Slow Day

Slow Day fluctuates between introspective jazzy verses and the chaotic, freak-out choruses. This constant, dramatic shift underscores the song’s lyrical themes of how loneliness and alienation can lead to a preoccupation with the imaginary. So on titular “Slow Day”, the narrator creates this fantasy world for himself that, during the choruses, becomes fiercely terrifying. Yet, in the process, the narrator gives up fighting the fantasy and, with a post-modern shrug, accepts whatever comes his ...

Slow Day fluctuates between introspective jazzy verses and the chaotic, freak-out choruses. This constant, dramatic shift underscores the song’s lyrical themes of how loneliness and alienation can lead to a preoccupation with the imaginary. So on titular “Slow Day”, the narrator creates this fantasy world for himself that, during the choruses, becomes fiercely terrifying. Yet, in the process, the narrator gives up fighting the fantasy and, with a post-modern shrug, accepts whatever comes his way.