Not Urgent
Sound
Dark pop, Synth bass dominant
Themes
Perfectionism, Pressure, Self-acceptance
Addressing the pressures of perfectionism and self-comparison, Not Urgent explores the expectation that personal growth should follow an imposed timetable. Layered vocal harmonies and pulsing electronics accompany an increasingly introspective examination of the inner critic. In the accompanying music video, dancer Yanaëlle Ritter gives physical form to that internal conflict, exploring the difficult relationship between ambition and self-acceptance.
LYRICS
(If you could just Set aside Everything you think you should be And just be What would you be? )
Running in circles Of our own thoughts Got to be hurtful Keep the judge away (Hmm) Keep the judge away
It’s not urgent Scratching the surface Trying to be perfect, Trying to be perfect It’s not urgent (Hmm-hmm)
I just can’t seem to get Better at this Better at this
It’s not urgent Scratching the surface Trying to be perfect, Trying to be perfect It’s not urgent (Hmm-hmm) (Hmm-hmm) (So why the rush To be anything else? )