![]() ![]() But as we said before, ‘time’ itself did not cause this heartache on Joji. ![]() He mixed up his priorities and he feels bad about his current situation. His weakness was his love for his music, which devoured his entire life. Now that he has all the big bucks, he begins to question if it is what he wanted for his life. But, of course, he failed at the balancing act–he lost the girl. Joji claims that he has hit the jackpot, possibly referring to the success of his career. In the second verse of the song, the inevitable has happened. In the chorus of the song, Joji talks to his girl about what time could possibly bring into their relationship–which is ‘change.’ So, he begs his girl to stay unchanged and harbor the same feelings that she does now towards him in the future as well. Joji’s cry for God will most definitely be left unanswered. There is no present, only a reel of events changing extremely fast. Hence, everything, good and bad, is always fleeing away. No matter how much we would want time to slow down or entirely freeze, it is not a possibility within the realm of the world as we know it. In these lyrics, Joji tries to wrap his head around the time fading around him. It’s also worth noting that the visuals and idea of the music video might draw inspiration from the 2013 film Snowpiercer by Bong Joon-Ho, which takes place on a (seemingly) endless train.“Tick Tock” Lyrics Meaning and Song Review Verse 1 It seamlessly connects to the “ Sanctuary” music video where he’s in a similar spaceship, while covered with the same blanket, a common material for astronauts to keep warm when space race has started in the ‘50s. The final few shots can see Joji wakes up on a classic-looking spaceship, with bedsheet made of tin foil and a repetitive “Wake Up” alert. Shots of bleak-faced Joji laying on barrel ground are being shifted to during the entire video, representing how drained he is just to run away the feelings from his previous relationship, foregoing on “ SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK”. He tries to escape from it but only finds himself getting into a more austere state of loneliness, and at last, hitting a screen and made him realise he’s trapped in his own-self of miserable and desperation. This time around, Joji wakes up in an endless recreational vehicle (RV) where people are throwing a party. Similar to his previous music videos, visuals for the song is sombre and gloomy. This track was first teased on January 27, 2020, with a tweet from Joji featuring a short video of lava flowing - Joji later revealed the release date and cover artwork and confirmed track’s title with another tweet. This song serves perhaps as a change of pace for Joji, as the prestigious producer Justin Parker, known for working with the likes of Rihanna and Lana Del Rey, is enlisted to collaborate with him for the first time. Joji consistently uses sad themes in his music, best exemplified by his debut album, BALLADS 1. ![]() He feels as if he has no choice but to just “run” from his feelings, which is represented in the track’s accompanying music video, which was unveiled 10 hours after the song’s release on February 6, 2020. The track features Joji in disarray over his feelings for someone who is now in a new relationship. Like the rest of Joji’s discography, the lyrical content of “Run” has a distinct melancholy tone. In this song, he talks of wasting each other time while chasing fame, and having relationship problems because of lack of communication. ![]() “Run” is the second single released by Joji after his debut album BALLADS 1, and is the second single off of his sophomore studio album, Nectar. Tick Tock is the third track from Joji's album Nectar. ![]()
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