It Is Not Meant to Be
Tame Impala Lyrics

And in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move

And she doesn't like the friends that I make
Doesn't make friends for friendship's sake
She just gets bored sitting by the lake
Her soul won't surface and her heart won't ache
And I boast that it is meant to be

But, in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move

And I thought they could cure his disease
But, in all honesty, he didn't have a hope in hell
Now we'll never see him move

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kevin Parker

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

jon favreau

7w↑466

It Is Not Meant To Be - Lyrics:

I wanted her, I wanted her
But she doesn't like the life that I lead
She doesn't like the life that I lead
Doesn't like sand stuck on her feet
Or sitting around smoking weed
I must seem more like a friend in need
And I boast that it is meant to be
But, in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And she doesn't like the friends that I make
Doesn't make friends for friendship's sake
She just gets bored sitting by the lake
Her soul won't surface and her heart won't ache
And I boast that it is meant to be
But, in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And I thought they could cure his disease
But, in all honesty, he didn't have a hope in hell
Now we'll never see him move

Sude Ray Cyrus

7w↑22

I wanted her, I wanted her
But she doesn't like the life that I lead
She doesn't like the life that I lead
Doesn't like sand stuck on her feet
Or sitting around smoking weed
I must seem more like a friend in need
And I boast that it is meant to be
But, in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And she doesn't like the friends that I make
Doesn't make friends for friendship's sake
She just gets bored sitting by the lake
Her soul won't surface and her heart won't ache
And I boast that it is meant to be
But, in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell
I'm happy just to watch her move
And I thought they could cure his disease
But, in all honesty, he didn't have a hope in hell
Now we'll never see him move

All comments from YouTube:

Walter

7w↑1.1K

Kev you can’t keep doing this forever, you are bound to run out of old songs to repost. You’ll be forced to repost the Borderline single version, and we know you don’t want that

Isaac Díaz

DUDE HAHAHAHA 💀💀💀

WireHanga

nervously chants gotta be above it, gotta be above it, gotta be above it

Nightfold

6w↑1

@Jamie Bryon It's the new version, not the old Single one...

King Kunta

Ha ha

Jamie Bryon

@arda demirci oh shit you're right!

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Mano Camelo

7w↑812

This album is like a fine wine, every year is getting better.

Agustin Soave

@Andi Deković No, Innerspeaker was realeased on 2010. So the song has, at least, ten years.

Birgit Riedinger-Dippel

6w↑1

yes. But I loved it form the first moment on;)))))

Andi Deković

6w↑1

This song is 7 years old

Mano Camelo

@Vicentijo Kpri what you mean mate?

Mark Gregory

MrTHICCNut fitting pfp

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Tileh Pacbro

6w↑17

😍

SonkoYT

7w↑337

Let me act like I haven't heard this before.

darwis

Haven't listened to tame impala in a while,this showed up in my recommendation and i just went 'why not?'

Amy K

6w↑1

@Stefan Lapointe wow you're so lucky 😅

Mitch Aser

george colmenares desire be desire go is one my favorite tame songs

george colmenares

6w↑2

Stefan Lapointe listen to Expectation and Runway, Houses, City, Clouds. My two favourites

Nathan Leray

6w↑3

@Stefan Lapointe same, kinda forgot this album existed

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Little Leonard

7w↑428

it’s over, Kevin Parker has collected the four infinity albums

bryan montilla folrez

@doneyes the self-tittled?

doneyes

6w↑3

@Kavon Campbell 2008's EP, Tame Impala? It's on Spotify

Kavon Campbell

7w↑2

@Marco Cardia sometimes the internet is better than life...

Marco Cardia

7w↑2

@Kavon Campbell i found this it may be what your looking for

https://youtu.be/xbimqyduACU

Kavon Campbell

7w↑10

Yes somebody notices I'm genuinely waiting for that very first ep that I know exist and can't find it anywhere

jon favreau

7w↑466

Dheeraj Kumar Sehgal

4w↑1

My life is more sad than this song ;-;

Savannah Cordon

5w↑1

Thanks 🙏🏽

tom shahar

6w↑1

Thank you🙏❤️

Lorenzo 1996

6w↑2

jon favreau

6w↑2

rin d cheers , I like yours!

