Tell me to slow down
If you think that the road that I’m on is going nowhere
Tell me to slow down
If you know that I’m going too fast for my own good
Tell me to slow down
If the way is leading to a dead end
Tell me to slow down
Turn around, let me change the way I’m going

Oh, I don’t want to let go
Of all the things that I know
Are keeping me away from my life
Oh, I don’t want to slow down
No, I don’t want to look around
But I can’t seem to work it out
So help me, God

Tell me to slow down
If you see that I’m running too fast in the wrong race
Tell me to slow down
If you think that I can’t keep up with my own pace
Tell me to slow down
‘Cause you know if there’s ever any question
Tell me slow down
Turn around, and I’m changing my direction


words by Mac Powell / music by Third Day / © 2008 Consuming Fire Music (ASCAP). All rights administered by EMI CMG Publishing.

Behind the Song:
“This is one of our favorite songs and it was one of Howard’s favorite songs, but he wasn’t willing to just let it go. He kept on pushing. The song started out in the past tense and the chorus and said “You taught me to slow down. You taught me to turn around. You taught me to be still, and know that you’re God.’ He challenged that. He said, ‘You know, here’s the problem with Christian music for me: You guys always talk about how you used to have problems and you met God and now your life is better and it’s all in the past tense. Guess what? I don’t care. I don’t care because I’m going through something right now and I can’t relate because you already have your life figured out!’ He challenged that and it’s a sting, but we pushed through and the song moved to the present tense. It moved the struggle to the present tense and it became more of a conversation.” – Tai Anderson (Third Day)