I Need You to Take it Slow

I find it fascinating how some songs are organized and formatted. This is something that not a ton of people think about but when it comes to songwriting, organizing and formatting are keys to having a sense of direction.

For the demo of a song that I wrote this week, "Take it Slow", I decided to include six parts. (Eventually, there will be more to the song, however, I just wanted to flesh out a general idea). "Take it Slow" is a song about stress and anxiety taking away from the quality of life. It's about the moment you start to lose motivation from doing the same mental gymnastics every day. It's also about the moment you get annoyed that someone tries to tell you to slow down, knowing that at the end of the day, they are right.

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https://soundcloud.com/user-377419578/take-it-slow-demo

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Song Format

Intro

4x bars

Verse 1

I tried and, tried and, to simplify things, to hypnotize my integrity

But quiet, why this, do you despise it, in your attempt to beat the best of me

Pre Chorus

And why do I think this way?

I'm apathetic I need a break

And I do this every day...day...day

Chorus

I need you to take it slow

Life's not that simple, keep it low

I need you to take it slow

Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow

I need you to take it slow (High/Low Harm: Oooohhhh)

(Melody; Life's not that simple, keep it low!)

I need you to take it slow

Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow

Tag

Take it slow, take it slow, take it slow

Outro

2x bars