[Spoken Intro]
I don't know how
I don't know how I'm gonna get through this
And I wish I could just, like, skip the time
And I wish I could just, like
I wish it could just be, like, a few months from now
When everyone says, "Oh, you'll feel better"
And, "Time is a healer"
Like, just feel like the days are just taking ages to happen
[Verse 1]
I've been tryna distract myself
Tryin' to focus on what is
But it feels like my life's been turned upside down
And I don't know what to do with all this
[Pre-Chorus]
I've been doin' all the work
I've been sayin' affirmations
It's hard to keep it up
Yeah, I'm runnin' out of patience
'Cause this wasn't my choice
Wish I could change the situation
Yeah, none of these decisions were mine
[Chorus]
Can time just move a little bit faster?
'Cause the days and nights feel like a constant disaster
Wish it could fly when I can't stop crying
So, can time move a little bit faster?
[Verse 2]
I thought I knew everything 'til now
Even had my whole life planned out
But who would have thought the spring would ruin everything
Just spit me out
[Pre-Chorus]
Couldn't predict the hurt
Yeah, the waves are comin' hard
It's cold feelin' alone
Tryin' not to fall apart
It's like my world is ending
But maybe that's because it is
I wish
[Chorus]
That time could move a little bit faster
'Cause the days and nights feel like a constant disaster
Wish it could fly when I can't stop crying
So, can time move a little bit faster?
[Outro]
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
It's gonna take some time, you'll be alright
Can Time Move Faster? was written by Cat Burns & Gerard O’Connell & Jordan Riley.
Can Time Move Faster? was produced by Jordan Riley & Rob Milton.
Cat Burns released Can Time Move Faster? on Fri Oct 31 2025.
I talk to myself a lot, so I made videos of me at different points in my grief journey to see where I was at. This has a voice memo of me crying. We always hear from people when they’re out of the storm, and they say, ‘Don’t worry, you can get through it and everything’s going to be fine.’ But I wan...