BADBADNOTGOOD released their first two albums in 2011 and 2012, both for free from their official Bandcamp.
Their third album named "III", was released on 6, May, 2014.
They released their fourth album, "Sour Soul" a collaboration with Ghostface Killah , on 23, Feb, 2015.
On January 1, 2016, Leland Whitty, a saxophonist who has appeared on BBNG2 and III, officially became part of the group. Later that year, on July 8, BADBADNOTGOOD released their fifth album, "IV" which featured many more collaborators, such as Kaytranada and Mick Jenkins. As of 2019, pianist Matt Tavares is no longer a member of BADBADNOTGOOD.
Band's official site: http://badbadnotgood.com
Bandcamp: http://badbadnotgood.bandcamp.com/
Time Moves Slow
BADBADNOTGOOD Lyrics
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Looking out, watching the leaves falling in
And it was something like a dream
Wow so perfect, couldn't talk to me
Time moves slow
When you're all alone
And the time moves slow
When you're out on your own
And the time moves slow
When you're missing a friend
And the time moves slow
When you came to the end
Running away is easy
It's the leaving that's hard
Running away is easy
Running away is easy
It's the living that's hard
And loving you was easy
It was you leaving that scarred
But what was I to do?
Just couldn't help myself falling in love with you
And what could I say?
Oh, if I had another chance
To make you stay
'Cause when you ran away
I knew just what you were thinking that day
You just didn't love me like I do
Like I love you
The sad thing is we're better off this way
Time moves slow
When you can't have a thing
Time moves slow
When you're lost in the dream
Time moves slow
When you wait by the phone
And the time moves slow
When you're all alone
To run away is easy
It's the leaving that's hard
Running away is easy
Running away is easy
It's the living that's hard
And loving you was easy
It was you leaving that scarred
Cause when you're so alone
Time moves slow
When you're so alone
Time moves slow
When you're so alone
Time moves slow
Time moves slow
The song "Time Moves Slow" by Badbadnotgood ft. Samuel T. Herring is a heart-wrenching composition that explores the feeling of being alone and missing someone. The song opens with the lines, "I found you at the window again, looking out, watching the leaves falling in, and it was something like a dream, wow so perfect, couldn't talk to me." This verse sets the scene, where the singer finds the person they love lost in thoughts, watching the leaves fall, and is feeling like it's a dream, where they can't even communicate with them.
The chorus "Time moves slow, when you're all alone, and the time moves slow when you're out on your own, and the time moves slow when you're missing a friend, and the time moves slow when you came to the end" expresses how time feels like it's moving slowly when you're alone, without a friend or a loved one. The emotion here is powerful, given that the singer is trying to convey how hopeless it feels to be alone and watching the clock tick by.
Further, the verse "Running away is easy, It's the leaving that's hard, Running away is easy, Running away is easy, It's the living that's hard, And loving you was easy, it was you leaving that scarred" discusses the complexity of leaving someone. Here, the singer reflects on how escaping from a relationship looks easy, but it's the leaving that leaves scars.
In conclusion, the song examines the feeling of loneliness, and the pain of missing someone who used to fill the empty space. Time moves slowly, making the separation harder, and running away or leaving looks easy, but it leaves permanent scars.
Line by Line Meaning
I found you at the window again
I discovered you once more staring out the window.
Looking out, watching the leaves falling in
Observing the falling leaves from outside.
And it was something like a dream
It felt surreal like a dream.
Wow so perfect, couldn't talk to me
It was perfect, but I couldn't articulate my thoughts.
Time moves slow
Time passes sluggishly.
When you're all alone
When you're by yourself.
When you're out on your own
When you're alone and unaccompanied.
When you're missing a friend
When you're feeling the absence of a friend.
When you came to the end
When you reach the finality of a situation.
Running away is easy
Evading problems is simple.
It's the leaving that's hard
However, departing is the difficult part.
And loving you was easy
Loving you wasn't taxing.
It was you leaving that scarred
However, it is you who left and caused emotional injury.
But what was I to do?
But what options did I have?
Just couldn't help myself falling in love with you
I couldn't prevent myself from love you.
And what could I say?
And what words could I use.
Oh, if I had another chance
Oh if only I had a second opportunity.
To make you stay
To influence you to remain.
'Cause when you ran away
Because when you left briskly.
I knew just what you were thinking that day
I understood your thoughts at that moment.
You just didn't love me like I do
You didn't love me with the same intensity that I love you.
Like I love you
As much as I love you.
The sad thing is we're better off this way
The melancholy part is that we're better off apart.
When you can't have a thing
When you desire something unattainable.
When you're lost in the dream
When you're caught up in a fantasy.
When you wait by the phone
When you're anticipating a call.
And the time moves slow
And time seems to drag on.
When you're so alone
When you're exceedingly lonely.
Time moves slow
Time passes slowly.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Leland Whitty, Samuel Thompson Herring, Alexander William Sowinski, Matthew Adam Tavares, Chester A Hansen
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