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Born in a hurry, always late
Haven't been early since '88
Texas is hot, I can be cold
Grandma cried when I pierced my nose
Good in a glass, good on green
Good when you're puttin' your hands all over me
'Cause I'm alright with a slow burn
Takin' my time, let the world turn
I'm gonna do it my way, it'll be alright
If we burn it down, if it takes all night
It's a slow burn
In Tennessee, the sun's goin' down
But in Beijing, they're headin' out to work
Y'know the bar down the street don't close for an hour
We should take a walk and look at all the flowers
'Cause I'm alright with a slow burn
Takin' my time, let the world turn
I'm gonna do it my way, it'll be alright
If we burn it down, if it takes all night
It's a slow burn
Ohhh, whatever feels good
Old soul, waitin' my turn
I know a few things but I still got a lot to learn
So I'm alright with a slow burn
Slow burn
Slow burn
Haven't been early since '88
Texas is hot, I can be cold
Grandma cried when I pierced my nose
Good in a glass, good on green
Good when you're puttin' your hands all over me
Takin' my time, let the world turn
I'm gonna do it my way, it'll be alright
If we burn it down, if it takes all night
It's a slow burn
But in Beijing, they're headin' out to work
Y'know the bar down the street don't close for an hour
We should take a walk and look at all the flowers
Takin' my time, let the world turn
I'm gonna do it my way, it'll be alright
If we burn it down, if it takes all night
It's a slow burn
I know a few things but I still got a lot to learn
Slow burn
Slow burn
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Submitted by
gogogadget34 On Feb 24, 2018
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Like many songs, it's gasp about drugs! Kacey is saying her life has always been too crazy for her since the day she was born (she was born extremely prematurely, which is what the "haven't been early since '88" refers to). So, now she is just going to drink ("good in a glass") and smoke ("good on green", "slow burn"), and drop acid ("take a look at all the flowers" - if the bar is closing in an hour, it's night time, and so she's not looking at actual flowers in the dark. And, for what it's worth, she indicated that she wrote this song while on acid. This also aligns with all the out-of-sync-with-time lyrics). And, you may not like that she is drinking, smoking, and dropping acid, but she doesn't care, because she knows you don't know what it's like to be her. So she's going to "do it [her] way", and "it'll be all right" and that knowledge is beautiful to her.
What I hear in this song: taking time in life and enjoying it. It's reflective and personal.
In the Lowe/Apple interview Musgraves acknowledged that she does psychedelics, and there may be a couple drug references in the song, but I don't think this song is about drugs. I don't know if "good on green" is about weed or just about enjoying a salad (with a glass of wine).
I hear echoes of George Harrison & George Martin's Indian harmonies (Within You, Without You) in the strings in the interlude arrangement.