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Collin Langham

7w↑477

“Doesn’t like sand stuck on her feet or sitting around smoking weed”
It’s Not Meant to Be

Collin Langham

@Parzival it was Melody saying his wife is what this song is about, but she could be talking about Why don’t you make up your mind not this song, idk idk Kev’s sex life

Parzival

6w↑2

Can someone please tell me what this “Juan Cast” person said and then deleted that was so mind-blowing? Because now I’m curious.

David Railey

Thanks for the reminder

gusZ77

@Juan Cast Not sure how that proved he married the girl in the song. What I did see was that link spoke of Melody Prochet not his wife Sopfie Lawerence. https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/apj2m3/tame_impalas_kevin_parker_married_his_girlfriend/

Collin Langham

Beep Bop Melody’s Echo Chamber said that, Kelvin’s ex. Ya know the song could still be about someone else, Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind could be about her and this one about another woman

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FIZ MUSIC

7w↑199

EVERYBODY GANGSTA’ TIL’ KEVIN DROPS INNERSPEAKER ONE MORE TIME

Youness AitMhawad

he never dropped it on youtube so...

Pete Sahot

7w↑304

Everything began here, long way since.

Pete Sahot

@Lucas actually he began in "dee dee dums" but this is the first song in the first album, somehow it's the begining of something haha doesn't it?

Flower

6w↑3

It doesn’t matter that the EPs came first, they’re not that great compared to this album.

NIC

7w↑3

and its like no not really

Lucas

7w↑1

Yeah you definitely haven’t been listening since IS if you think its where Kevin started lmao

Jake T

This was the first big step to greatness

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Non Commentary Gamer

7w↑184

My god this album is timeless

Duncan Gagnon

100%

Kenny mccormick

Ikrr

Josh Bridges

7w↑2

It’s barely 10 years old

Eve Marie Erro Drummond

7w↑2

Ok im now officially your fan. I see you everywhere!

Barba's Music Zone

7w↑62

Whoever disliked this has only heard the Less I Know the Better / Justin Timberlake mash-up.

Dheeraj Kumar Sehgal

Trevor gang did that

Taasin Bin Hossain Alvi

lol 😂

Bad1an

7w↑184

2010: she doesn’t like kevin’s life
2020: married

Levi Cupra

Vreta Spetova yes they created some very very beautiful music together

Vreta Spetova

6w↑1

@Levi Cupra just to make it clear i was not talking about ten years from 2010 to 2020 but about high school times.. i saw pic of Kev and Sophie on reddit and they say its circa about 2004.. And they got back about those 10years later yeah and they got married a lot later of course.. And yeah i know as you say i dont think this one is about Melody at all as she was clearly seen enjoying weed :) it would be nice to have a song about melody on innerspeaker but honestly i dont feel like there is one about her those are very very old songs..I feel like the most songs about her are on currents.. I prefer Melody she is like tame impala in woman body and got beautiful voice and appearance..and it hurts me that they broke up but i am accepting the fact Sophie was first love... We dont know why melody break up with kev if it was sophie the reason or absolutely not..

Levi Cupra

6w↑1

they got back together in 2014. they went together in highschool i think and kev was 24 when he released innerspeaker. i guess we’ll never know which songs are about who until we get to lonerism. in the innerspeaker movies tho melody is seen but melody couldn’t have been the one who doesn’t like sitting around smoking weed because there’s a pic of her smoking a j on her apple music page. however, she may’ve changed in 10 years

Vreta Spetova

@Inginer de muls lapteAm I wasting my time living in my head You'll be sorry when I make up mine instead

Inginer de muls lapte

6w↑1

@Vreta Spetova give me a signnnn

9 More Replies...

Daisy

7w↑286

Kevin Parker: How many daily uploads do you want?
Fans: yes

Outrjs

7w↑60

If the title read lost Beatles recording, I would totally believe.

No Big Ideas

@Parzival eh, I absolutely disagree but I understand the love for ringo.

