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Tame Impala Lyrics Compilation

The document contains lyrics from several songs by Tame Impala. The lyrics describe themes of longing for a romantic partner who doesn't share the same interests ("It's Not Meant To Be"), struggling with desire and facing reality ("Desire Be, Desire Go"), uncertainty in a relationship ("Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?"), enjoying solitude ("Solitude Is Bliss"), the passage of time ("The Bold Arrow of Time"), and scenes of movement, houses and clouds ("Runway, Houses, City, Clouds").

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Tame Impala Lyrics Compilation

The document contains lyrics from several songs by Tame Impala. The lyrics describe themes of longing for a romantic partner who doesn't share the same interests ("It's Not Meant To Be"), struggling with desire and facing reality ("Desire Be, Desire Go"), uncertainty in a relationship ("Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?"), enjoying solitude ("Solitude Is Bliss"), the passage of time ("The Bold Arrow of Time"), and scenes of movement, houses and clouds ("Runway, Houses, City, Clouds").

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TAME IMPALA LYRICS

"Alter Ego"
"It's Not Meant To Be"
Said the voice from afar, don't you know it
doesn't have to be so hard?
I wanted her, I wanted her
Waiting for everyone else around to agree
But she doesn't like the life that I lead
Might take too long, might take too long
She doesn't like the life that I lead
When it won't be so hard (it won't be so hard)
Doesn't like sand stuck on her feet
Well it's true, yes but you won't get far telling me
Or sitting around smoking weed
I must seem more like a friend in need
That you are all you're meant to be
When the one from my dream
And I boast that it is meant to be
Is sitting right next to me
But in all honesty I don't have a hope in hell
And I don't know what to do, oh alter ego
I'm happy just to watch her move
And in all honesty I don't have a hope in hell
Get them to love you while they may depending
I'm happy just to watch her move
on your words and wealth
The only one who's really judging you is yourself
And she doesn't like the friends that I make
Nobody else, nobody else
Doesn't make friends for friendship's sake
If I could part it wouldn't be so hard (it wouldn't
She just gets bored sitting by the lake
be so hard)
Her soul won't surface and her heart won't ache
Well it's true, yes but you won't get far telling me
And I boast that it is meant to be
That you are all you're meant to be
But in all honesty I don't have a hope in hell
When the one from my dream
I'm happy just to watch her move
Is sitting right next to me
And I don't know what to do, oh alter ego
And I thought they could cure his disease
But in all honesty he didn't have a hope in hell
Now we'll never see him move
"Lucidity"

"Desire Be, Desire Go" I know where you went but I don't know how you
got there
I know where you went but I don't know how you
Feel it come, I don't know how long
got there
It's gonna stay with me, I'll let desire be, desire
Silver tongue hill where you talk up what I'd play
go
down
Oh, dare I face the real world
I would speak up but I wouldn't know what to say
Everyday, back and forth, what's it for?
Lucidity, come back to me
What's it for? Back and forth, everyday
Put all five senses back to where they're meant to
Everyday, back and forth, what's it for?
be
I don't know, I'll get out, won't have to check my
Oh, it's hard to tell, it breaks down
watch
There is a will, there is a way
I don't have the verve to belong to this dead side
Wondering around like spare time never knew it
Why I ever tried, I don't know
I might suck fizzle or I might just float away
Oh, dare I face the real world
And we'll go running off tonight
Everyday, back and forth, what's it for?
High above, where we won't even need to reach
What's it for? Back and forth, everyday
the sky
Everyday, back and forth, what's it for?
My love, oh, there will be a change in the air
I don't know, I'll forget try to desire be, desire go
Nobody will be anybody else
Lucidity, come back to me
Feel, feel it come, feel it come
Put all five senses back to where they're meant to
Feel it come, I don't know how long
be
It's gonna stay with me, I'll let desire be, desire
Oh, where we'll go, tiptoe
go
Tread boldly right down to the lair
"Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind?" Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking it's toll
Why won't you make up your mind? Give me a Fluctuations are aching my soul
sign! 'Cause everything you ever told me could have
Why won't you make up your mind? Give me a been a lie
sign! We may never have been in love
Am I wasting my time living in my head?
You'll be sorry when I make up mine instead And then I will escape, I'll never ever have to see
Another disappointed face, no one to please
Why won't you make up your mind? Give me a Every now and then, it feels like, in all of the
sign! universe 
Why won't you make up your mind? Give me a There is nobody for me
sign! I told myself I wouldn't care, no I wouldn't care
Am I wasting my time living in my head? But when she said she'd come 'round
You'll be sorry when I make up mine instead I combed my hair, yes I checked my hair
Oh, meanwhile, meanwhile, meanwhile

