"Thunder" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey and The Last Shadow Puppets from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album Blue Banisters.
Background
It has been confirmed that the song is originally from a scrapped album recorded with The Last Shadow Puppets, along with "California", "Dealer", and "Dope".
Four mixes of the song have been confirmed to exist; the first mix leaked on June 15, 2020. This version leaked in lossless format on April 28, 2021. The original file is named "Thunder_Mix 030317_04".
On September 7, 2021 after months of speculation, "Thunder", along with "Cherry Blossom", was confirmed to be on Del Rey's eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album Blue Banisters.
Cross-references
- Thunder is also mentioned in "Mariners Apartment Complex", "Text Book" and "Caught You Boy".
- The lyric "but you're not satisfied at the rainbow's end" may be a reference to the Fleetwood Mac song "Seven Wonders."
- Rainbows are also mentioned in "Get Free".
- "The party's lit" is similar to "the culture's lit" from "The Greatest".
- "Mr. Brightside" is a 2004 song by The Killers.
- A party is also referenced in "Art Deco", "Motel 6", "The Greatest", "Children of the Bad Revolution" and the poem "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass".
- The phrase "do it" also appears in "Motel 6".
Official versions
- Mix 1 - 4:30
Lyrics
You roll like thunder
When you come crashing in
Town ain't been the same
Since you left with all your friends
You roll like thunder
When you come crashing in
Regattas in the wind
That's why you're visiting
You act like fucking Mr. Brightside
When you're with all your friends
But I know what you're like
When the party ends
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
You roll like thunder
Pourin' all your drinks
The party's lit and you, my friend
Half-cut when it begins
You roll like thunder
You're tryna catch that wind
That lightning in the bottle
That moonbeam in your hand
And you try to see the bright side
When each new day begins
But you're not satisfied
At the rainbow's end
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
I don't wanna wait
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
'Cause if you're on fire, you're on fire
Just keep burning
'Till it rains
Baby, keep me ablaze
'Cause if you're on fire, you're on fire
Just keep burning
Keep me alive
Spare your blade
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
If our love just means goodbye, then honey, better walk away
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
If our love just means goodbye, then baby, better walk away
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
'Cause I don't wanna wait
Just do it
Just do it, don't wait
(Just do it)
(Just do it, don't wait)
If you're on fire, you're on fire
You should just keep burning
(Just do it)
(Just do it, don't wait)