Thursday – English Lyrics

• By: The Weeknd
• Album: Trilogy

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the atmospheric world of The Weeknd's early work. 'Thursday' is a perfect song for learners to explore contemporary English slang and the use of mood-setting adjectives, all while experiencing the sound that redefined modern R&B.

[English]

I love her, today

'Cause it's Wednesday, I won't be late

Ooh, now I need to know

If you're feeling when I'm free

Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

But on Thursday, Thursday

Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

But on Thursday, make sure

You are thirsty, oh, on Thursday, baby

Get ready, oh, on Thursday

Why you calling? Oh, on Thursday

Just wait on Thursday, baby

Only Thursday

...

Woah

Girl I try, girl I try

I've been here for too long

Baby, don't cry

Why are you calling again? (Oh, again)

But it's not Thursday, baby why you calling?

Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

But on Thursday, Thursday

Not on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

But on Thursday, make sure

You are thirsty, oh, on Thursday, baby

Get ready, oh, on Thursday

Why you calling? Oh, on Thursday

Just wait on Thursday, baby

Only Thursday

Thursday (Woah)

Thursday

(Girl, get beautiful)

Thursday (Woah)

Thursday

(Girl, get beautiful)

Thursday

(Baby, I'm rushin' to it 'til then)

Thursday

(Girl, get ready at any time)

Thursday (Woah)

Thursday

Thursday (Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Thursday (Ooh yeah, ooh yeah, ooh yeah)

Thursday (Ooh yeah)

Thursday (Ooh)

Ohh yeah

Yeah, yeah

Ohh yeah

Yeah, Yeah

Woahh

Yeah, yeah

Woahh

Yeah, yeah, mm

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
thirsty /ˈθɜːrsti/ A2	adjective - feeling a need to drink
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪf(ə)l/ A1	adjective - pleasing to the senses or mind aesthetically
ready /ˈredi/ A1	adjective - prepared for something
calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to contact someone by phone
rushin' /ˈrʌʃɪn/ B1	verb - to move or act with great haste
wait /weɪt/ A2	verb - to stay where one is or delay action until a particular time
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	verb - experiencing an emotion or sensation
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
late /leɪt/ A1	adjective - happening or arriving after the expected time
make sure /meɪk ʃʊər/ A2	verb phrase - to take action to be certain of something

Key Grammar Structures

• I won't be late

  ➔ Future Simple (will not)

  ➔ The auxiliary "won't" is used to express a negative prediction or decision about the future.

• If you're feeling when I'm free

  ➔ Conditional Clause (Type 0/1 implied)

  ➔ The conjunction "if" introduces a condition regarding whether the listener feels the same way when the speaker is available.

• Make sure you are thirsty

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase "make sure" is used as an imperative to give a strong suggestion or command to the listener.

• Why you calling?

  ➔ Present Continuous (Informal structure)

  ➔ In spoken English, "are" is often omitted in "why you calling?" to indicate an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• I've been here for too long

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "I've been" is the Present Perfect tense, indicating a state that started in the past and continues into the present.

• Baby, don't cry

  ➔ Negative Imperative

  ➔ "Don't" + base verb is used to give a negative command or advice to the listener.

• Baby, I'm rushin' to it 'til then

  ➔ Prepositional phrase of time ('til then)

  ➔ The contraction "'til" (until) is a preposition indicating a duration up to a specific point in time.

• Girl, get beautiful

  ➔ Causative-like Imperative structure

  ➔ This uses "get" as a linking verb meaning "become" in an imperative form to describe a change in state.