The Moment – English Lyrics

• By: Tame Impala
• Album: The Slow Rush

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the dreamy world of Tame Impala with 'The Moment.' This song is a perfect gateway for English learners to explore poetic expressions of time and existence, all while experiencing the lush, atmospheric sounds of modern psychedelic rock.

[English]

In the end, it's stronger than I know how to be

And I can't just spend my whole lifetime wondering

I fell in love with the sound of my heels on the wooden floor

I don't want our footsteps to be silent anymore

Want them to be in the moment

...

Storm clouds are closing

...

...

In the end it's coming, there's nothing left to do

But I'm still not certain just how I'm gonna feel

I'll only know in the moment

Anticipation growing

It's getting closer

...

Ooh, it's getting closer

...

It's getting closer (I'm not ready)

Ooh, it's getting closer (I need a little more time)

...

It's getting closer (closer every day)

(Don't cry, we'll be okay)

Ooh, it's getting closer (closer, wall of the dam)

(Hold on, and breathe if you can)

It's getting closer (closer, I'm not ready)

Ooh, it's getting closer (I need a little more time)

(Breathe if you can)

It's getting closer (I'm not ready yet)

Ooh, it's getting closer (I need a little more time)

It's getting closer

...

Ooh, it's getting closer

...

Key Grammar Structures

• In the end, it's stronger than I know how to be

  ➔ Comparative adjectives with 'than' + infinitive of ability

  ➔ The structure "stronger than" is used for comparisons, followed by "how to be" to express a specific ability or state of being.

• I can't just spend my whole lifetime wondering

  ➔ Verb + Object + Gerund (-ing form)

  ➔ The verb "spend" is followed by a duration (my whole lifetime) and a gerund ("wondering") to describe how time is occupied.

• I don't want our footsteps to be silent anymore

  ➔ Want + object + infinitive

  ➔ The structure "want" + "our footsteps" (object) + "to be" (infinitive) allows the speaker to express a desire for someone or something else to act or change.

• Storm clouds are closing

  ➔ Present Continuous for near future / current progression

  ➔ The phrase "are closing" uses the present continuous to describe an event that is in the process of happening or about to happen.

• I'm still not certain just how I'm gonna feel

  ➔ Future intention ('gonna') and adverb placement

  ➔ "Gonna" is a colloquial contraction of "going to" used for future intentions, placed after the interrogative phrase "how".

• It's getting closer

  ➔ Comparative adjective ('closer') indicating gradual change

  ➔ The combination of "getting" + "closer" (comparative) expresses a process of change where something is increasingly near.

• I need a little more time

  ➔ Quantifier ('a little more') with uncountable noun

  ➔ "A little more" is a quantifier used before an uncountable noun ("time") to express a small, additional amount.

• Breathe if you can

  ➔ Conditional sentence type 1 (First conditional)

  ➔ This is a simple conditional structure using "if" + "can" (modal verb) to propose an action depending on a condition.