I've read a lot of theories about how 'slow down' (amazing song btw) is about a major natural disaster 'radio's playing a different kind of music' 'universe starting to shake' etc. Did you intend for this song to have that kinda theme or is it about something different?
the original point of that song was to do a 12 bar blues at that speed in F with the title in exactly those locations. the phrase "slow down", sung that way in those spots, was the first and only thing that ever came to me. i tried to find something different, because i did not really want to write a song called "slow down". but that phrase felt significantly stronger than anything else i could come up with. so i reluctantly agreed to make it about "slow down". the rest of the song is written in support of that, using my standard songwriting procedures and practices