Slow Down
[Intro]
Yeah
Slow motion for me
[?] yeah
Yeah
[Verse 1]
When I looked outside, I see a bigger world
Different places, bright lights, major figures, girls
Makes me want to curl up in my bed sometimes
'Cause all I'm seeing's dark clouds and no sunshine
Hear me one time, Lord, if you listenin'
I ain't religious cause you never showed me different
So I'm indifferent, talkin' 'bout deliverance
But if I don't get it, no one's gon' deliver shit
Came to grips with it, hopin' made me a better man
Just tryna do my thing and let nothin' upset the plans
Ain't guaranteed a fuckin' thing till it's in your hands
But when it ain't, it's hard to tell yourself you're still the man
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[Chorus]
So you're on your own, feeling lone now
Steady tryna break free but don't know how
Things ain't happening at the speed that you want, pal
Guess it's like tryna teach you to slow down, down
So you're on your own, feeling lone now
Steady tryna break free but don't know how
Things ain't happening at the speed that you want, pal
Guess it's like tryna teach you to slow down, teach you to slow down
[Verse 2]
When I look outside, I see the bigger picture
Make you question what you doin', does it really fit ya
This profession? Seen my uni mates makin' figures
I coulda made if I'da stayed on that computer tip, but
I gave it up to chase dreams in the daylight
Don't know how much longer I'll afford to stay the night
In this flat 'cause the savings is gettin' low
And promoters ain't ringin' to book no other shows
Spent the publishin' cheque on groceries weeks ago
Misses workin' extra hours, so I eat alone
'Cause you know someone gotta cover the deficit
Say she don't mind, but I can tell that she resentin' it
And I don't blame her for it, I feel lame for it
Relationships strained for it, so inadequate, it's almost like I wanna hate her for it
Shit, it's a rollercoaster, takin' your feelings out on
People that you ain't supposed to, people you most close to
I feel so close to the edge, born to live
Fast, but my life's on slow-mo instead
They say it's full-time work for part-time pay
But in the end, it's worth all the hard times, Dav', yeah
[Chorus]
So you're on your own, feeling lone now
Steady tryna break free but don't know how
Things ain't happening at the speed that you want, pal
Guess it's like tryna teach you to slow down, down
So you're on your own, feeling lone now
Steady tryna break free but don't know how
Things ain't happening at the speed that you want, pal
Guess it's like tryna teach you to slow down, teach you to slow down
[Outro]
Yeah, I know things are always happening
(Slow down, slow down, slow down)
At the speed you want them to happen
(Slow down, slow down, teach you to slow down)
Feels like slo-mo, you know, you can feel like you're just
(Slow down, slow down, slow down)
Stuck in the same place and, and nothing's going your way
(Slow down, slow down, teach you to slow down)
But, um, if you sit back and you back yourself
(Slow down, slow down, slow down)
Eventually shit's gonna, just gonna turn around for you, and it works out
(Slow down, slow down, teach you to slow down)
Like every time I look back, like everything that
(Slow down, slow down, slow down)
Everything that I thought was fucked up or when something didn't go my way, when I
(Slow down, slow down...)
Went back and looked at it over time, like later on, things came along
That I didn't expect, or the good things eventually came, you know
So you just gotta keep that, keep that in mind when
When I feel like you're just in that phase of, just, slow motion and shit
[Interlude]
"Okay, David, here's your first spin on the wheel"
"Yeah, good one, David"
"Ooh"
"$180 to set you away, David"
"O for Olson"