"Solitude Is Bliss" Fluctuations are aching my soul


Expectation is taking it's toll
Cracks in the pavement underneath my shoe Fluctuations are aching my soul
I care less and less about and less about you Expectation is taking it's toll
No one else around to look at me Fluctuations are aching my soul
So I can look at my shadow as much as I please Expectation is taking it's toll
All the kicks that I can't compare to Fluctuations is making me feel old
Making friends like you're all supposed to Expectation is taking it's toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul...
You will never come close to how I feel
You will never come close to how I feel
"The Bold Arrow Of Time"
Space around me where my soul can breathe
I've got body that my mind can leave Overhead ether flow, moment, colors run
Nothing else matters, I don't care what I miss Time so slow, slow
Company's okay, solitude is bliss
There's a party in my head and no one is invited I've never seen the arrow of time fly
So low
And you will never come close to how I feel
You will never come close to how I feel And time flows on

Movement doesn't flow quite like it does when I'm


alone "Runway, Houses, City, Clouds"
I'll be the one who's free
You and all your friends can watch me, today But don't remind me of home, there's everywhere
Don't ask me how you're supposed to feel I'd rather go
It's true that some things have to change
You will never come close to how I feel And don't remind me of home or I might notice
You will never come close to how I feel where I am
You will never come close to how I feel
You will never come close to how I feel It's true that some things have to change
I know some things have to change
It's true that some things have to change
"Expectation" I know some things have to change

Everything you ever told me could have been a lie And gazing out the window as I ascend into the
We may never have been in love sky
Stuck on thinking that there is always something
to lose But I'm the one who's left behind
Or a hit from above, a hit from above I'm the one who's left behind
I don't need what I'm holding on to, I wish I knew There is nothing that is safe
but meanwhile I know some things have to change
Yeah, I do, yeah, I do "Endors Toi"
But don't remind me of home, incase it isn't quite
the same Soothing repeat,
I look down at my feet,
It's a hypnotist's arm,
"I Don't Really Mind" And it works like a charm.
But I won't be deprived,
Shifting, shifting, shifting aloud like it makes so Real worlds, surreal life,
much difference to me Do or die,
Huffing, puffing, marching around like I know how There is time,
much better it should be Go to sleep,
I know it looks like I disagree, nine tenths of the You'll be fine.
time
In the morning you'll find,
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind Real life was such a grind.
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind Off I go, day is done
Where a new one's just begun.
Childhood puppy is old and gruff, your mother
wants to give him away
Pillar of strength was lifted off his deathbed, 3 "Apocalypse Dreams"
weeks ago today
This could be the day that we push through,
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind It could be the day that all our dreams come true,
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind For me and you,
'Til we're at the end of just another day
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind Are you too terrified to try your best?
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind Just to end up with an educated guess,
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind Like success,
But I don't really mind, but I don't really mind... Like those times you wake up mystified

Oh it feels so real in my sleep


"Be Above It" Never felt so good, so close I do with you
Until the day this could be feeling
Gotta be above it... Do you realize that I could feel it.

And I know that I gotta be above it now Everything is changing,


And I know that I can’t let them bring me down And there's nothing I can do
And I gotta bide my time as a face in the crowd My world is turning pages
While I am just sitting here
And I know that I gotta be above it now
And I know that I gotta be above it now Well, am I getting closer?
Will I ever get there?
And I gotta bide my time as a face in the crowd Does it even matter?
And I know that I gotta be above it now Do I really need it?
And I cannot let them all just bring me down Wish that I'd remember
And I'm on the outcome
This time I’m just gonna take or I’m never gonna
shake it,  (This could be the day that we push through)
I’ll just close my eyes and make so that all these Did I really want it?
little things don’t affect me now Does it really matter?
It was only yesterday...
I know that I gotta be above it now (It could be the day that all our dreams come
And I cannot let them all just bring me down true)
Didn't even know you...
This time I’m just gonna take or I’m never gonna Now I'm gonna miss you
shake it,  (Oh it feels so real in my sleep, never felt so
I’ll just close my eyes and make so that all these good, so close I do)
little things don’t affect me now
Gotta be above it... Nothing ever changes
No matter how long you do your game A beautiful girl
It's the same to everyone else Is wasting my life,
Everything is changing I'm playing a part
I guess I should want my love As somebody else,
But she'd just be excited. While trying so hard
To be myself.
I just need to hear
"Mind Mischief" Somebody say,
That this will make sense one day.
Feels like my life is ready to blow, I guess I'm alright
Me and my love we'll take it slow. But they're all doing so well,
I hope she knows that I'll love her long, What I would give
I just don't know where the hell I belong. To be under that spell...

