slow motion
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In a moment she will say these words
I can hear them just before she talks
By the way we stare I know it's going to hurt
And before she can explain
We share the pain

And it never goes away
The words are on replay
In slow motion it recreates in my head
I hear your voice all over again

And I cannot move on
I am stuck in time
Though days have come and gone
It's like I'm lost in space and I can't find the sun
I need light to find my way
Out of this day

Cause it never goes away
The words are on replay
In slow motion it recreates in my head
I hear your voice all over again

So let me get it straight
Was it just this one mistake?
It's so hard to comprehend
Yet the answer is so plain
And all you had to say
Is everything's the same
And keep me guessing why
You've been acting strange

And now there's nothing more to say

But it never goes away
The words are on replay
In slow motion it recreates in my head
I hear your voice all over again





And now there's nothing more to say

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Mikey Wax's song Slow Motion are powerful and emotive. The song captures the pain of a relationship that has come to an end and the struggle to move on from the hurt. The opening lines in the first verse suggest that the singer knows what his partner is going to say before she says it. The stare shared by the two indicates the pain that is about to follow. Despite the pain, they both share the weight of the situation. The second verse highlights the difficulty of moving on after a breakup. The singer feels stuck in time, unable to find his way out of the pain. The words from the past keep playing on repeat, making it difficult to move forward.


The chorus has a haunting quality to it, with lines like "it never goes away" and "in slow motion it recreates in my head." The repetition of the words on replay suggests that the singer cannot escape the pain and memories of his past relationship. The third verse changes the tone from the singer's lament to a plea for clarity. He wants to know if the ending of the relationship was due to a mistake or something more complicated. He wants to know why his partner has been acting strange. However, he never gets the answers he is looking for, leaving him lost and confused.


Overall, the lyrics of Mikey Wax's song Slow Motion capture the pain and confusion of a relationship that has come to an end. The song is a beautiful and emotional representation of heartbreak and the struggle to move on.


Line by Line Meaning

In a moment she will say these words
She is about to say something that will affect him deeply


I can hear them just before she talks
He can sense what she's going to say before she says it


By the way we stare I know it's going to hurt
He knows that the conversation will be painful due to how they are staring at each other


And before she can explain
She doesn't have the chance to clarify her words


We share the pain
Both parties are hurt by the situation


And it never goes away
The memory of the conversation haunts him


The words are on replay
He can't stop thinking about the words that were said


In slow motion it recreates in my head
The memory plays over and over again in his mind


I hear your voice all over again
He vividly remembers the tone of her voice


And I cannot move on
He's struggling to get past the conversation


I am stuck in time
Time seems to have stopped for him


Though days have come and gone
Time has passed, but he's still haunted by the conversation


It's like I'm lost in space and I can't find the sun
He feels lost and unable to find his way out of his emotions


I need light to find my way
He needs a way to cope with his emotions and move forward


Out of this day
Out of this emotional state that he's been in since the conversation


So let me get it straight
He needs clarification


Was it just this one mistake?
He wants to know if her words were a mistake


It's so hard to comprehend
He's struggling to understand what happened


Yet the answer is so plain
The answer may be obvious, but it's hard to accept


And all you had to say
He's frustrated that she didn't communicate clearly


Is everything's the same
She could have just said that nothing has changed


And keep me guessing why
Her lack of clarity has caused confusion and questioning


You've been acting strange
Her behavior has been confusing and hurtful


And now there's nothing more to say
The conversation has ended and he's left with his emotions


But it never goes away
The conversation will always affect him


The words are on replay
He can't escape his thoughts about the conversation


In slow motion it recreates in my head
He can't shake the memory of the conversation, no matter how hard he tries


I hear your voice all over again
The sound of her voice is permanently etched in his memory




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MIKEY WAX

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Comments from YouTube:

Betsida

Very Nice Mickey.. keep creating sounds great!! Wish you & your crew the best..:)

raprover

brilliant intro for the album, amazing song, great voice and great lyrics. 10 out of 10

Marxist Dialectic Forum

I have not moved on from the day i found mikey on youtube 10 years ago. Though days have come and gone. Whenever i listen to this music i am happily reminded of a simpler time. The last moments of hope and innocents during coming of age. Then all the chaos of our era began
This music saves me when it gets hard. simple artists sharing messages in a larger world.
Thank you Mikey

MOJOPIN1960

INCREDIBLE !!!! it's a great album !

jen wagner

love this song i have it playing over n over right now

lisa cohen

Great talent and such a nice guy!!!!

Kat Cyer

I love it! ❤

maria isabel Carreon

I proud of you my idol mikey wax

barbara covell

brilliant song hun x

Katrina

Found him by accident. Best accident, EVER.

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