Disciples – English Lyrics

• By: Tame Impala
• Album: The Slow Rush

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamy sounds of 'Disciples' to enhance your English listening skills! This song is perfect for learning how to express deep emotions and metaphors through rhythmic, repetitive, and hypnotic psychedelic pop melodies.

[English]

'Cause I was still unsure

But it's something I'm used to

And I can tell by your face

No one's ever been rude to you

When I could tell you things

That I can't say to anyone

And you came home today

But you didn't stay very long

...

Now it's like the world owes you

Walking around like everybody should know you

I wanna be like we used to

But now you're worried whose audience will lose you

And I had no idea

What that feeling could do to you

And I could tell you've changed

By the people around you

I used to take the long way

Just so I could walk past your door

I used to wait outside

But I guess I won't anymore

...

There's so much I wanna tell you

So long, I wanna be there

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
unsure /ʌnˈʃɔːr/ B1	adjective - not certain or confident; doubtful
rude /ruːd/ A2	adjective - offensively impolite or ill-mannered
owe /oʊ/ B1	verb - to be under an obligation to pay or repay something
audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ B2	noun - the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event
worried /ˈwɜːrid/ A2	adjective - anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
changed /tʃeɪndʒd/ A2	verb - to become different
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered as a group
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ A1	adverb - on or to the outer side or surface of something
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in the same place or condition
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
idea /aɪˈdiə/ A2	noun - a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action

Key Grammar Structures

• 'Cause I was still unsure

  ➔ Past simple of 'to be' + adjective

  ➔ Using "was" indicates a state of being in the past.

• No one's ever been rude to you

  ➔ Present perfect tense with 'ever'

  ➔ The structure "'s ever been" expresses an experience up to the present moment.

• That I can't say to anyone

  ➔ Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun 'that'

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" is implied after the noun phrase "things".

• Walking around like everybody should know you

  ➔ Participial phrase + 'like' as a conjunction

  ➔ "Walking around" acts as a modifier, while "like" introduces a subjunctive/hypothetical thought.

• I wanna be like we used to

  ➔ Used to (past habits/states)

  ➔ "Used to" describes a past situation that is no longer true.

• I had no idea what that feeling could do to you

  ➔ Noun clause as object

  ➔ The clause "what that feeling could do to you" functions as the object of "have no idea".

• I used to take the long way

  ➔ Modal verb 'used to' for repeated past action

  ➔ This indicates an action that "I" did regularly in the past but do not anymore.

• I guess I won't anymore

  ➔ Future negative with 'anymore'

  ➔ "Anymore" is used in negative sentences to indicate that a habit has stopped.