How optimism led me astray, You'll know soon.


Two hundred things I took the wrong way.
But I saw her love gauge running low, In so many ways
I tried to fill but it overflowed. I'm somebody else
I'm trying so hard
She remembers my name To be myself.
Could be blown way out... I just need to hear
It's all going to change Somebody say
She remembers my name. That this will all make
Sense one day.
But she was only messing around,
Please, no more playing with my heart. Well it's getting late
Ooh, go with mr. right just for once! I'd better go
Oooh, no more mischief with my mind. I made it this far
As far as I know.
Then it all just came out
Guess I'll hold it in next time...
"Why Won't They Talk To Me?"
No more getting it wrong,
I'll be frozen here on. Out of the zone
If forever we'll see, Trying to see
but no more guessing for me. I'm so alone
Nothing for me
Oh, I was just so sure of everything I guess I'll go home
Ooh, that's what you get for dreaming aloud Try to be sane
Oh, the day that words are clearer to me. Try to pretend
None of it happened
Oh this old tree
"Music To Walk Home By" Lonely old me
Whoops-a-daisy
But that's only when I think of you, I thought I was happy.
Some vision that I hold on to,
You know it's everything I do, Out of the zone
You know it's everything I do. Now that I see
I don't need them
Can almost stand competing with the others And they don't need me
Can almost hear the fun that I should be having. I guess I'll go home
Instead of all this dreaming... Try to be sane
Try to pretend
But it's only when I think of you, None of it happened
The mover I could turn into, Destined to be
There must be something I can do, Lonely old me
There must be something I can do. Whoops-a-daisy
I thought I was happy.
But I just don't know
How to feel right, AAAAAH 
Why won't they talk to me? Only heart already knew
Why won't they talk to me? But there is nothing you can do
Why won't they talk to me? I just keep on lying to you,
Why won't they talk to me?
Should my cover ever blow
But I don't even care about it anyway. Would you ever let it go
I wouldn't listen to a word any of them say. There is something you should know
They just talk about themselves all day. But hell if I'd ever let it show
One day Ill be a star and they'll be sorry.
So here I am trying to be strong
It was noon and my shadow's long
"Feels Like We Only Go Backwards" I guess I'll go a day just as soon 
As I get to the end of this song,
It feels like I only go backwards baby To the end of this song,
Every part of me says "go ahead". To the end of this song,
I got my hopes up again, oh no... not again. To the end of this song,
Feels like we only go backwards darling. To the end of this song...

I know that you think, you sound You won't be alone


Silly when you call my name (my name) Take all you can
But I get it inside my head all day. Please understand
When I realize I'm just holding onto That it never really was love
The hope that maybe
Your feelings don't show... All I give are little clues
Maybe one day I'll get through
It feels like I only go backwards baby. There is nothing they could do
Every part of me says go ahead. I just keep on lying to you
I got my hopes up again, oh no... not again.
Feels like we only go backwards darling.
"Elephant"
The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no,
'Cause I decided long ago. Well, he feels like an elephant
But that's the way it seems to go when trying Shaking his big grey trunk for the hell of it
So hard to get to something real, He knows that you're dreaming about being loved
It feels... by him.

It feels like I only go backwards darling, Too bad your chances are slim
Every part of me says "go ahead".
I got my hopes up again, oh no... not again. And it's not like mister shook to get shy when
Feels like we only go backwards darlin'. they ask him who is on top
There must be something deep down in the dark
Feels like I only go backwards baby, down there
Every part of me says "go ahead".
I got my hopes up again, oh no... not again. He's not too easily scared
Feels like we only go backwards darling.
He's got friends but they got fear
Feels like I only go backwards baby, Wouldn't care too much if he just disappeared
Every part of me says "go ahead". Oh, look see there he is now coming down the
I got my hopes up again, oh no... not again. stairs
Feels like we only go backwards darling.
Here he comes

"Keep On Lying" He pulled the mirrors off his Cadillac


'Cause he doesn't like it looking like he looks back
All I give are little clues He talks like his opinion is a simple fact
Maybe one day I'll get through
There is nothing I can do Somebody grabbed his collar
I just keep on lying to you He cried the whole way home
No one been remembered a thing when they saw
I only need to say it's true him again
I'll just be here waiting till the
That's how it is 'til the end Doctor calls and then I'll let you know.
Yeah

"Sun's Coming Up"


