Tame Impala - Expectation (Official Audio) 

Fav tame impala track OF ALL TIME

Can we appreciate all the detail in this song? All the effects coming in and out, echoes coming and going... It's like the song washes over you

why tf is this song so underrated? im genuinely confused bc this track takes you through multiple waves of emotions. like i always find myself coming back to this masterpiece. also the riffs?? kevin is a GENIUSSSS!!

Kevin riffs are way too underrated.. Expectation, Desire be Desire go, what a guitar blast! Long Live Innerspeaker!!

In all of the universe there is nobody for me.

This songs hits differently when you listen it a 2nd time, try it

3:23 there's something about this section that gives me an emotion that I really can't describe. It's amazing

I want to fly through the cosmos and through wormholes with this playing.

4:35 This ending is an absolute banger, but in my opinion it is also one of the most heart-wrenching points on the record. I believe you're supposed to fill in the lyrics here, and you already know what they are from earlier in the song. "Every now and then, it feels like in all of the universe, there is nobody for me." It's just the same thought on loop, over and over and over again, and you know this from the bass. "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" "In all of the universe, there is nobody for me" I think it suddenly stops because Kevin has something else come up in the middle of these thoughts- like knowing he has to be somewhere, etc. It's truly saddening when you're going through a phase like this. You just feel alone and your mind won't let you get away from it. I think it gets more intense over time because that feedback loop starts to become your true belief and it overpowers you. I don't think the instrumental sounds necessarily saddening because at that point in your life it's almost an epiphany. Something you truly think wouldn't happen to you ends up happening and you just come to accept it. However in hindsight it is sad to look back on, when you end up finding your way out of that ditch. Maybe I'm just talking out of my ass, but I've listened to this song hundreds of times now and I can't help but think Kevin didn't just add in this section at the end just because he liked the melody (who knows though, this could totally be the case XD).

nothing will compare to this song and how much it means to me

Expectation is taking its toll. Kevin decided to give life lessons through Innerspeaker.

Thank you Kevin for reminding us that this masterpiece of a song still matters

This is the song that made me fall in love w tame impala, left me speechless

How is Kevin parker so good, he's like the iron man of music, a one man army, a psychedelic Jesus here as the second coming to save us with groove, if you ever get the chance to see him live take it, cant wait for him to release a new album, I need more music like it, I did just find a cool tune that kind of reminded me of tame impala, lonely gimmick - grumpy days, I like the guys other stuff as well, its like tame impala but more funky with some Hendrix guitar, worth a listen

I've listened to this album since it came out , every time I come back and listen to songs like this one its crazy the emotions the songs bring out in myself and deep connections to the past and connections to people before my time on the same mission but just before my time , as I continue on my path the only real path that matters to yourself no matter how insignificant it may seem to yourself it is still such a gift to be given a chance at life

Expectation - Lyrics: Everything you ever told me could have been a lie We may never have been in love Stuck on thinking that there is always something to lose Or a hit from above Or a hit from above I don't need what I'm holding What I'm holding on I wish I didn't know But meanwhile... Fluctuations are aching my soul Expectation is taking its toll Expectation is taking its toll 'Cause everything you ever told me could have been a lie We may never have been in love And then I would escape I'll never, ever have to see another disappointed face No one to please Every now and then, it feels like In all of the universe, there is nobody for me I told myself I wouldn't care, no I wouldn't care But when she said she'd come 'round I combed my hair, yes, I checked my hair Oh, and meanwhile... Meanwhile... Meanwhile... Fluctuations are aching my soul Expectation is taking its toll Fluctuations are aching my soul Expectation is taking its toll Fluctuation does make me feel old Expectation is taking its toll Fluctuations are aching my soul Expectation is taking its toll Fluctuations are aching my soul

“I told myself I wouldn’t care, no I wouldn’t care. But when she come around I combed my hair yes I checked my haiiiiiirrrrr” IF THAT ISN’T HIM READING MY MIND IDK WHAT IS LIFE

Ooooooffff! when we were teenagers and doing psychedelics and having existencial crisis to Innerspeaker. Good times!

This song deserves more recognition

So I'm sleep deprived for almost 76 hours now... I can see the album cover moving. Woah.

now THIS is the most underrated song by kevin

2:12 is where I ascend

2:24 It feels like in all of the universe there is nobody for me... *BRO I REALLY FEEL THAT*

Fluctuations are aching my soulllllll

this song reminds me so much of the quote what is grief if not love percervering or however you spell it

I always play this when I’m driving down a sun-soaked highway on the coast

can we all just appreciate the beats and drums in this song dope asf

i think this one consistently ranks on the top 5 on everyone's rankings for this album. its my third fav

The only Tame Impala record I have. The only Tame Impala record I need.

