Chasing Time
Azealia Banks Lyrics

(Damn nigga damn, took a chance on ya, double and dipped again)
Expressing disappointment in the person for taking advantage of the singer's trust and leaving abruptly without warning or explanation.

Go!
Encouraging the listener to take action or leave.

You could do your dance
Emphasizing that the listener has the freedom to choose their own path and make their own decisions.

Take a chance with your lover like this began!
Encouraging the listener to take risks and explore new opportunities in their romantic life, like they did in the beginning of their relationship.

Sing
Expressing joy and liberation through music.

I want somebody who can take it apart
Desiring a partner who understands and can help the singer through their personal struggles and challenges.

Stitch me back together make me into who I wanna be
Asking the partner to help rebuild the singer's confidence and identity.

But all you ever do is sit in the dark
Accusing the partner of being emotionally closed off and unresponsive to the artist's needs.

Dealing with the Devil, you ain't never ever gonna be mine
Comparing the partner's negative behavior to that of evil forces, and acknowledging that the artist must let go of the relationship and move on.

'Cause I'm born to dance in the moonlight
Expressing the artist's inner nature and joyous spirit.

I feel like spending my nights alone
Preferring solitude over the stress and disappointment caused by the partner.

I try to give you a little more space to grow
Attempting to understand and accommodate the partner's needs, but recognizing that it's not enough.

White lies, I don't wanna be around anymore
Admitting that the singer has been telling small lies to avoid confrontation or hurting the partner, but ultimately deciding to end the relationship.

I'm through giving, I've got to go
Declaring that the singer has reached their limit and wants to move on from the toxic relationship.

Am I chasing time?
Questioning whether the singer has wasted too much time and energy on the partner.

'Cause I wasted all mine on you (you)
Blaming the partner for taking up too much of the artist's focus and effort, while getting little in return.

Check my watch, I had the future in my pocket
Reflecting on how the artist used to feel in control of their life and career prospects.

But I lost it when I gave it to you (you)
Realizing that the partner has negatively affected the singer's personal growth and success.

If tomorrow drops, I had my time right in my locket
Celebrating the preciousness of time and the memory of feeling in control of one's future.

But I lost it when I gave it to you (you)
Reiterating that the partner has taken away the artist's sense of control and direction.

Yo, get lost hit the highway, freeway
Telling the partner to leave and never return.

We've been off-course like the wrong-way relay
Comparing the relationship to a relay race where the partners are running in opposite directions, causing confusion and failure.

Need me a boss, you're a constant delay
Desiring a strong and reliable partner, but feeling held back by the current partner's indecisiveness and flaws.

These the kinda thoughts I've been having for three days
Implying that the artist has been contemplating the state of their relationship for a while, and has made up their mind to end it.

Feel like you're more of a homie
Not seeing the partner as a romantic interest anymore, but rather as a friend or acquaintance.

Please, you don't even know me
Pushing back against the partner's attempts to control or define the singer, and asserting their own individuality.

You think I'm starting new relations
Assuming that the partner is jealous or possessive, and accusing them of not trusting the singer.

I'm just departing and need my space and
Making it clear that the artist is leaving the relationship for their own reasons, and needs time and distance to heal and move on.

Time to myself, ventilation
Expressing the need for solitude and self-reflection, as a way of regaining control over one's life and emotions.

No time for you, I lack the patience
Admitting that the singer has run out of patience and tolerance for the partner's negativity and flaws.

And you're like, "Girl, how you do that?"
Acknowledging the partner's surprise or disbelief at the singer's sudden decision to leave.

My attitude is bitchy but you already knew that
Asserting the artist's right to express themselves in a blunt, honest way, and calling out the partner for not respecting that.

And since we can't get along
Recognizing that the relationship has reached a point of irreconcilable differences and conflict.

I think we should both move on
Proposing a solution to end the relationship peacefully and amicably.