"She Just Won't Believe Me"
All those things I ever 
But she just won't believe me,  Thought would never end
She just won't believe me I think there now all memories 
I never meant to see him  Since we ran the band
But she just won't believe me Watch the airplanes swaying, 
Coming in to land
Then my world is hanging 
"Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has In someone else’s hands
Been Anything We Could Control" And if I’ve done something, 
You have to let me go
Nothing that has happened so far has Think of me as someone, 
Been anything we could control. Someone that you know
I have just been waiting for the perfect But if I don’t hear something, 
Time to tell you I don't know. Pretty soon from now
Maybe I'm just reading into it a I’ll disconnect completely, 
Little deeper than I should. See how that works out
We would make it easy we would take
It slowly if only we could. I was a daring not much had chanced it
Oh my darling, why won’t you answer?
Elodie, Seven AM, midnight is over
Look at me, Sun's coming up now, I guess it’s over
Unless you're trying to hurt me Playing his guitar while he’s dying of cancer
Heavy blow, Oh my father, why won’t you answer?
Down I go Seven AM, midnight is over
Now I just want to let go. Suns comin’ up now, I guess it’s over

Is it right?
Is it wrong? "Led Zeppelin"
I don't know,
It's not the cause I'm fighting for Senses taking over, thought to set me free
Anymore I tried to get up but it was pouring down on me
But it sucks to keep on running. Keeps on getting deeper, desperately to be
Said there's some guy interested in dragging it
Eventually, out of me
There will be Oh, it's what I need, oh
A time for clearer thinking
For now I weep Tell me you're in love to let it show
Can't get to sleep
I try to hold a good feeling. Just making magic, I was far enough to see it
I just get one, Better than to get just what a stranger did to me
Here it comes, Is it because I love, is it because I don't, well, I
There it goes, just don't know
And we just might, Keep on asking me, darling, let me see it, keep on
Lose the fight, yeah asking
But it's alright Is there any way to let it go?
It wasn't our decision.

Nothing that has happened so far "Let It Happen"


Has been anything we could control.
I have just been waiting for the perfect  It's always around me, all this noise
Time to tell you that I know But not really as loud as the voice saying
Every man is happy until Let it happen, let it happen (It's gonna feel so
Happiness is suddenly a goal. good)
Just let it happen, let it happen
"The Moment"
All this running around
Trying to cover my shadow In the end, it's stronger than I know how to be
An ocean growing inside And I can't just spend my whole lifetime
All the others seem shallow wondering
All this running around I fell in love with the sound of my heels on the
Bearing down on my shoulders wooden floor
I can hear an alarm I don't want our footsteps to be silent anymore
Must be morning
Want them to be in the moment
I heard about a whirlwind that's coming 'round Storm clouds are closing in
It's gonna carry off all that isn't bound
And when it happens, when it happens (I'm gonna In the end, it's gone, and there's nothing left to
be holding on) do
So let it happen, let it happen But I'm still not certain just how I'm gonna feel