Parzival

@No Big Ideas
This is nowhere close to some of the stuff Ringo did.

No Big Ideas

Jj Dunlap i love ringo as much as the next drummer but cmon man, this is just in a whole other league

Jj Dunlap

6w↑2

@No Big Ideas maaaaybe. You should listen to more ringo

Jiovany Munoz

6w↑1

For real

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Avenge Marvel

7w↑42

This song has been in my heavy rotation lately, and here it suddenly reappears. And, oddly enough, i just found out that the cover image for this album was taken in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, which is where im from. Amazing how the universe intersects

Matthew Allen

This album cover has made me want to visit your beautiful home for years. One day I will travel to the Rocky Mountains!

Duncan Gagnon

Synchronicities

Kaveh Hodjat

7w↑69

Possibly the greatest bass line of all time

kyciousness ю

The lemon song by Led Zeppelin

• tame impala enthusiast •

was my second song to learn on bass and i could play it over and over. never gets old!!

Michelangelo Oliver

6w↑3

Beat it by MJ and New Person, Same Mistakes >>>

Elra Beechum

I got in a big fight with my friend over its similarity to the riff from 'Apache (Jump On It)' by the Sugarhill Gang, then we just agreed that it's just too juicy to fight over haha

CARACALLA

7w↑49

Member hearing this album for the first time? I Member.

Kelly Lauren

6w↑1

Hahhaha i too love south park and tame impala. What a niche society you have established. I member.

Jay Gupta

6w↑3

Member 🍇

Cartman E

6w↑2

Member the battle of Hoth?

Connor J. Mc

It was like a year ago this time. I was getting into tame and the doors. Beautiful record. The last joy before covid hit lol

Memba Chewbacca

Ohh I luv 2 member InnerSpeaker

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TEA_HC

7w↑41

The first time I listened to this album was when I took LSD for the first time, needless to say it was a beautiful life changing experience. This album hold’s many special memories for me.

Gruff46

@의국황충 yeah heard Let it happen for my first time while I was on LSD + weed. It was insane

의국황충

proper usage of this band

Julian Garnica

i want to try that so hard.

Gruff46

@Мистер Фиш w h a t

BoliTePicka

@Мистер Фиш pusti ga!

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lmao420daniel

7w↑35

songs like these by tame impala were eyes opening a few years back when i first listened.. it was beautiful and made me a different person, it really did change my life.
all the memories with kevins songs, its as if the ears could see all the beauty of this world at once, without it being overwhelming
your tunes still hit me deeply to this day

lots of love to you girl, you taught me so much i will always miss you unimaginably :)

Briana Osuna

7w↑38

INSTINCTIVELY, I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NEW SONG LMAO 🤣

Swiggy

Parker doesn't write like this any more... He wants to be Michael Jackson...

Liam O'Hara

7w↑68

Oh man what’s happened now that innerspeaker is being reuploaded too

Liam O'Hara

6w↑1

JEC oh sick

JEC

7w↑30

Tenth anniversary

Álvaro Rubio

7w↑5

My favourite Tame Impala song period this makes me happy and depressed at the same time.

Mammer

7w↑31

Best song on innerspraker no question

Isac Bonilla

ALTER EGO!

Oteng Debrah

Right after Lucidity

rxm

6w↑1

ok but the bold arrow of time / expectation / jeremy's storm?

• tame impala enthusiast •

not runway houses city clouds being one of the best psychedelic songs, i respect your opinion tho ig💀

Victor V.

Ok but 'Solitude Is Bliss' and 'Why Won't You Make Up Your Mind'

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Josh K

7w↑21

This album will forever be a masterpiece.

Augusto Falcon

7w↑19

Wait, It is Not Meant To Be?

Never has been.

GlaSs Purrple

MC Ride

7w↑19

feels like we only go backwards.

