Thursday – English Lyrics

• By: Jess Glynne
• Album: Always In Between

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I won't wear makeup on Thursday

I'm sick of covering up

I'm tired of feeling so broken

I'm tired of falling in love

Sometimes I'm shy, and I'm anxious

Sometimes I'm down on my knees

Sometimes I try to embrace all my insecurities

So I won't wear makeup on Thursday

'Cause who I am is enough

And there are many things that I could change so slightly

But why would I succumb to something so unlike me?

I was always taught to just be myself

Don't change for anyone

I wanna laugh, I don't wanna cry

Don't want these tears inside my eyes, yeah

Don't wanna wake up and feel insecure

I wanna sing, I wanna dance

I wanna feel love inside my hands again

I just wanna feel beautiful

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna feel beautiful

I'll wear my sweatpants on Thursday

And I'll drink sloe gin from a can

I'll build my own independence

I don't always need a man

You know sometimes I feel lonely

Could do with the company

Oh, I get high when I'm down

But you know that's alright with me

So I will do nothing on Thursday

Sit alone and be

And there are many things that I could change so slightly

But why would I succumb to something so unlike me?

I was always taught to just be myself

...

Don't change for anyone

I wanna laugh, I don't wanna cry

Don't want these tears inside my eyes, yeah

Don't wanna wake up and feel insecure

I wanna sing, I wanna dance

I wanna feel love inside my hands again

I just wanna feel beautiful

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna feel beautiful

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna feel beautiful

I won't wear makeup on Thursday

'Cause who I am is enough

And I, I wanna laugh, I don't wanna cry

Don't want these tears inside my eyes, yeah

Don't wanna wake up and feel insecure

I wanna sing, I wanna dance

I wanna feel love inside my hands again

I just wanna feel beautiful

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna feel beautiful

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, oh I

Oh-oh-oh, I just wanna feel beautiful

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change one's appearance
sick /sɪk/ A2	adjective - feeling ill or nauseous adjective - (informal) having a strong dislike or aversion to something; disgusted by something (e.g., 'sick of covering up')
broken /ˈbrəʊkən/ B1	adjective - (of an object) fractured or damaged and no longer in working order adjective - (of a person) feeling great emotional pain or despair (e.g., 'feeling so broken')
tired /ˈtaɪəd/ A2	adjective - in need of sleep or rest; weary adjective - (followed by 'of') bored with or annoyed by (e.g., 'tired of feeling so broken')
shy /ʃaɪ/ A2	adjective - nervous or timid in the company of other people
anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/ B1	adjective - feeling or showing worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome
embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ B2	verb - hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection verb - accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically (e.g., 'embrace all my insecurities')
insecurities /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊərətiz/ B2	noun - uncertainties or anxiety about oneself; lack of confidence (plural of insecurity)
enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2	adjective - as much or as many as required; sufficient (e.g., 'who I am is enough') adverb - to the required degree; as much as necessary
succumb /səˈkʌm/ C1	verb - fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force
unlike /ʌnˈlaɪk/ B1	adjective - different from; not similar to (e.g., 'something so unlike me')
insecure /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊər/ B1	adjective - (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind aesthetically
sweatpants /ˈswɛtpænts/ B1	noun - casual trousers, typically made of cotton, worn for sport or leisure
build /bɪld/ B1	verb - construct (something) by putting parts or material together verb - develop or establish (something abstract) over a period of time (e.g., 'build my own independence')
independence /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns/ B1	noun - the fact or state of being independent
lonely /ˈləʊnli/ A2	adjective - sad because one has no friends or company
company /ˈkʌmpəni/ A2	noun - the fact or condition of being with another or others, especially in a way that provides friendship and enjoyment (e.g., 'Could do with the company') noun - a commercial business

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't wear makeup on Thursday

  ➔ Future tense with 'won't' (will not)

  ➔ Expresses a future action or state, specifically a negative action.

• I'm sick of covering up

  ➔ Present Simple passive verb 'I'm sick' and gerund 'covering'

  ➔ 'I'm sick' is the present simple passive form to express a feeling, and 'covering' is a gerund used as a noun, the object of the preposition 'of'.

• I'm tired of falling in love

  ➔ Present Simple passive verb 'I'm tired' and gerund 'falling'

  ➔ 'I'm tired' is the present simple passive form to express a feeling, and 'falling' is a gerund used as a noun, the object of the preposition 'of'.

• So I won't wear makeup on Thursday

  ➔ Use of 'so' to indicate a consequence/result

  ➔ The word 'so' connects a cause and effect relationship.

• 'Cause who I am is enough

  ➔ Use of 'cause' (informal for 'because') and subject-verb agreement ('who I am is')

  ➔ 'Cause' is a contraction, and the verb 'is' agrees with the subject 'who I am'.

• And there are many things that I could change so slightly

  ➔ Use of 'there are' (existential 'there') and relative clause ('that I could change')

  ➔ 'There are' introduces a statement about existence. The relative clause 'that I could change' modifies 'things'.

• But why would I succumb to something so unlike me?

  ➔ Modal verb 'would' in a question, and the adjective phrase 'so unlike me'.

  ➔ Uses 'would' to express a hypothetical situation or a question about the speaker's reasoning. 'So unlike me' is a descriptive phrase.

• I wanna laugh, I don't wanna cry

  ➔ Contraction 'wanna' (want to) and parallel structure.

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a common contraction. The phrases are parallel to emphasize the desire.

• I wanna feel love inside my hands again

  ➔ Contraction 'wanna' (want to) and adverb of time 'again'

  ➔ 'Wanna' is a contraction and 'again' indicates repetition.