All this running around I only know in the moment


I can't fight it much longer And anticipation is growing
Something's trying to get out
And it's never been closer It's getting closer, oh
If my ticker fails It's getting closer
Make up some other story It's getting closer, oh
And if I never come back It's getting closer (it's right on time)
Tell my mother I'm sorry
It's getting closer (closer every day)
I will not vanish and you will not scare me It's getting closer (don't cry you'll be okay)
Try to get through it, try to bounce to it It's getting closer (closer call it a day)
All the while thinking I might as well do it It's getting closer (hold on, breathe if you can)
They be lovin' someone and I'm not that stupid It's getting closer (I'm not dead yet)
Take the next ticket to take the next train It's getting closer (it's right on time)
Why would I do it? And you wanna think that It's getting closer (breathe if you can)
[x4] It's getting closer (I'm not dead yet)
It's getting closer (right on time)
I will not vanish It's getting closer, oh
You will not scare me It's getting closer
Try to get through it
Try to push through it
"Yes I'm Changing"
You were not thinking
That I will not do it I was raging, it was late
They be lovin' someone In the world my demons cultivate
And I'm another story I felt the strangest emotion but it wasn't hate, for
Take the next ticket once
Get the next train Yes I'm changing, yes I'm gone
Why would I do it? Yes I'm older, yes I'm moving on
Anyone'd think that And if you don't think it's a crime you can come
along, with me
Life is moving, can't you see
Maybe I was ready all along
There's no future left for you and me
Oh baby, I was ready all along I was holding and I was searching endlessly
Maybe all I wanted was the sound of a memory But baby, now there's nothing left that I can do so
I was ready all along So don't be blue
There is another future waiting there for you
I saw it different, I must admit
"Nangs" I caught a glimpse, I'm going after it
They say people never change, but that's bullshit,
But is there something more than that? they do
But is there something more than that? Yes I'm changing, can't stop it now
But is there something more than that? And even if I wanted I wouldn't know how
Another version of myself I think I found, at last
And I can't always hide away "The Less I Know The Betterm"
Curse indulgence and despise the fame
There's a world out there and it's calling my name Someone said they left together
And it's calling yours, girl it's calling yours too I ran out the door to get her
It's calling yours too, it's calling yours too, it's She was holding hands with Trevor
calling yours too Not the greatest feeling ever
It's calling out for you Said, "Pull yourself together
You should try your luck with Heather"
Arise and walk, come through Then I heard they slept together
A world beyond that door is calling out for you Oh, the less I know the better
Arise and walk, come through The less I know the better
It's calling out for you
Arise and walk, come through Oh my love, can't you see yourself by my side
A world beyond that door is calling out for you No surprise when you're on his shoulder like every
night
Oh my love, can't you see that you're on my mind
"Eventually" Don't suppose we could convince your lover to
change his mind
If only there could be another way to do this So goodbye
Cause it feels like murder
To put your heart through this She said, "It's not now or never
I know I always said that I could never hurt you Wait 10 years, we'll be together"
Well this is the very very last time I'm ever going I said, "Better late than never
to [?] Just don't make me wait forever"
Don't make me wait forever
But I know that I'll be happier Don't make me wait forever
And I know you will too
Said, I know that I'll be happier Oh my love, can't you see yourself by my side?
And I know you will too I don't suppose you could convince your lover to
change his mind
Eventually
Eventually I was doing fine without ya
'Til I saw your face, now I can't erase
Wish I could turn you back into a stranger Giving in to all his bullshit
Cause If I was never in your life Is this what you want, is this who you are?
You wouldn't have to change this I was doing fine without ya
'Til I saw your eyes turn away from mine
But I know that I'll be happier Oh, sweet darling, where he wants you
And I know you will too Said, "Come on Superman, say your stupid line"
Said, I know that I'll be happier Said, "Come on Superman, say your stupid line"
And I know you will too Said, "Come on Superman, say your stupid line"

Eventually
Eventually "Past Life"

And I know just what I've got to do I was picking up a suit from the dry cleaners
And it's got to be soon Which was standard for me
Cause I know that I'll be happier Thursday, 12:30, I got a pretty solid routine these
And I know you will too days
I don't know, it just works for me
Eventually Anyway, I was leaving I was getting in my car
Eventually And I went to adjust the rearview mirror, but in
Eventually its reflection
Eventually Just for a second, I saw a figure, started to trigger
Eventually Memories of what I had learned, stopped me in
Eventually my tracks
Eventually Who was that? it was my lover, my lover, from a
past life

From a past life (feel like I saw a ghost)


From a past life (so unexpected)
From a past life (I was transfixed) Now it's like the world owes you
From a past life Walking around like everybody should know you
I want to be like we used to
Well, somewhere between a lover and a friend But now you're worried 'cause that means we'd
It was different back then lose you
Surreal, poetic so I'd say, like a bizarre chick flick And I had no idea
with a confusing end What that feeling could do to you
But I shut it down, closed it off And I could tell you've changed
The sounds and smells I made myself forget All the people around you
A cheap solution to block out a friend, but it was I used to take the long way
real Just so I could walk past your door
It just feels like a past life I used to wait outside
But I guess I won't anymore
From a past life (crazy)
From a past life (it takes a lot to trip me out) So much I want to tell you
For the first time So much I want to tell you
In a long time

So I go about my day as normal "'Cause I'm A Man"


But I can't seem to pass it off as just a random
event Like the brutal autumn sun
It consumes me It dawns on me, what have I done?
I thought I was moving on but I guess I was just Saying sorry ain't as good as saying why
switching off But it buys me a little more time
And now I see my life as the banal slog it Lost in the moment for a second time
instantly became Each fucking doubt I make, unleash a cry
And I don't know if I can go on the same I'm just pathetic, that's the reason why
But I don't wanna dig up old bones In desperation, all that you can do is ask me why
I mean, I don't even know if she has the same
phone number Cause I'm a man, woman
Who knows? Maybe she does Don't always think before I do
Cause I'm a man, woman
From a past life That's the only answer I've got for you
(I guess there's no harm in trying) Cause I'm a man, woman
From a past life Not often proud of what I choose
(What's the worst that could happen?) I'm a human, woman
For the first time A greater force I answer to
In a long time
(I tried to say it but it never came out right) Once again, as it takes a hold
Past life I am aware I'm not in control
From a past life (you're not a stranger if you're You see, I have a conscience and it's never fooled
always on my mind) But it's prone to be overruled
For the first time (I know it's late, it just didn't You wanna know what I always think I'm bind by
feel right) You never accept defeat or let it slide
In a long time But I have no voice if I don't speak my mind
My weakness is the source of all my pride, I'll tell
Hello? you why

