Born to Chilean and Peruvian parents and based in Brooklyn -- though Washin… Read Full Bio ↴Born to Chilean and Peruvian parents and based in Brooklyn -- though Washington, D.C. is his hometown -- Nick Hakim arrived in 2014 as a purposefully raw and refined balladeer with an old soul. Prior to his breakout year, he appeared on Gizmo's Red Balloon album beside the likes of Gwen Bunn and Casey Benjamin, but 2014 was when he released a pair of warmly received EPs. The predominantly acoustic Where Will We Go, Pt. 1 (July) and Where Will We Go, Pt. 2 (September) pitched him somewhere between Jeff Buckley and Anthony Hamilton, albeit in a strictly low-key, singularly intimate fashion. Hakim steadily grew a fan base through his performances, including stints opening for Maxwell and King. Green Twins, his debut album, was made over the course of three years and released on the ATO label in 2017. The follow-up, Will This Make Me Good was released in May 2020, preceded by the single Qadir.

Slowly
Nick Hakim Lyrics

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I had a dream you were in your birthday suit
You stared at me from across the room
You walked over slowly, with a look on your face
It wiped out all of my fear and my troubles away

Oh, what I would give to feel that feeling one more time
Oh, it's something I can't explain

I had a dream that you were in your birthday suit
You stared at me from across the room
You walked over slowly, with a look on your face
It wiped out all of my fear and my troubles away

Oh, what I would give to feel that feeling one more time
Oh, it's something I can't help but explain

Overall Meaning

In Nick Hakim's song "Slowly," the dream of being in the presence of a lover is portrayed with a sense of longing, desire, and nostalgia. The imagery is vivid as the lyrics describe a dream where the lover is in their birthday suit, staring from across the room. As they walk over slowly with a look on their face, the singer's fear and troubles melt away, leaving only a sense of tranquility and connection.

The lyrics are not only sensual but also evoke a deeper sense of emotional intimacy that is enhanced by the dream-like quality of the song. The focal point of the song is the feeling that comes with the dream, which the singer "can't explain" but "can't help but explain." The sense of longing and desire is heightened by the singer's hopelessness in being able to recreate that feeling in reality.

The lyrics can be interpreted as a reflection of the human experience of love and intimacy with another person. The intense feelings of connection and desire are often intertwined with a sense of uncertainty and fear. The dream-state of the song is symbolic of the idealized state of love, which is often out of reach in reality.

Line by Line Meaning

I had a dream you were in your birthday suit
I had a dream where you were naked

You stared at me from across the room
You looked at me from far away

You walked over slowly, with a look on your face
You came towards me slowly, with a certain expression

It wiped out all of my fear and my troubles away
It made me forget all of my worries and concerns

Oh, what I would give to feel that feeling one more time
I desire to experience that same sensation again tremendously

Oh, it's something I can't explain
It's a feeling that is hard to verbalize

Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: NICOLAS HAKIM

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