Released: December 1, 2010
Songwriter: Kevin Parker
Producer: Kevin Parker
[Verse 1]
Everything you ever told me could have been a lie
We may never have been in love
Stuck on thinking that there is always something to lose
Or a hit from above
Or a hit from above
I don't need what I'm holding
What I'm holding on, I wish I didn't know
[Pre-Chorus]
But meanwhile...
[Chorus]
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Expectation is taking its toll
'Cause everything you ever told me could have been a lie
We may never have been in love
[Verse 2]
And then I would escape
I'll never, ever have to see another disappointed face
No one to please
Every now and then, it feels like
In all of the universe, there is nobody for me
I told myself I wouldn't care, no I wouldn't care
But when she said she'd come 'round
I combed my hair, yes I checked my hair
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh and meanwhile, meanwhile, meanwhile...
[Chorus]
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuation does make me feel old
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Everything you ever told me could have been a lie
We may never have been in love
Stuck on thinking that there is always something to lose
Or a hit from above
Or a hit from above
I don't need what I'm holding
What I'm holding on, I wish I didn't know
[Pre-Chorus]
But meanwhile...
[Chorus]
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Expectation is taking its toll
'Cause everything you ever told me could have been a lie
We may never have been in love
[Verse 2]
And then I would escape
I'll never, ever have to see another disappointed face
No one to please
Every now and then, it feels like
In all of the universe, there is nobody for me
I told myself I wouldn't care, no I wouldn't care
But when she said she'd come 'round
I combed my hair, yes I checked my hair
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh and meanwhile, meanwhile, meanwhile...
[Chorus]
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuation does make me feel old
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
Expectation is taking its toll
Fluctuations are aching my soul
more tracks from the album
Innerspeaker (Collector’s Edition)
- Solitude Is Bliss
- Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind?
- I Don’t Really Mind
- Lucidity (Pilooski Remix)
- Canyons Sunrise Reprise
- Jeremy’s Storm
- Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind? (Erol Alkan Rework)
- Island Walking
- 30 Minutes with Mathew Saville
- Solitude Is Bliss (Mickey Moonlight T.A.M Remix)
- The Bold Arrow of Time
- Wander
- It Is Not Meant To Be
- Half Full Glass Of Wine
- Desire Be Desire Go
- Expectation
- Runway, Houses, City, Clouds
- Alter Ego
- Lucidity
- Sundown Syndrome
- Remember Me
- 41 Mojitos (Canyons Poolside Dub)
From the albums
- Innerspeaker (2010)
- Innerspeaker (Collector’s Edition) (2011)
Tame Impala popular songs
- The Less I Know the Better
- New Person, Same Old Mistakes
- Let It Happen
- Yes I’m Changing
- Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
- Borderline
- Eventually
- ’Cause I’m a Man
- Posthumous Forgiveness
- Love/Paranoia
- Lost In Yesterday
- The Moment
- Elephant
- Breathe Deeper
- Past Life
- It Might Be Time
- Patience
- Mind Mischief
- Is It True
- Disciples
- Reality in Motion
- Nangs
- Apocalypse Dreams
- On Track