Tyler Merritt

7w↑14

Next thing I want is for the unreleased songs like Vital Signs and When the Feelings in the Core to get dropped

Micah Chambers

Or freaking Led Zepplin, such an underrated track

Pseudosatire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywLZlvi6Tw8

Peralta Santos Sandro

7w↑14

"I don't have a hope in hell"

szeartur

7w↑22

Can we just talk about how genius tame impalas album covers are

S K

7w↑3

Innerspeaker is an another dimension

Jhon Candia

7w↑3

Innerspeaker, a masterpiece.

Daniel Ortiz

7w↑25

Just had a break up and this is definitely what's meant to be

sophia hastings

@Emilio h Thank you 🙏

Emilio h

6w↑1

Sending love to all of you. I hope you find strength in the potential of change

MillerIndustriesInc

6w↑1

@sophia hastings Thanks :)

sophia hastings

6w↑1

@MillerIndustriesInc Thank you so much I really appreciate that. Same to you man. We won't feel like this forever, nothings permanent.

MillerIndustriesInc

6w↑1

@sophia hastings sending good vibes

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Rodolfo Vazquez

7w↑8

freddie mercury left us wanting more, please kevin take care of yourself so that you continue to make many people happy until your last breath.

She Pisces

7w↑9

I was cleaning the house one day, as I listened to a music station on the t.v. This song came on and by the time he sang " But in all honesty, I don't have a hope in hell", I was hooked! I loved the melody and wanted to give him a warm fluffy hug. Still to this day, this is my favorite song by Tame Impala. 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿🤗💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿🤗💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿🤗

Azra Uzun

6w↑4

It’s like every time you listen his music it just gets better

Celestial Draconis

7w↑12

Penguins have knees.

Sude Ray Cyrus

7w↑22

Halil İbrahim

Tame, come to Turkey and wake up Anatolian Rock like 60s.

Joseph Mallett

6w↑3

This sounds like the modern day beatles :)

Dozybunn

7w↑2

So happy to see you posting the official audio for Innerspeaker songs now. Lots of new fans that probably haven't checked it out yet will get introduced to it now! Innerspeaker really deserves it.

Jake T

7w↑2

One of the greatest ballads ever composed

Alan DEl villar

7w↑5

I remember hearing this back in 2011. I found it while I was candy flipping (on advice a friend gave me because I was severely depressed) I was browsing YouTube and randomly found an upload and this was the track. I was blown away by it and it put me into a state of mind of sheer bliss. Even though it wasn’t exactly a song to help with my girl problems, I was just happy to watch “her move” and made me realize it wasn’t meant to be even if I tried to boast her love for me that wasn’t there. Love you Kevin Parker and will always be a fan. It’s like being a proud dad. Went from having 15k views total in YEARS to over a million in a week❤️🥺

Eternalism

This song inspired me to create a form of smartphone audio-visual art, years ago. In the artistic state of consciousness, I painted the shrinkwrap with luminescent gel ink with an ink brush, then videocammed, moving the camera around with this song in the background. As I changed the framing of the ink blob shapes, different fantastic images were brought out in the scene. I then texted the vid to friends. Since then, I've continued to work in this smartphone A-V format.
The bass sounds like the Dukes of Stratosphear's song "You're My Drgg".

lona

6w↑12

excuse me, im just gonna say that

borderline single version

MARISSA MORALES

6w↑2

i really needed to hear this song. wow. crazy how life works

Indigo LBM

7w↑4

One of Tame Impalas best songs! Long Live Kevin Parker!!

IsaLove We

7w↑1

Just pressed play, walking in the rain; restart then go.

Pratik Chaudhry

6w↑6

PERFACT TIME. PERFACT SONG.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE !!!

Talent

6w↑6

This song reminds of simpler and good times. The nostalgia is real

Lewiss Button

7w↑5

Innerspeaker :underrated album

For Your Consideration

6w↑1

Maybe now the new fans can hear their masterpieces

Corse

7w↑17

ayy, innerspeaker time

Laura Migné

7w↑2

I'm glad that this album saw me growing up for the last 10 years

Thibaut Snt

7w↑3

I hope something good is on the way

Íris Baptista

7w↑4

slow rush b sides, i hope!!

blashuvec

7w↑2

BEST KEVIN PARKER DRUMMING

MrPaisley

7w↑1

finally the innerspeaker family comes together again

Gabriel Webster

7w↑1

4:03 Essa Música é uma viagem! Obrigado Kevin!

