Hyperreal – English Lyrics

• By: Flume, Kučka
• Album: Skin

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the experimental soundscape of Flume's “Hyperreal” featuring the ethereal vocals of Kučka. This track offers a unique opportunity to delve into the nuances of electronic music production and lyrical interpretation. For language learners, Kučka's clear yet emotive delivery provides an excellent chance to practice listening comprehension, while the song's themes of reality and perception spark engaging conversations.

[English]

We pulled into the back road

Shimmering this way for

Wearing out its course end I could only dream about

What is it and why do, it's white noise

All seems so clear

Let it wash over me

Don't deserve it

Visions of hyperreal

...

All seems so clear

Let it wash over me

Don't deserve it

Visions of hyperreal

...

Rising from the vapour, misted, patterns, voices left behind

From the vapour, misted, patterns, can we stay a while?

Guess I'm sick of things being the same

Doesn't have to be everyday, never change

Just recycling things I thought were true when I was younger

But I'm moving on, I should've listened, oh

The splinters left me blind, I had to change my mind

But constantly, it all seems so clear

Let it wash over me

Don't deserve it

Visions of hyperreal

Let it wash over me

Don't deserve it

Visions of hyperreal

...

Voices left behind

Rising from the vapour mist

Can we stay a while?

...

Key Grammar Structures

• We pulled into the back road

  ➔ Phrasal Verb "pull into" + Past Simple

  ➔ The phrase "pulled into" is a **phrasal verb** meaning to drive or move a vehicle into a place. "pulled" is in the **Past Simple tense**, indicating a completed action in the past.

• Let it wash over me

  ➔ Causative Verb "let"

  ➔ The verb "let" is used here as a **causative verb**, meaning to allow or permit something to happen. The structure is "let + object + base form of the verb" ("wash"). The speaker is allowing an experience to "wash over" them.

• Rising from the vapour, misted, patterns, voices left behind

  ➔ Participles as Adjectives (Present & Past Participles)

  ➔ "Rising" is a **present participle** acting as an adjective, describing something that is ascending. "misted" and "left behind" are **past participles** acting as adjectives, describing patterns that are covered in mist and voices that are forgotten or abandoned.

• Guess I'm sick of things being the same

  ➔ Gerund after Preposition + Idiomatic Expression

  ➔ The **gerund** "being" is used after the preposition "of". The phrase "sick of" is an **idiomatic expression** meaning to be annoyed or bored by something to the point of wanting it to stop.

• Doesn't have to be everyday, never change

  ➔ Negative Obligation (doesn't have to) + Imperative (never change)

  ➔ "Doesn't have to" expresses a **lack of necessity or obligation**, meaning it is not required. "never change" is an **imperative** used to give a strong command or advice, often implying a desire for things to remain constant.

• Just recycling things I thought were true when I was younger

  ➔ Implied Relative Clause + Gerund

  ➔ There is an **implied relative pronoun** (e.g., "that" or "which") before "I thought", forming a relative clause "things (that) I thought were true". "recycling" is a **gerund** functioning as a noun or adverbial, referring to the act of reusing old ideas.

• But I'm moving on, I should've listened, oh

  ➔ Modal Verb of Regret (should have + past participle)

  ➔ "should've listened" (should have listened) is a **modal verb structure** used to express regret or criticism about a past action or inaction. It indicates that the speaker now believes a different action would have been better.

• The splinters left me blind, I had to change my mind

  ➔ Causative Verb "leave" + Past Obligation "had to"

  ➔ "left me blind" uses "leave" as a **causative verb**, meaning to cause someone to be in a certain state. "had to change" expresses **past obligation or necessity**, indicating that the speaker was compelled to change their opinion or decision.