Cause I'm a man, woman


"Disciples" Don't always think before I do
Cause I'm a man, woman
'Cause I was still unsure That's the only answer I've got for you
But it's something I'm used to Cause I'm a man, woman
And I can tell by your face I'll never be as strong as you
No one's ever been rude to you I'm a human, human
But I can tell you things A greater force I answer to
That I can't say to anyone
And you came out today
But you didn't stay very long
"Reality In Motion" No, I can just be paranoid, don't quell the desire
to know
I'm edging closer, shivers all over What was really going on, does it really fucking
It's way too real, I'm way too sober matter?
Usually they've got you covered all over Babe is all you can ask me, okay, fair play here
Lack of composure, I'm walking over we go
What will I do?
I never had a chance to I've heard those words before
Are you sure it was nothing
There's no one else around you Cause it made me feel like dying inside
Not that I was waiting, vision ever fading Never thought I was insecure, but it's pure
Heading for the deep end Didn't notice until I was in love for real
Soon as I remember, baby, I surrender And if we're gonna cross the line
I just need to breathe out Just to find what shit's happening
Decisions are approaching, reality in motion If only I could reach your mind
Oh I'd be fine, I'd be normal
Trying to be patient but I'm feeling ancient Now's my time, gonna do it
Trying to control the way that I'm facing
Suppose that I didn't care anymore And suddenly I'm the phony one
Fate can decide, I can ignore The only one with a problem
I'll just pretend that I always knew True love is bringing it out of me
That I had the chance to The worst in me, and I know now
Do you remember the time we were
There's no one else around you The time we were by the ocean
I've done all this waiting, vision ever fading I didn't care if it was day or night
Making such a promise The world was right where I wanted
Only leads to heartache, closer to an earthquake Girl I'm sorry
Talk about a heartache Babe I mean it
Try to stay in motion Babe I'm sorry

It made my heart run in circles and overflow


And I was closer than ever to letting go "New Person, Same Old Mistakes"
It made my heart run in circles in overdrive
And I was closer than ever to feeling alive [x2] I can just hear them now
"How could you let us down?"
There's no one else around you But they don't know what I found
Not that I was waiting, vision ever fading Or see it from this way around
Heading for the deep end Feeling it overtake
Soon as I remember, baby, I surrender All that I used to hate
I just need to breathe out Wonder what if we trade
Decisions are approaching, reality in motion I tried but it's way too late
Let's not think about it All the signs I don't read
Put your arms around me, I can sense you doubt Two sides of me can't agree
me When I breathe in too deep
You don't need to promise Going with what I always longed for
That only leads to heartache, closer to an
earthquake Feel like a brand new person
Talk about a heartache (But you make the same old mistakes)
All that's left to do, all that's left to do I don’t care I’m in love
All that's left to do, all that's left to do (Stop before it’s too late)
All that's left to do, all that's left to do Feel like a brand new person
All that's left to do, all that's left to do (But you make the same old mistakes)
All that's left to do, all I finally know what is love
(You don’t have what it takes)
(Stop before it’s not too late)
"Love / Paranoia" (I know there’s too much at stake)
(Making the same mistakes)
I may not be as honest as I ought to be now that And I still don’t know why it’s happening
When the walls go up, I said it didn't worry me (Stop while it’s not too late)
But it hit me like an avalanche And I still don’t know
I thank god I've been blessed with a patient mind
Finally taking flight Because what I want to happen won't happen in a
I know you don't think it's right very long time
I know that you think it's fake Now my only company's a half full glass of wine
Maybe fake's what I like
Point is I have the right It's been so long since I held your hand
I'm thinking in black and white You don't know how hard it can be
I'm thinking it's worth the fight
Soon to be out of sight
Knowing it all this time "Wander"
Going with what I always longed for
Save your fragile mama's heart,
Feel like a brand new person And though she will come for you,
(But you make the same old mistakes) But I wander
I don’t care I’m in love
(Stop before it’s too late) And I wonder,
Feel like a brand new person Just how far will you need to be,
(But you make the same old mistakes) For shaking talk so easily,
I finally know what is love For hours on end I wander,
(You don’t have what it takes) Still I don't even...know her
(Stop before it’s not too late)
Feel just like I need to be,
Man, I know that it's hard to digest Back where I was,
But baby this story ain’t so different from the rest Before I couldn't do that,
And I know it seems wrong to accept And I wander
But you've got your demons, and she's got her
regrets And I wonder,
And I know that it's hard to digest Just how far will you need to be,
A realization is as good as it gets For shaking talk so easily,
And I know it seems hard to accept For hours on end I wander,
But you've got your demons, and she's got her Still I don't even know
regrets
But you've got your demons, and she's got her How it keep a lid on me,
regrets How it keep a lid on me
How it keeps a lid on me,
Feel like a brand new person How it keeps a lid on me,
So how will I know that it's right? How it keeps a lid on me
In a new direction
So how will I know I've gone too far? And I wonder
(Stop thinking that the only option was) Just how far will you need to be,
Feel like a brand new person For shaking tough so easily,
I finally know what it's like For hours on end I wander
(Stop thinking that the only option was)
So how will I know I've gone too far? How it keeps a lid on me,
(Stop thinking that the only option was) How it keeps a lid on me (and I wonder),
And I know it's hard to describe How it keeps a lid on me (just how far will you
(Stop thinking that the only option was) need to be),
So how will I know that it's right? How it keeps a lid on me (for shaking tough so
easily),
"Half Full Glass Of Wine" How it keeps a lid on me (for hours on end I
wonder),
Said you wouldn't be home late tonight How it keeps a lid on me,
I gave up waiting at seventeen past midnight How it keeps a lid on me,
Now my only company's a half full glass of wine How it keeps a lid on me
You leave me no choice but to plot my revenge
You leave me no choice but to plot my revenge "Remember Me"

