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Single : Take Your Time
Artist : Aikya ft. Lotus
Release Date : January 1st, 2014
Genre : Trip Hop , Glitch Hop , Alternative Hip Hop
Label : Tric Jam , Permanent Reminder
Written by : Aikya Balan , Sarojini Lui
Produced by : NinaT
Length : 4:42
Take Your Time is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Aikya Balan, featuring rapper Lotus . The single was released on the singer's birthday , January 1st, 2014 . Balan and Lotus wrote and composed the song for Balan's debut album, 3 Words . Take Your Time is a Trip Hop song which incorporates elements of Glitch Hop and Alternative Hip Hop . The song contains lyrics that reference to a celebration of passionate sex and a state of being mesmerized , leading up to a lust for a longer "round" .
Tric-Jam (A division of Studio60 Records) released Take Your Time on January 1st, 2014, as the album's lead single . The song was lauded by critics , who praised the addictive vocals , the guest appearance of Lotus and the vulnerability Balan portrays in the song . However , opinions about the theme of the song itself are heavily polarized due to the blatant sexual message .
In December of 2013, Balan had already recorded several songs before getting signed to the major label's division , Tric-Jam . She had actually used a preview of Take Your Time as a demo to send to several major labels which she never heard back from . "I don't know , I guess those labels just didn't listen to it or something because when I sent it to Studio60 , they flipped out over it . The very next day they called me back and had me come in immediately to sign a contract . I was actually really surprised because I went to so many labels trying to get a deal I would appreciate and never once got as much as a rejection . Me actually getting signed became somewhat of an unrealistic dream . "
Before meeting Balan , NinaT had already conceptualized the beat of the song and posted it to Soundcloud back in November . Within it's first few hours of being posted , the instrumental received a great response from the comments and was liked over 20000 times . At the time , the beat only contained what is heard in the last 48 seconds of the single -- minus Aikya's vocals -- looped . Once hearing from the label that Balan had made a song to it and was planning on releasing it for profit in mid-December , NinaT deleted the instrumental from off of her Soundcloud page and asked that Soundcloud deleted all of the reposts . She then went to add subtle parts to it and saved the original beat for pre-hook -- which contains the dark Glitch Hop breakdown -- so that it would add an even more dramatic effect to the lyrics of the pre-hook . "I loved the track the way it was , but it was even better when I remade the beat . It really shined a light on how clear and "sugar-coatedly" explicit the lyrics of the pre-hook are compared to the rest of the song and the track immediately received that perfect amount of edge . "
Chinese-American rapper Lotus became involved in the track when it was first being written by Aikya . Lotus was a fan of Aikya's earlier work on her mixtape and contacted her , suggesting that they get together sometime to collaborate . Balan immediately took her up on that offer , telling her all about the track and how it would be perfect with a verse from a rapper . Soon enough the 2 got together in a studio and Lotus instantly fell in love with the track and it's lyrics . "As soon as I heard it , it was love at first sight [laughs] . I just thought the track was so perfect and different and I had to be on it . Right after hearing the first verse , lyrics started to flow to me . I just ended up freestyling to it and then edited it , building on it and taking some stuff out of it ." When Lotus completed the rap and presented it to her , Balan thought it was perfect and made it the second verse since she was having a hard time with the ones she attempted to write , continuously scrapping them . Lotus ultimately ended up singing on the track as well . NinaT suggested it when the two were singing along to the track while she was playing it back for them , commenting on how well their voices went with each others and how sick it would be .
According to Aikya Balan , the lyrics of Take Your Time reference a state of being in a trance filled with love and lust and simply not wanting it to end too soon . " The song talks about how , when you are in love with someone and you guys lean on the sacrality of making love , you sometimes get caught up in the moment . It could be just sex for him and for you it could mean a lot more but either way , it's a feeling you both can't ignore . When you guys are at your climax . I think that's a moment everyone wants to cherish and savor . " Anthony DeCurtis of Rolling Stone wrote that Take Your Time has "so many layers to it compared to your everyday lovemaking song ", that Balan's vocals "adds an innocence to the "erotica" ", which are gripped by emotions she " cannot control but wants to badly ".
Aikya
Lotus
Both
[Intro]
Mmm ... take your time
Mmm ... just take your time
Mmm ...
You don't have to rush it
[Hook]
Ooh , take your time
Ooh , take your time
You don't have to rush it
Make it last ...
Make it last ...
You don't have to rush it
[Verse 1]
Out of .. breath
Boy you got me at my climax
Another push and we just might fall
Another look and I just might call ...
Your ... name
Has the sweetest taste
On the tip of my tongue , taking up space
Confiscated my breath , suffocated by your love
Heart beat's racing , a drug like this is too dangerous to take
[Pre-hook]
'Cause you'll miss hearing my pleas
The silence full of screams
My nails in your back
And contemplating the fact
That I'm so small , but you can still go deep
And come back up wet , like you just went diving
... Then take a breath
And jump right back in 12 feet
You know it caters to your needs
And it means a lot to ...
You know it caters to your needs
And it means a lot to me so you should just ...
[Hook]
Ooh , take your time
Ooh , take your time
You don't have to rush it
Make it last ...
Make it last ...
You don't have to rush it
[Verse 2]
Undressing , get a good look at it
Deep kissing , biting lips , we goin' at it
Pinned me down , already know what's about to happen
Just leave your imprint , I wanna be your love addict
Got that drug magic
Put me in a trance , I'm feeling ecstatic
And I ain't mad at it
Too caught up in the moment to think about anything more
A thrust inside and suddenly I love you's don't count anymore
Caught up in the lust , just want you to make me yours
An alluring feeling like this is one I can't ignore
Something no one wants to escape
But we end up fading from anyways
So just tease me with what I want , satisfy me with what I need
Hold on as tight as you can knowing that if you let go of me ...
[Pre-hook]
You'll miss hearing my pleas
The silence full of screams
My nails in your back
And contemplating the fact
That I'm oh so small , but you can still go deep
And come back up wet , like you just went diving
... Then take a breath
And jump right back in 12 feet
You know it caters to your needs
And it means a lot to ...
You know it caters to your needs
And it means a lot to me so you should just ...
[Hook]
Ooh , take your time
Ooh , take your time
You don't have to rush it
Make it last ...
Make it last ...
You don't have to rush it
[Bridge]
Mmm ... take your time
Mmm ... just take your time
Mmm ...
You don't have to rush it
Boy just take your time !
[Hook]
Ooh , take your time
Ooh , take your time
You don't have to rush it
Make it last ...
Make it last ...
You don't have to rush it
Edited by user 03 January 2014 04:43:45(UTC)
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