[Verse 1]
Late check-out, same hotel room
Coffee stains on your good perfume
You say "we're fine" but you tap that glass
Eyes on the door like you're built to pass
I move slow when the world runs red
Trace your name on the side of the bed
You laugh low, but your hands talk loud
You already half out in the crowd
[Chorus]
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby
I keep chasin’ what you won’t quite name
Every kiss feels a little like maybe
Every look says you’ll never stay
Run me hot, then you turn me away
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby (oh, baby)
And I’m standing in your way
[Verse 2]
Room service, silver on the nightstand
You’re dancing in an oversized band tee, wild
Spin once, then you hide your face
Like you scared of the love, not the chase
I hit a high note just to tease your pride
Slide down low, watch you change your mind
You say "boy, you’re a beautiful risk"
Then you kiss me quick and you duck, you twist
[Chorus]
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby
I keep chasin’ what you won’t quite name
Every kiss feels a little like maybe
Every look says you’ll never stay
Run me hot, then you turn me away
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby (yeah, yeah)
And I’m standing in your way
[Rap Feature]
Look—
Late night, late fee on my feelings, I’m overdue
You talk calm, heart honk in the back like traffic through
Say you want space, then you circle the block
Call me up, hang up, then you knock, tick-tock
I’m tryna breathe in your stop-and-go
You treat love like a show you don’t wanna headline though
Got that half-smile, half-truth, half-past pain
I’m tryna be the full ride, you stuck in the fast lane
But I get it, we both got ghosts in the carry-on
Both got songs that we only play with the curtains drawn
Still when you lean in, whole world tilt
Fire in your eyes, but you wrapped in guilt
So I match that heat, but I keep my cool
We could write our own rules or replay old rules
So choose—either floor this thing or we fade
‘Cause my heart ain’t built to live stuck on half-play
[Chorus]
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby
I keep chasin’ what you won’t quite name
Every kiss feels a little like maybe
Every look says you’ll never stay
Run me hot, then you turn me away
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby (oh, baby)
But I love you anyway
[Bridge]
Hit that high note, slide it down your spine (ooh-oooh)
Run those riffs ‘til you change your mind
If loving you’s wrong, I don’t wanna feel right
I’ll bend every note just to hold you tonight (yeah)
[Chorus]
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby
I keep chasin’ what you won’t quite name
Every kiss feels a little like maybe
Every look says you’ll never stay
Run me hot, then you turn me away
You’re a slow burn in a fast lane, baby (oh, oh, oh)
And I’m standing
Still I’m standing in your way (yeah)