Lucidity – English Lyrics

• By: Tame Impala
• Album: InnerSpeaker

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know where you went, but I don't know how you got there

I know where you went, but I don't know how you got there

Silver tongue hill, where you talk up what I'd play down

I would speak up, but I wouldn't know what to say

Oh, to say

Lucidity, come back to me

Put all five senses back to where they're meant to be

Oh, it's hard to tell, breaks down

There is a will, there is a way

Wondering around like spare time never knew it

I might suck, fizzle or I might just float away

(Float away)

And we'll go running off tonight

High above, where we won't even

Need to reach the sky, my love

Oh, there will be a change in the air

Nobody will be anybody else

Lucidity, come back to me

Put all five senses back to where they're meant to be

Oh, where we'll go, tiptoe

Tread boldly right down to the lair.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lucidity /luːˈsɪdɪti/ C1	noun - the state of being clear-minded and fully aware.
senses /ˈsɛnsɪz/ B1	noun - the abilities to perceive and react to stimuli.
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	noun - the act or process of becoming different. verb - to make or become different.
will /wɪl/ B1	noun - determination to do something.
way /weɪ/ A1	noun - a method or direction.
tongue /tʌŋ/ A2	noun - the muscular organ in the mouth.
speak /spiːk/ A2	verb - to say words.
float /floʊt/ B1	verb - to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid.
running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ A1	verb - moving rapidly on foot.
reach /riːtʃ/ A2	verb - to be able to arrive at or touch.
air /ɛr/ A1	noun - the gaseous substance surrounding the earth.
tread /tred/ B2	verb - walk in a specified way.
boldly /ˈboʊldli/ B2	adverb - in a brave and confident manner.
lair /leər/ C1	noun - the secret place where a wild animal lives.
breaks /breɪks/ B1	verb - to separate or cause to separate into pieces.

Key Grammar Structures

• I know where you went, but I don't know how you got there

  ➔ Present Simple with 'know'

  ➔ The verb 'know' is used in the present simple tense to express a fact or certainty. Here, it indicates the speaker's knowledge about the location but not the method.

• Silver tongue hill, where you talk up what I'd play down

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'where you talk up what I'd play down' is a relative clause that describes 'Silver tongue hill'. It provides additional information about the place.

• Lucidity, come back to me

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The phrase 'come back to me' is in the imperative mood, used to give a command or make a request. Here, it expresses a desire for 'Lucidity' to return.

• There is a will, there is a way

  ➔ Present Simple with 'be'

  ➔ The verb 'be' is used in the present simple tense to express existence or a general truth. Here, it emphasizes the idea that if there is determination, a solution exists.

• High above, where we won't even need to reach the sky, my love

  ➔ Future Simple in a Relative Clause

  ➔ The phrase 'where we won't even need to reach the sky' uses the future simple tense in a relative clause to describe a future condition. It suggests a state where reaching the sky is unnecessary.