“Unwind” represents Tim’s struggles with mental health. He explained the meaning in an interview with Taryn Cheng:
The concept for ‘Unwind’ came about earlier this year when I was feeling overwhelmed with work and everything that was happening in the world. It began to add up, and I became emotiona...
[Verse 1]
All work no play, that's why you're uptight
You pay no mind to what you feel inside
Put your mind at ease 'cause you pay no rent
Just let me know when you're ready to unwind
I want to see you satisfied
[Chorus]
If you ever need a break
If you ever need to settle down
We can swim into a daze
I promise that you're never gonna drown
We don't need to give and take
Evaporate or let me end the drought
We can swim and ride the wave
Swim and ride the wave
We could take a day off
[Verse 2]
Walk into the room like you need answers
When it don't matter what you think you'll find
Set your phone aside so we could get lost
In things that don't cost a penny of your time
Don't tell me that you're satisfied
[Chorus]
If you ever need a break
If you ever need to settle down
We can swim into a daze
I promise that you're never gonna drown
We don't need to give and take
Evaporate or let me end the drought
We can swim and ride the wave
Swim and ride the wave
We could take a day off
[Bridge]
We could take a day off
We could take a day off
Swim and ride the wave
We could take the day off
If you want to
We could take the day off
Swim and ride the wave
Swim and ride the wave
[Chorus]
If you ever need a break
If you ever need to settle down
We can swim into a daze
I promise that you're never gonna drown
We don't need to give and take
Evaporate or let me end the drought
We can swim and ride the wave
Swim and ride the wave
We could take a day off
And we could take a day off
Unwind was written by Jesse Barrera & Tim Atlas.
Unwind was produced by Jesse Barrera & Tim Atlas.
Chicago-based video director, Justin Leyba, contacted me via Facebook because one of my tunes ‘Compromised’ popped up in a Spotify playlist. We vibed really well after touching base on the premise of ‘Unwind,’ so we started shooting ideas back and forth, and I decided to fly out to the Midwest to be...