Lyrics of
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards

Feels Like We Only Go Backwards by Tame Impala, written by Kevin Parker, echoes feelings of frustration and stagnation within a relationship. Parker has commented that the song came about quickly and naturally, with the arrangement and melody coming to him almost instantaneously.

It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says go ahead
I got my hopes up again, oh no not again
Feels like we only go backwards darlin'

I know that you think you sound silly when you call my name
But I hear it inside my head all day
when I realize I'm just holding on to the hope that maybe
Your feelings don't show

It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says go ahead
I got my hopes up again, oh no not again
It feels like we only go backwards darlin'

The seed of all this indecision isn't me, oh no
Cause I decided long ago
but that's the way it seems to go when trying so hard to get to something real
It feels

It feels like I only go backwards, darlin'
Every part of me says go ahead
I got my hopes up again, oh no not again
Feels like we only go backwards darlin'
It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says go ahead
I got my hopes up again, oh no not again
Feels like we only go backwards darlin'
It feels like I only go backwards, baby
Every part of me says go ahead
I got my hopes up again, oh no not again
Feels like we only go backwards darlin'