Thunderstruck – English Lyrics

• By: AC/DC

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

Thunder

I was caught in the middle of a railroad track (thunder)

I looked around, and I knew there was no turning back (thunder)

My mind raced, and I thought "What could I do?" (thunder)

And I knew there was no help, no help from you (thunder)

Sound of the drums

Beatin' in my heart

The thunder of guns (yeah)

Tore me apart

You've been thunderstruck

Rolled down the highway

Broke the limit, we hit the town

Went through to Texas, yeah, Texas

And we had some fun

We met some girls

Some dancers who gave a good time

Broke all the rules, played all the fools

Yeah, yeah, they, they, they blew our minds

And I was shakin' at the knees

Could I come again, please?

Yeah, the ladies were too kind

You've been thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck

Ooh, thunderstruck

Yeah

Well, I was shaking at the knees

Could I come again, please?

Thunderstruck, thunderstruck

Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck

Thunderstruck, yeah, yeah, yeah

Said, "Yeah, it's all right, we're doing fine"

Yeah, it's all right, we're doing fine, so fine

Thunderstruck

Yeah, yeah, yeah, thunderstruck

Thunderstruck (thunderstruck)

Whoa, baby, baby (thunderstruck)

You've been thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

Thunderstruck

You've been thunderstruck

Key Grammar Structures

• I was caught in the middle of a railroad track

  ➔ Past Simple Passive

  ➔ "was caught" is the past simple passive form, indicating an action that happened to the subject rather than being performed by the subject. The structure is "was/were + past participle".

• I looked around, and I knew there was no turning back

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Connecting Clauses

  ➔ The sentence uses two past simple verbs "looked" and "knew" connected by "and" to show sequential actions in the past. "There was no turning back" is a fixed expression meaning it was impossible to return to a previous state.

• My mind raced, and I thought 'What could I do?'

  ➔ Past Simple and Embedded Question

  ➔ The sentence combines past simple "raced" and "thought" with an embedded question "What could I do?" Embedded questions maintain statement word order (subject-verb) rather than question word order.

• The thunder of guns (yeah) Tore me apart

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Phrasal Verb

  ➔ "Tore me apart" is a phrasal verb in past simple tense. Phrasal verbs consist of a main verb and a particle (preposition or adverb) that together create a meaning different from the individual words. Here it means emotionally devastated or destroyed.

• You've been thunderstruck

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ "You've been" is the present perfect tense (have/has + past participle). It indicates an action that happened at an unspecified time in the past but has relevance to the present. "Thunderstruck" functions as an adjective here meaning extremely impressed or shocked.

• We met some girls, Some dancers who gave a good time

  ➔ Past Simple Tense and Relative Clause

  ➔ The sentence uses the past simple verb "met" and includes a relative clause "who gave a good time" introduced by the relative pronoun "who". The relative clause provides additional information about the noun "dancers" it modifies.

• Could I come again, please?

  ➔ Modal Verb for Polite Request

  ➔ "Could" is a modal verb used to make polite requests. It's more formal and polite than "can". The structure is "Could + subject + base verb" followed optionally by "please" to increase politeness.

• Said, 'Yeah, it's all right, we're doing fine'

  ➔ Reported Speech and Present Continuous

  ➔ The sentence demonstrates reported speech where "Said" introduces what someone said. The quoted speech contains "it's" (present simple) and "we're doing" (present continuous). The present continuous "we're doing fine" indicates an action happening at the time of speaking.