It's been so long since I held your hand Remember me, I'm the one who had your babies, ahh

You don't know how hard it can be I'm the one who had your babies, I'm the one who had your babies
Oh, remember me, I'm the one who had your babies, ahh
Remember me, I'm the one who had your babies, ahh x2 When I get up I've dreamt too long
"Forty One Mosquitoes Flying In Formation" Everything else is half as strong
I could see though, outside my head
Lazy bones and no concern sees, forty one They got it right, I got it wrong
mosquitoes flying in formation
I'm alright but my pet cockroach died of I've let too much of it slide through my fingers
starvation Fear that has fouled all the love I could bring her
Sleep till late, I won't mind if we do nothing today
Come and stay, bring your friends, who needs Shook off her optimistic hand
floor space anyway? I am too fixed on what I've planned
So do you not want me to come over? Who is the one who can't let go?
So do you not want me to come over? I will miss out, hell, don't I know

Not much we know, so off we go I've let too much of it slide through my fingers
Ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh Fear that has fouled all the love I could bring her
Ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh
Ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh I've let too much of it slide through my fingers
Fear that has fouled all the love I could bring her
The other side of the land, they like my brain, I've let too much of it slide through my fingers
they don't waste time and they don't wait Fear that has fouled all the love I could bring her
They can do what they want, as long as I don't I've let too much of it slide through my fingers
have to concentrate
Broken drums, thriving dreams, not much else
between these walls "Sundown Syndrome"
One more spliff, I am already gone but duty calls
So do you not want me to come over? Please don't get answers from eyes
So do you not want me to come over? You know that mine can't lie quite as well as
yours
Not much we know, so off we go Just let the spare moment flow
Ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh Rounding steps as I go through the open doors
Ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh, ahhh-ahhh Please don't deflate from a sigh
I'd hold still every time but I'd start to shake 
I wander around for days
"Skeleton Tiger" Wondering what I'll say when they want the truth

Now that all these walls are down, wonder what You will never know how hard I try
I'll tell you To keep from waning while waiting at the start
The depth of every touch is real as you need
You can do what you want as long But words don't do any favours for me
As the cotton is high and strong
We should be like this all the time You will never know how hard I try
For the Earth, one day will die To keep from waning while waiting at the start
The depth of every touch is real as you need
Count the number of beings you are, see how But words don't do any favours for me
long it takes you You will never know how hard I try
To keep from waning while waiting at the start
You can do what you want as long The depth of every touch is real as you need
As the cotton is high and strong But words don't do any favours for me
We should be like this all the time You will never know how hard I try
For the Earth, one day will die To keep from waning while waiting at the start
The depth of every touch is real as you need
You can do what you want as long But words don't do any favours for me
As the cotton is high and strong You will never know how hard I try
We should be like this all the time To keep from waning while waiting at the start
For the Earth, one day will die The depth of every touch is real as you need
But words don't do any favours for me

"Slide Through My Fingers"

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Metaphorical language in the lyrics enriches thematic expression by creating vivid imagery and deeper meaning. In "Elephant," metaphorical imagery of an enormous elephant emphasizes the weight of unacknowledged truths and emotional burdens . The lyrics of "Let It Happen" use metaphors such as "ocean growing inside" to evoke the overwhelming nature of internal chaos and transformation . Additionally, "Half Full Glass Of Wine" uses the metaphor of a half-full glass to symbolically represent incomplete relationships and unresolved emotional states . These metaphors deepen the listener's engagement with the song's core messages.

