Lagu Slow Grenade merupakan track terakhir pada album terbaru Ellie Goulding bertajuk Brightest Blue.
Ellie menggandeng Lauv penulis lagu dan produser asal Amerika untuk memberikan sentuhan berbeda pada Slow Grenade.
Simak lirik Slow Grenade dari Ellie Goulding:
Help me, my God, this got messyLeast I got the best seat'Cause we put on one hell of a showWaiting, I just keep on waitingFor the final curtain'Cause I just can't let go of your loveOohYou say my name like you know my dark side, oohCan't beat the taste of the tears that I'll cry, oohSlow grenade is blowing upMy mistakes, so why don't IWhy don't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must want itThat's why I'm not running from itCan't escape this blowing upIn my face, so why can't IWhy can't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must love itThat's why I'm not running from it
Crazy, late nights in the cityDrink until you hate meThen say that I should just let you go (Just let you go)But hold on, why do we still hold on?Think that we should move onBut we're too scared of being alone (Being alone)[Pre-Chorus: Ellie Goulding & Lauv, Lauv]OohYou say my name like you know my dark side, ooh (Oh)Can't beat the taste of the tears that I'll cry, ooh[Chorus: Ellie Goulding & Lauv]Slow grenade is blowing upMy mistakes, so why don't IWhy don't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must want itThat's why I'm not running from itCan't escape this blowing upIn my face, so why can't IWhy can't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must love itThat's why I'm not running from it
Ah-ooh, ah-oohWhy can't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must love itThat's why I'm not running from it[Bridge: Ellie Goulding & Lauv]Help me, my God, this got messyLeast I got the best seat'Cause we put on one hell of a showWoah, yeahOh, slow grenade is blowing upMy mistakes, so why don't IWhy don't I stop it?Still got time for me to stop itIt's like a part of me must want itThat's why I'm not running from itCan't escape this blowing up (Ooh)In my face, so why can't IWhy can't I stop it? (Hey)Still got time for me to stop it (Hey)It's like a part of me must love itThat's why I'm not running from it (Oh)