Innerspeaker aged like fine wine.

Kevin’s percussive rhythm on this feels like The Stone Roses in the best way

this mans music will transcend generations

Only a Tame Impala notification can interump me from listening to another Tame Impala song.

me recuerda a mis primeros días de universidad, haciendo tareas con música de fondo...sigue siendo increíble

First song I heard by him, will never forget it

That bridge and outro is always so blissful to hear

Maybe the greatest rock waltz ever.

You have to be a musical genius to come up with this. Been incredible for years.

I could have sworn there was a bass line toward the end that had the same notes as "in all of the universe there is nobody for meeeee"

that sound at 3:23 sounds like it's going directly into my brain even when I listen without headphones

This song is opening my mind 🤯😂

I'm just wondering, HOW exactly can this song be so.... like that. It just brings back all kinds of stuff...

Perfect song to my current situation. Amazing!!!😔💔

Damn. My shit.

I personally enjoy from Innerspeaker to Slow Rush as a little kid at Christmas. No matter how much I wish I had met Tame by their underground era, Kevin's sounds never fail to impress me

People know him from the less i know the better, but the real Gs know him since Expectations

I picked this album on a whim at a store to give it a try and was so pleased I went back to the store to get the rest of the albums. The cashier was thrilled to see my come back and by all the other albums since it was one of her most recent favourite band. Couldn't have been more understandable.

TAME IMPALA THANKYOU THANKYOU THANKYOU I WISH THERE WAS A SPEAKER LOUD ENOUGH TO BLAST THIS THRU THE COSMOS

this song reminds me of my ex cause I would just listen to this all the time when I was dating her and now that I listen to it I feel a sort of resonance like I'm almost back with her and I'm skating down the road snapping her and listening to this song idk I'm drunk and I'm just talking I love all you guys big tame fan here and I'm finna be on billboard in 5-6 years quote me on that.

FIRST TAME IMPALA TRACK IVE EVER HEARD. HEARD IT ON TUMBLR BACK IN 2011 AND TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND.

This song makes me remember my teenage so cleaaaarly. I love it.

Sensação que já ouvi essa música antes. Que obra de arte. Amo Kevin Parker. Amo tame impala 💥🇧🇷❤

One of my top fav Tame Impala songs. Sounds even better live 😍

Best tame impala record in my eyes. Well mixture of that and their eps before the first album. Can’t dig the newer stuff but what came after was bliss too. Never forget the 20 minute set at Leeds festival. Seen them 3 times but that time was special

Tame Impala Forever

I remember when I was tripping to this in Woodstook. Insane.

I listened to this song in my freshman year and man does it bring back so many memories. Around this time i was going through a heart break and i was struggling with my classes but i found this song and i LOVED IT. i listened to it almost every day, and just listening to it right now made me feel a feeling i never felt before, now when i listen to this song i still feel that feeling but now i also feel a feeling of nostalgia. Weirdly enough even though that was one of the roughest moments in my life i some what weirdly enjoy that time if that makes sense? I dont know but thats whats this song reminds me of, upbeat riff and beat but also with a sadder tone of lyrics exactly how my life was going at that time. This song is a song i love with all my heart, an absolute classic 🫶

*tame impala needs more attention, this is freaking gold*

Omg this is simply magic

The best album for me ❤

Release vital signs kev

this song is amazing

Beautiful

This will always be my favorite song... always

One of the greatest

Hands down my favorite song from them

thank you tame impala for blessing my ears daily!

Favorite song

Best TI track of all time! Incredible

This gives off a lot of Beatles vibes

Me encanta 🤩❤️

The outro to this song is amazing

I love this song so much, it's my favorite Tame Impala track.

Fav 🖤

finally saw this one live earlier this year!!

Woooo visuals slap as always

Great album

Now this one is GOLD

you guys are the best

FAAAAV 💗

Love this sooooong

ooomg this song will save my year

Amazing

one of my favorite songs kevins made ❤️❤️

top 30 greatest song(s) ever made!

Love it

what a beautiful song, it feels like it suits my loving live. How this song could be that nice and sad at the same time?

AMOOOO

Thank you for providing the soundtrack for 2020. 😉 Great song.

Loving these especially since we can't see Kev in concert... yet 🎶

FINALLY!

underrated banger

Phenomenal. 😌

Me sigue encantando cómo la primera vez 💜💜💜 Love it 💜💜💜💜💜💜

so goood

One of the greatest outros ever

this song feels something inside me

Best song on the album by far.

goated song

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