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Riff: Tame Impala – “Be Above It”

Dec 26, 2012

And I know I gotta be above it now/And I gotta fight my time as a face in the crowd/And I know I gotta be above it now

from Be Above It lyrics by Tame Impala

Like a stampede of, well, impalas, “Be Above It” marches with steadfast authority. Lyrically, it’s reduced to a simmering chorus, one that rides a drum roll percussion, riveting basslines and cascading synths. It is both a bold introduction and a call to action.

Riff by Jeff Min

Jeff Min is a Chicago-based writer at SONGLYRICS. His work has appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times, Hi-Fructose, Wax Poetics, SLAM, and HOOP.

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