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TRACK

slowthai

adhd

Release date: 12th February 2021

From TYRON
Hip-Hop/Rap
Music
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About This Track

'adhd' arrives as a moment of rare vulnerability in the second half of TYRON. Where the album's opening tracks announce themselves in caps and swagger, this one strips back the noise. Slowthai describes it as his most natural vocal performance, softly spoken and unguarded, the words arriving without projection or aggression. He moves through verses about self-doubt, isolation, and the weight of scrutiny with a clarity that feels earned rather than performed. The song maps a landscape of small, grinding struggles: overthinking, insomnia, the need to keep a face on for the world whilst bleeding inside. There's a phone call mid-track, a moment of connection that interrupts the spiral, before the final verse arrives with a different kind of intensity. By the end, anger surfaces. It's a Dork four-star record, and this track in particular proves that sometimes the quieter moments carry the most force.

"adhd" is a track by slowthai, from the album TYRON, released 12th February 2021. It's filed under Hip-Hop/Rap. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about slowthai.

About the Artist

slowthai

slowthai

Lyrics

adhd

[Intro]

The last one

[Verse 1]

Sick as a pig, can you help?

Tryna get a grip, fingers slip then I melt

Sittin' in a pit, only me and myself

I can't deal with the screams, only screamin' at myself (Ah)

Tryna protect so I project

Deflect and they call it self-defence

Feel the pressure and we all got our reasons

Smile on the out, but inside I keep bleedin'

Fun and games 'til you gotta take the blame

And I said it was me 'cause I'd do it for my mates

Then again, would they say the same?

And it's all tongue-in-cheek, tryna sweep out the fakes

Love never felt real, the wheels won't brake

They can't see the tears through the raindrops

Tough lad and I always put a face on

Told me already that leopards can't change spots

[Chorus]

Sad songs, a sickness

The passenger always been a witness

Excalibur, incision

Goodbye, my only decision

Sad songs, a sickness

The passenger always been a witness

Excalibur, incision

Goodbye, my only decision

[Verse 2]

Overthink, sink in my seat

Eat, sleep, repeat, what you know about T?

Smoke weed only way I fall asleep

Same routine, drink 'til I can't speak

Slave to the progress

I obsess 'cause I ain't got control yet

I'm tryna fly but my wings feel broken

An eagle encaged in a closure

Lowest of lows, decomposing, I'm sober, loner

I can't be alone, why I always pick the phone up?

I beg you pick the phone up

(Beg you pick the phone up)

[Chorus]

Sad songs, a sickness

The passenger always been a witness

Excalibur, incision

Goodbye, my only dec—

[Segue]

What's goin' on?

Yo

Yo, wagwan?

N-nothin', I just wanted to say, bruv

I love you, man, and I hope you're doing well

And I miss you every day you're not around

Yo, thanks for calling, blud

[Verse 3]

Feed my deficit, life I'm yet to live

Ain't no SNM, I just shake my head

You can't be my friend, living and I'm dead

Caught in Charlotte's Web, I can't feel myself

Mind complexity be the death of me

Heavy weaponry at my melon, squeezed

I got tendencies, psycho tendencies

Touch me tenderly, Heaven, let me in

I think you got amnesia ('Nesia)

And this stress soon to give me alopecia ('Pecia)

And I'm vexed tryna smile like Mona Lisa (Smile)

Fail to exit like I ain't got a visa

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Track details

From TYRON

2021
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Album
TYRON
TYRON
Slowthai
5th February 2021
Release year
2021
  1. 145 SMOKE
    1:58
  2. 2CANCELLED
    2:19
  3. 3MAZZA
    2:52
  4. 4VEX
    2:19
  5. 5WOT
    0:48
  6. 6DEAD
    3:00
  7. 7PLAY WITH FIRE
    2:51
  8. —push
  9. —focus
  10. —terms
  11. —adhd
  12. —i tried
  13. —feel away (feat. James Blake & Mount Kimbie)
    3:21
  14. —CANCELLED (feat. Skepta)
    2:19

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