The Tornado
Owl City"The Tornado" is a song by Owl City, released in 2023 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:31 long and contains 51 lines and 475 words.
Lyrics
0:00It was just startin' to drizzle as I walked out the door
0:05But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before
0:093:30 in the morning I was happy as a lark
0:14As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark
0:19I peddled through the neighbourhood the weather on my mind
0:23The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time
0:27The sky turned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared
0:32And I knew that I was in for quite a storm
0:37A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressing on
0:41And I tried to tell myself
0:43It's always darkest before the dawn
0:48Lightning struck an oak tree as I left off my bike
0:52The siren started wailing but there was no good place to hide
0:57I knew without a doubt there was a twister touching down
1:01So I crawled into a covert to wait it out
1:06The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone
1:10But I tried to tell myself
1:12It's always darkest before the dawn
1:17And then the nightmare started it got deafeningly loud
1:21Every fibre in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound
1:26The whirling of a vortex a violent carousel
1:30It sounded like a freight train was dragging me to hell
1:52And this was my prayer
1:57Save me from this terrible nightmare
2:15That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real' tight
2:20Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died
2:24No I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night
2:36But if I went home to heaven at least that's where I'd belong
2:41Yeah I tried to tell myself
2:43It's always darkest before the dawn
2:46So I kept hanging on
2:56I kept hanging on
3:07The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down
3:11'Till at last the worst was over the storm was dying out
3:16I crept out of that covert and I went weak in the knees
3:20'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see
3:25There was nothing but destruction and wreckage in that town
3:29Cars were upside down and houses levelled to the ground
3:34A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power line
3:38I blinked a tear back as I felt lucky to be alive
3:42And that was how I learned to live when you can run
3:45But you can't hide
3:47How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side
3:52'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world
3:55You learnt to take life one storm at a time
3:59You don't have to be afraid
4:03And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm
4:08And I keep hanging on
4:09Because it's always darkest before the dawn
4:22And I keep hanging on
4:31I keep hanging on
It was just startin' to drizzle as I walked out the door But I've delivered papers in the rain like that before 3:30 in the morning I was happy as a lark As I grabbed my bike and rode into the dark I peddled through the neighbourhood the weather on my mind The wind was pickin' up and howling louder all the time The sky turned like a cauldron and the distant thunder roared And I knew that I was in for quite a storm A little rain never hurt no one so I kept pressing on And I tried to tell myself It's always darkest before the dawn Lightning struck an oak tree as I left off my bike The siren started wailing but there was no good place to hide I knew without a doubt there was a twister touching down So I crawled into a covert to wait it out The little bit of courage I had left was almost gone But I tried to tell myself It's always darkest before the dawn And then the nightmare started it got deafeningly loud Every fibre in me screamed out but I couldn't make a sound The whirling of a vortex a violent carousel It sounded like a freight train was dragging me to hell And this was my prayer Save me from this terrible nightmare That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real' tight Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died No I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night But if I went home to heaven at least that's where I'd belong Yeah I tried to tell myself It's always darkest before the dawn So I kept hanging on I kept hanging on The shadows slowly melted as I was hunkered down 'Till at last the worst was over the storm was dying out I crept out of that covert and I went weak in the knees 'Cause what I saw was a somber sight to see There was nothing but destruction and wreckage in that town Cars were upside down and houses levelled to the ground A twisted trampoline was hangin' from the power line I blinked a tear back as I felt lucky to be alive And that was how I learned to live when you can run But you can't hide How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side 'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world You learnt to take life one storm at a time You don't have to be afraid And now when there's bad weather on the way I stay calm And I keep hanging on Because it's always darkest before the dawn And I keep hanging on I keep hanging on
Translation
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