Fabrizio Zorzella Franco

kevinho um deusinho sagradinho

berbletov

Does anyone else get major Beatles vibes from this?

huge pooper

7w↑1

Tame impala is the only band who is living in the 70's vibe! Totally love it

Life goes on

7w↑1

The album where everything start for Impala

António Mendes

7w↑1

just one Word: AMAZING

Achraf Boukerrou

6w↑1

If they don't play Tame Impala at my funeral, I'm not coming.

k1001001

7w↑3

I remember I was driving with a friend in 2010 and he put this on. I said, "what is this, a lost Beatles album?" He said "Tame Impala." Been a fan ever since.

Renée

7w↑1

This is when and where the magic started. Kevin's talent knows no bounds!
🎶

Sebastian Mejia

7w↑2

This is one of my all-time favourites from Tame Impala, I love so much how they sounded here and in Lonerism. This was real psychedelic rock. Now they're electro pop :/

Small Potatoe

7w↑1

The expression of the music defines it

Father Gains

7w↑1

Some people don't give Innerspeaker the appreciation it deserves !! Miss this sound

AstronomyGeekPlays

Me: Why haven't you made any new songs recently?
Kevin: It's not meant to be

Anne

7w↑1

Só ladeira abaixo mermão

Ballistic

7w↑2

Such a good opening track for such a good album.

iheartale

6w↑3

Internally screaming

Lorenzo 1996

6w↑2

Kindaweeboish

Without A Name

7w↑2

My last wish is listen to this song on a concert again <3

davide

"she just gets bored sitting by the lake" damn...

Johnny 182

7w↑1

relationship ended this week after 5 years, it wasn't meant to be anymore. 🖤🤘

simon kukac

7w↑2

still one of my fav songs from their records!

Connor J. Mc

7w↑1

I love innerspeaker it’s literally a perfect record 😸 Kevin is god

Nick Spratt

6w↑3

The heart swells when these sounds flow.

Amberina Nava

6w↑1

love this song but heard this recently on shrooms and man... 🤯 and lyrics are kinda sad :/

Ben

6w↑1

Anyone else here tripping with his music?

D H

6w↑1

This has been my laptops wallpaper since 2013, and every time I look at it, I get teleported back to the moment I first heard this song play. So surreal.

G.I. Jake

6w↑1

These guys peaked a long time ago.

Michelle Cox McCartney

It's John Lennon singing "only a northern song" 😂♥️ love it!!!

Scott Rockhold

That song was sung by George:)

Lolaxo Jr

7w↑1

Never clicked so fast in my life

nighT π

7w↑2

Ahhh... innerspeaker the BEST my fav album

Ben Doverson

7w↑1

once you know the meaning behind this song it is incredibly incredibly sad

lostinspace_

7w↑1

Innerspeaker re-uploads let's go!!!

pinapple flavored lemons

7w↑2

I’ve never clicked a video so fast! I love this song!

Człowiek Drzewo

7w↑2

Psychedelic goodness!

Frank Arellano Juárez

7w↑6

this song gives me more life

Victor Wayne

7w↑1

Innerspeaker remains the best album, in my opinion. 💜

Carlos The Yveltal

7w↑6

We are back to the 2010s yeah!

Vishav Kishore

6w↑1

The opening 23 secs of this song are drugs

Keyvan Le Roux

sounds a bit like the Beatles after they started taking LSD

Chocotaco64

7w↑1

One of the best album openers to an amazing album

Miguel Zurc

6w↑1

Gosto assim, muito bom

Daniel Ojaaru

7w↑3

Always come back to this song, it's like where it all began for me

Psychedelic Pain

"I''m happy just to watch her move" is my life motto haha

Google User

7w↑1

Did innerspeaker reach a milestone too?

Johana

7w↑1

this again? let me listen tho 😜

Malachi Premej

7w↑1

Am I the only one who gets beach cruising vibes of this?

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