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Thunder Child is a track by Jeff Wayne, taken from the album “Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds”, released June 11, 2009 on Sony Music UK. It runs 6:07. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside The Eve of the War (feat. Richard Burton & Justin Hayward), Horsell Common and the Heat Ray, The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Thunder Child
- Artist
- Jeff Wayne
- Release
- Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 6:07
- Release date
- June 11, 2009
- Record label
- Sony Music UK
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songThe Journalist: The steamer began to move slowly away,
but on the landward horizon appeared the silhouette of
a fighting machine. Another came. And another. Striding
over hills and trees, plunging far out to sea and
blocking the exit of the steamer. Between them, lay the
silent, grey ironclad, Thunderchild. Slowly it moved
towards shore then, with a deafening roar and whoosh of
spray, it swung about and drove at full speed towards
the waiting Martians.
People: There were ships of shapes and sizes,
Scattered out along the bay,
and I thought I heard her calling,
As the steamer pulled away,
The invaders must have seen them,
As across the coast they filed,
Standin' firm between them,
There lay Thunder Child!
Moving swiftly through the waters,
Cannons blazing as she came,
Brought a mighty metal warlord,
CRASHING down in sheets of flame,
Sensing victory was nearing,
Thinkin' fortune must have smiled,
People started cheering,
"Come on Thunderchild!"
"Come on thunderchi hi i-i-ild"
The Journalist: The Martians released their black
smoke, but the ship sped on, cutting down one of the
tripod figures. Instantly, the others raised their heat
rays, and melted the Thunderchild's valiant heart.
People: Lashing ropes and smashing timbers,
Flashing heat rays pierce the deck,
Dashing hopes for our deliverence,
As we watched the sinking wreck!,
With the smoke of battle clearing,
Over graves in waves defiled,
Slowly disappearing,
Farewell Thunderchild,
Slowly disappearing,
Farewell Thunderchild!
Farewell Thunderchi-hi-i-i-ild,
Farewell Thunder-----Child, chi, chi, child!
The Journalist: When the smoke cleared, the little
steamer had reached the misty horizon and Carrie was
safe. But the Thunderchild had vanished forever, taking
with her Man's last hope for victory. The leaden sky
was lit by green flashes, cylinder following cylinder,
and noone and nothing was left now to fight them. The
Earth belonged to the Martians.
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- 05 The Red Weed (Part 1) 5:53
- 06 The Spirit of Man 11:38
- 07 The Red Weed (Part 2) 5:26
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- 11 Epilogue, Pt. 1 2:31
- 12 Epilogue, Pt. 2 (NASA) 1:50