Slow Down
Macka Brown feat. R. Craig Lyrics

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I wanna know
How you intend to keep this goin when
Each night you fall
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Anything you want she said
As long as you keep up she said

But how am I supposed to keep this up alone
How am I supposed to keep this up alone
How am I supposed to keep this up alone
I wish you would slow down, slow down

There isn’t time to be your lies lets just get on with it
She’d love my mind if only I weren’t such an idiot.

Anything you want she said
As long as you keep up she said

But how am I supposed to keep this up alone
How am I supposed to keep this up alone
How am I supposed to keep this up alone
I wish you would slow down, slow down

Anything you want she said
As long as you keep up she said

But how am I supposed to keep this up alone
How am I supposed to keep this up alone

How am I supposed to keep this up alone
I wish you would slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down

Overall Meaning

The song Slow Down by Macka Brown and R. Craig talks about the pressure to keep up with someone who expects a lot from you, but isn't willing to put in the effort themselves. The opening lines reflect the singer's uncertainty about the future of the relationship, as they ask how their partner intends to keep things going when they seem to be falling apart each night. The partner's response is to demand that the singer keep up with their desires, promising them anything they want as long as they do. However, the singer realizes that they cannot maintain the relationship alone, and they cannot keep up with their partner's demands anymore. They end up pleading with their partner to slow down and take a step back.

The lines "There isn’t time to be your lies lets just get on with it / She’d love my mind if only I weren’t such an idiot" highlight the singer's frustration with their own inability to meet their partner's expectations. The singer knows that their partner is being dishonest and they wish they could change that, but at the same time, they recognize that they are not able to give their partner what they want.

Overall, the song conveys a sense of longing and disillusionment, as the singer realizes that the relationship they are in is not sustainable in the long run. They wish that their partner would slow down and make an effort to work on things together, but they know that it may be too late.

Line by Line Meaning

I wanna know
I am curious to understand

How you intend to keep this goin when
What is your plan to sustain our relationship

Each night you fall
You seem to be struggling every night

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Lyric could not be deciphered

Anything you want she said
She promised me anything I desire

As long as you keep up she said
But she expects me to maintain an unrealistic pace

But how am I supposed to keep this up alone
I cannot sustain this relationship without her support

I wish you would slow down, slow down
I want her to slow down and take things at a reasonable pace

There isn’t time to be your lies lets just get on with it
There is no time for lies, let's be honest and move forward

She’d love my mind if only I weren’t such an idiot.
She would appreciate me if I were smarter

I wish you would slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down
I desperately want her to slow down and take things at a manageable pace