ Ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ But don't be afraid of these thunderclouds ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no, no ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh no, no ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh, woah, oh ♪

♪ Woah ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Ah-ah-ah ♪

♪ These thunderclouds ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Oh, woah, oh ♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A2	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
trust /trʌst/ B1	noun - confidence in someone’s reliability verb - to believe someone is honest or reliable
run /rʌn/ A2	verb - to move quickly on foot verb - to manage or operate
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - combustion that produces heat, light, and flames
ash /æʃ/ B2	noun - powdery residue after something is burned
clouds /ˈklaʊdz/ B1	noun - visible masses of condensed water vapor in the sky
cry /kraɪ/ A2	verb - to produce tears as a result of emotion
fire /faɪər/ B1	noun - a situation of intense heat or danger
light /laɪt/ A2	adjective - giving off illumination
dark /dɑːrk/ A2	adjective - with little or no light
heaven /ˈhɛvən/ B2	noun - the sky or a divine place

Key Grammar Structures

• All I need is one

  ➔ Simple present tense with 'is' indicating a state or condition

  ➔ It shows the speaker is describing a current situation or feeling.

• Where did love go

  ➔ Past tense question using 'did' for emphasis

  ➔ The use of 'did' helps form a question about a past event or action.

• Please turn your fears into trust

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'please' to make a polite request

  ➔ The sentence uses the command form to politely ask someone to change their emotional state.

• Our house is burning

  ➔ Simple present tense with 'is' for a current state or situation

  ➔ This is a metaphoric expression indicating a crisis or urgent problem.

• Here in the ashes

  ➔ Prepositional phrase with 'in' to specify location or state

  ➔ It describes being within the ruins, symbolizing a tough emotional or physical state.

• Don't be afraid of these thunderclouds

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'don't' to give a command or advice

  ➔ This is a direct imperative encouraging someone not to fear difficulties or storms.