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dvsn

Keep Calm

Release date: 13th October 2017

From Morning After
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About This Track

'Keep Calm' finds dvsn caught between distance and desire. Daniel Daley's voice moves through memory and present longing, anchored by Akeel Henry's piano, as he traces the arc from a first encounter that felt almost perfect to a current moment fractured by absence. The song's refrain, "I've been watchin' you all night long, babe", sits at the heart of the tension: a man observing from afar, knowing exactly what he wants but unable to reach it. The track builds its case for reconciliation through specificity. Daley moves between what was and what could be, acknowledging her ways whilst insisting he'll take her as she is, all the while pleading not to become the one that got away. The production stays measured, the plea unhurried, as if restraint itself might be the persuasion. It's a song about patience as a form of devotion, about slowing down in the hope that two people moving at different speeds might eventually synchronise.

"Keep Calm" is a track by dvsn, from the album Morning After, released 13th October 2017. Full lyrics are available below.

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dvsn

dvsn

Lyrics

Keep Calm

[Verse 1]

I still remember where we were

Slow it down

First time we had the nerve

First time was not rehearsed

First time was almost perfect, still

There's no such thing as too far

No, no such thing as too far

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Too far gone

Still know that we can work

Slow it down

Still know what you deserve

Still mad 'bout who we are

But no different than we were

But still

There's no such thing as too far

No, no such thing as too far

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Too far gone

[Pre-Chorus]

Should be here, but you ain't right now

Slow it down

Could be there, but I ain't right now

Both those things could be changed right now, and

I shouldn't be thinkin' about

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

What I would do if I was beside you

Slow it down

In a king-sized suite, layin' in those sheets

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

You know we work it out and I keep my eyes on you

Slow it down

You know I figured out the secrets to your body, baby

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

[Chorus]

Keep calm, keep calm

Slow it down

'Cause it's now or never

I want this forever

No one does it better, babe

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Keep calm, keep calm

Slow it down

Let's get it together

I want this forever

No one does it better, baby

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

[Verse 2]

I know you got your ways

Slow it down

I hope some change

I love the way you are

I'll take you either way

And if you don't come

Are you gon' stay?

And I don't wanna let you be the one that got away

Let's do anything but that

Slow it down

Oh no, oh no

I'm willing to do anything but that

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

[Pre-Chorus]

And you know I should be there, but I can't right now

Slow it down

Could be here, but you ain't right now

Both those things could be changed right now, and

I shouldn't be thinkin' about

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

What I would do if I was beside you

Slow it down

In a king-sized suite, layin' in those sheets

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

You know we work it out and I keep my eyes on you

Slow it down

You know I figured out the secrets to your body, baby

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

[Chorus]

Keep calm, keep calm (oh yeah, yeah)

Slow it down

'Cause it's now or never

I want this forever

No one does it better, babe

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

And all I can say is

Keep calm

Slow it down

And all I can say is

Keep calm

Together

Let's get it together

I want this forever

No one does it better, baby

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

[Outro]

Slow it down

Yeah, yeah

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Take time, take time

Takin' our time, and I get in and slide

Slow it down

Ooh, baby

And I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Slow it down

I've been watchin' you all night long, babe

Slow it down

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  • All That Matters
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  • Can't Tell
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  • Outside
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  • Use Somebody
  • Blessings
  • Friends (Chopnotslop Remix)
  • 'Flawless' Do It Well, Pt. 3 (Chopnotslop Remix)
  • 'Flawless' Do It Well Pt. 3
  • Friends
  • So What
  • Courtside
  • 'Flawless' Do It Well Pt. 3 (Instrumental)
  • Keep It Going
  • Dangerous City
  • Between Us
  • A Muse
  • No Cryin
  • In Between
  • Miss Me?
  • Don't Choose [Remix]
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  • Can't WaitMorning After
  • Run AwayMorning After
  • P.O.V.Morning After
  • Mood
  • Don't ChooseMorning After
  • Keep The Faith
  • Let's Get It On (dvsn tribute)
  • Angela
  • One In A Million (dvsn remix)
  • Too Deep
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    40, Akeel, Curtis Gadson, Daniel Daley, Drake, Nineteen85, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Ron Sanders, Roz Newberry
    Producer
    40, Nineteen85
    Co-Producer
    40
    Engineer
    David “DC” Garcia
    Vocals
    Daniel Daley
    Additional Recording
    Devon Brooks
    Assistant Mastering Engineer
    David “DC” Garcia
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    Greg Moffett, Harley Arsenault
    Background Vocals
    Amoy Levy, Camille Harrison, Shantel May
    Instrumentation
    Nineteen85
    Mastering Engineer
    Chris Athens
    Mixing Engineer
    Noel “Gadget” Campbell
    Piano
    Akeel
    Recording Engineer
    Greg Moffett
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