The lyrics present love as a complex and often challenging experience, marked by misunderstandings, unfulfilled expectations, and emotional disconnects. In "Mind Mischief," the struggle to sustain love amid personal uncertainties is evident when love is compared to a gauge needing constant adjustment . In "She Just Won't Believe Me," a lack of trust creates relational friction . Additionally, themes of longing and unresolved feelings pepper the narratives in "Half Full Glass Of Wine," where time and distance challenge love's sustainability .

The lyrics explore memory's profound influence on present emotions and decision-making by reflecting on past experiences and their emotional residues. In "Mind Mischief," memories of past love affect current emotional states, creating a longing and sense of loss . "Sun's Coming Up" depicts memories as anchors to the past, affecting one's ability to move forward and make present choices . Similarly, "Slide Through My Fingers" portrays memory as a compounding factor in missed opportunities, heightening regret and shaping future decisions .

The theme of uncertainty and introspection is prevalent throughout the lyrics with lines expressing doubt about the future, questioning one's desires, and lamenting missed opportunities. For example, in "Mind Mischief," there is a reflection on past choices and feelings of uncertainty about belonging . Similarly, "Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control" highlights feelings of powerlessness and waiting for a perfect moment that may never come . Additionally, the repeated reflection on dreams versus reality in "Slide Through My Fingers" underscores a self-critical view of missed potential .

The lyrics express the complexity of relationships through emotional contradictions, misunderstandings, and unfulfilled desires. In "Elephant," there is a juxtaposition between external perceptions and inward feelings, highlighting a dissonance between appearance and emotional reality . "Why Won't They Talk To Me?" touches on feelings of isolation and a yearning for meaningful communication, reflecting unreciprocated emotional efforts . Additionally, "Slide Through My Fingers" deals with vulnerability and the struggle between personal aspirations and fulfilling relationship duties . Each of these songs encapsulates intricate emotional experiences within relational contexts.

The concept of control, or often the lack of it, recurs in phrases that emphasize unpredictability and reliance on fate. In "Let It Happen," the suggestion to just 'let it happen' illustrates a surrender to uncontrollable forces . Similarly, "Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control" directly articulates the theme of life events being beyond personal control, relying on external and unpredictable timing . Themes of feeling powerless against life's circumstances also emerge in "Half Full Glass Of Wine" when waiting for something that won't happen soon .

Existential themes in the lyrics are depicted through reflections on the meaning of life, personal identity, and the inevitability of change. "Let It Happen" addresses existential acceptance by urging a surrender to life's unpredictable nature, acknowledging a lack of ultimate control over one's destiny . In "Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control," there is an exploration of life's inherent uncertainty and the search for purpose amid chaos . Existential introspection is also present in "Sundown Syndrome," where the continual quest for truth and self-understanding is emphasized as life progresses .

The lyrics illustrate a tension between personal identity and societal expectations by depicting the struggle to maintain authentic self-expression amid external pressures. In "Mind Mischief," societal expectations manifest in the pressure to find one's place, contrasting with personal uncertainty and introspection . This is further echoed in "Why Won't They Talk To Me?" where the protagonist's isolated state and desire to conform highlight their internal conflict . Moreover, "Sundown Syndrome" suggests the difficulty of aligning personal truth with societal perception, highlighting a disconnect between internal struggles and outward expression .

Time and change are utilized as motifs to explore philosophical ideas surrounding impermanence and growth. In "Sun's Coming Up," the passage of time is linked to inevitable changes and the end of certain life phases, suggesting a cyclic nature of experiences . In "Elephant," the presence of time underscores the transient nature of life events and the basic unpredictability of personal ambitions . The lyrics of "Let It Happen" reinforce the acceptance of change and the inevitability of time's progression, advocating for a surrender to becoming rather than fighting against it .

The lyrics portray dreaming and optimism as potentially misleading, leading to disappointment and regret. In "Mind Mischief," excessive dreaming causes confusion about belonging and expectations of love . This sentiment is mirrored in "Let It Happen," where the lyrics suggest that trying to control or resist inevitable change through dreaming or excess planning can lead to internal turmoil . Overall, dreams are depicted as ephemeral and sometimes contrast harshly with reality.

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