Tame Impala

Released: July 17, 2015

Songwriter: Kevin Parker

Producer: Kevin Parker

[Intro]
I was picking up a suit from the dry cleaners
Which is standard for me, Thursday, 12:30
I've got a pretty solid routine these days
I don't know, it just works for me
Anyway, I was leaving, I was getting in my car
And I went to adjust the rear-view mirror
But, in its reflection, just for a second
I saw a figure, started to trigger
Memories flooded back, stopped me in my tracks
Who was that? It was my lover
A lover from a past life

[Chorus]
From a past life
Feel like I saw a ghost
From a past life
So unexpected
From a past life
I was transfixed
From a past life

[Interlude]
Well, somewhere between a lover and a friend
It was different back then
Surreal, poetic but uncertain
Like a bizarre chick-flick with a confusing end
But I shut it down, closed it off
The sounds and smells I made myself forget
A cheap solution to block out regret, but it was real
It just feels like a past life

[Chorus]
From a past life
Crazy
From a past life
It takes a lot to trip me out
(I always wondered if you wanted my love)
For the first time
In a long time
(I always wondered if you wanted my love)

[Interlude]
So I go about my day as normal
But I can't seem to pass it off as just a random event
It consumes me
I thought I was moving on, but I guess I was just switching off
And now I see my life as the banal slog it instantly became
And I don't know if I can go on the same
But I don't wanna dig up old bones
I mean, I don't even know if she has the same phone number
Who knows? Maybe she does

[Chorus]
From a past life
I guess there's no harm in trying
From a past life
What's the worst that could happen?
(I only wondered if you wanted my love)
For the first time
In a long time
(I tried to say it but it never came out right)
Past life
From a past life
(You're not a stranger if you're always on my mind)
For the first time
(I know it's late, it just didn't feel right)
In a long time

[Outro]
Hello?

Tame Impala is Kevin Parker’s psychedelic rock project from Perth, Australia. Originally signed to Modular Recordings, they are now also with Interscope Records.

The band came to prominence in 2010 with the release of their debut album, Innerspeaker. Their name refers to the impala, a medium-sized antelope. They see themselves

A steady flowing psychedelic groove rock band that emphasizes dream-like melody.

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