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Slow Down, Please
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Aug 31, 2026 updated
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Josiah Queen's song uses the metaphor of a messy living room to describe a soul weighed down by guilt and the need to clean up one's act. The narrator anxiously awaits Jesus, fearing judgment, but Jesus enters with kindness and grace, offering rest and presence over performance. The lyrics emphasize that God cares more about being with us than our efforts to fix ourselves. The song gently calls listeners to slow down, sit at Jesus' feet, and find peace in His unconditional love, echoing the biblical story of Mary and Martha.
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This living room ain't much to see, and it goes to show
The way you keep your house reflects the insides of your soul
Quarter past noon, He's on the way
But all that I can think about is that I'm not okay
But He walks right in
With kindness in His eyes and grace in every step
What will He say
When He takes a look around and sees that I couldn't clean
This mess I've made?
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please
All those things will always be
But sit right here, come and see
There's not a better place to go
To rest your heart and weary soul than at My feet
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please
Sometimes I sit and I wonder how
Cleaning up my act is all that I can think about
I need a Savior, and I need Him now
I'm tired of playing God, tryna save myself
But He walks right in
With kindness in His eyes and grace in every step
What will He say
When He takes a look around and sees that I couldn't clean
This mess I've made?
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please
All those things will always be
But sit right here, come and see
There's not a better place to go
To rest your heart and weary soul than at My feet
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please
Oh, My child, listen now
I don't care at all about
If the floors are swept or if the glass has fingerprints
A thousand things you could do now
None of them will care about
All I want is to be here with you, right now
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please
All those things will always be
Sit right here, come and see
There's not a better place to go
To rest your heart and weary soul than at My feet
All the things You do for me
Are good and sweet
But slow down, please