Charlotte Lawrence first teased a short clip of “Slow Motion” on her Instagram story. On July 20, 2020, she posted a one-minute video on Instagram and Twitter, revealing the release date to be July 24.
She proceeded to share more clips of herself singing the bridge and chorus on her IG, saving the...
[Intro]
(I wish that I could hate you, my baby)
[Verse 1]
The colors are fading out
Is it quiet where you're sleeping?
Your records, my empty house
I wish I knew what you were feeling
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting every instinct while you hold your pride
Back to the beginning, it swallows my mind
You're all that I think about
I even see you when I'm dreaming
[Chorus]
I wish that I could hate you, my baby
I wish that when I left, you'd've chased me
I didn't wanna change, but you made me
Now you're telling all your friends that I'm crazy
Hard to believe that you ever really loved me
I made-believe that you cared when you touched me
I know I'll be movin' on in slow motion
[Verse 2]
I've never been good with words
But you didn't try to listen
Could call, but I won't be the first
To remind you what you're missin'
[Pre-Chorus]
Fighting every instinct while you hold your pride
Back to the beginning, it swallows my mind
You never learned how to hurt
But I didn't try to fix it
[Chorus]
I wish that I could hate you, my baby
I wish that when I left, you'd've chased me
I didn't wanna change, but you made me
Now you're telling all your friends that I'm crazy
Hard to believe that you ever really loved me
I made-believe that you cared when you touched me
I know I'll be movin' on in slow motion
[Bridge]
(I wish that I could hate you, my baby)
I need you more when you are not around, not around
Maybe I crave the way you let me down, let me down
I think I want you more than I need ya
Avoid the places I see ya
Killing me slow, killing me slowly
[Chorus]
I wish that I could hate you, my baby
I wish that when I left, you'd've chased me
I didn't wanna change, but you made me
Now you're telling all your friends that I'm crazy
Hard to believe that you ever really loved me
I made-believe that you cared when you touched me
I know I'll be movin' on in slow motion
Slow Motion was written by watt & Ali Tamposi & Jason Evigan & Charlotte Lawrence.
Slow Motion was produced by Jason Evigan & watt.
Charlotte Lawrence released Slow Motion on Fri Jul 24 2020.
Charlotte Lawrence told NME Magazine in July 2020:
The song is special to me… I consider it a sad song. The lyrics are about being done with a relationship— whether that’s a romantic relationship, a friendship— and you’re just ready for it to be over. You know it’s the right thing to do, but you’re...
It's about a breakup, so then you expect the music video [to be], OK, girl, guy, or whatever it is, going through a breakup. So I was like, how do we shoot a video in quarantine with no budget, no lighting, no extras, no dude or girl — just me — and portray emotion through that? So we started with t...
That stairs scene was so cool because there are some aspects of the choreography that are pretty and beautiful and still have that light. But then there are some aspects of it that are crazy and messy and not the prettiest and slumped over, a little bit messy, you know what I mean? And I think it po...