Reality In Motion
Surrendering to Life's Currents: Tame Impala's Reality In Motion
Lyrics
I'm edging closer, shivers all over
Feeling increasingly closer with sensations of shivers running throughout the body
It's way too real, I'm way too sober
The situation or experience feels extremely genuine, but the individual feels excessively sober or aware
Usually they've got you covered all over
Normally, there are safeguards or protections in place, but they seem inadequate
Lack of composure, I'm walking over
A lack of control over emotions or behavior, walking over a situation in a state of disarray
What will I do?
Expressing uncertainty about future actions or decisions
I never had a chance to
Reflecting on never having had an opportunity
There's no one else around you
A sense of solitude, absence of others around
Not that I was waiting, vision ever fading
Not expecting anyone, losing sight or clarity of a vision or goal
Heading for the deep end
Approaching a critical or intense situation
Soon as I remember, baby, I surrender
Upon recalling something, the individual is ready to give in or yield
I just need to breathe out
Seeking a moment to relax or release tension
Decisions are approaching, reality in motion
Important choices or moments are imminent, life is moving forward
Trying to be patient, I'm feeling ancient
Struggling to remain calm or patient, feeling old or ancient
Trying to control but the wave that I'm facing
Attempting to manage or influence a challenging situation
Suppose that I didn't care anymore
Considering the possibility of not caring anymore
Fate can decide, I can ignore
Belief that destiny can determine outcomes, contemplating ignoring it
I'll just pretend that I always knew
Choosing to pretend always knowing a particular truth or outcome
That I had the chance to
Reflecting on a missed opportunity
There's no one else around you
Similar sense of solitude, absence of others around
I've done all this waiting, vision ever fading
After enduring a period of waiting, losing sight or clarity of a vision or goal
Making such a promise
Expressing that making promises often leads to heartache
Only leads to heartache, closer to an earthquake
Committing to something might bring pain, likening it to an impending disaster
Talk about it highly
Talking about a subject in a positive light or with praise
Try to stay in motion
Attempting to keep moving forward despite challenges
It made my heart run in circles and overflow
An experience causing the heart to race in confusion and overflow with emotions
And I was closer than ever to letting go
Close to relinquishing control or giving up
It made my heart run in circles in overdrive
Feeling an intense rush of emotions, almost reaching a heightened state of existence
And I was closer than ever to feeling alive
Closest to feeling fully alive than ever before
It made my heart run in circles and overflow
A recurring experience of the heart racing and overflowing with emotions
And I was closer than ever to letting go
Almost at the brink of letting go or surrendering control
It made my heart run in circles in overdrive
A repetition of feeling intense emotions and being in overdrive
And I was closer than ever to feeling alive
Being extremely close to feeling completely alive
There's no one else around you
A continuation of the feeling of solitude or absence of others
Not that I was waiting, vision ever fading
Not expecting anyone, losing sight or clarity of a vision or goal
Heading for the deep end
Approaching a critical or intense situation
Soon as I remember, baby, I surrender
Upon recalling something, the individual is ready to give in or yield
I just need to breathe out
Seeking a moment to relax or release tension
Decisions are approaching, reality in motion
Important choices or moments are imminent, life is moving forward
Let's not think about it
Proposing not to dwell on the situation or overthink it
Put your arms around me, I can sense you doubt me
Encouraging physical closeness despite sensing doubt from the other person
You don't need to promise
Advising against making promises due to potential heartache
That only leads to heartache, closer to an earthquake
Warning that making commitments could lead to emotional turmoil, likening it to an earthquake
Talk about it highly
Talking positively or highly about a subject
All that's left to do, all that's left to do
Implying there's nothing else to be done or decided
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