![]() ![]() She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. I'm still growing up, up, up, up I'll be patient, one more month You'll wrap your fingers round my thumb Times are changing, I know, but who am I if I'm the person you become If I'm still growing up, still growing up, still growing up If I'm still growing up, still growing up, still growing up I'm still growing up I'm still growing up, ooh I'm. There is nothing like the joy and happiness that comes from bringing a baby into this universe. Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th. We just wanted to put out good music, directly to the people that have been here since the beginning. ![]() We didn’t want to do a big campaign or anything over the top with this. It’s where I’ve been the last year, through all the ups and downs. This is why ‘Growing Up’ felt like the right song to re-emerge with. In a statement on the song, Macklemore (real name: Ben Haggerty) writes, “When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back. Lady Gaga’s Next Album: The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful Full-Length “I’ll be patient one more month/You’ll wrap your fingers around my thumb,” Sheeran sings, “Time’s are changing, I know/But who I am I if I’m the person you become, if I’m still growing up/I’m still growing up.” This song is for her".Mustang Talks Galloping Away From 'Masked Singer,' Belting a Rock Classic She has filled my heart in ways that I never knew were possible. ![]() And if you’re wondering… Our daughter, Sloane Ava Simone Haggerty was born 2 months ago on May 29th. This is why “Growing up” felt like the right song to re-emerge with. When you try to escape yourself, life has an interesting way of creating situations that force you to come back. The other half is trying to figure out how to grow up myself. When I got back to the cabin the next day, Ryan had made a new beat that would eventually become the song you’re listening to. I was going back to the city once a week to attend a birthing class with Tricia. I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years. 5 months later we were recording in a remote cabin away from the density that is Seattle. When Tricia walked out of the bathroom, I knew. But in actuality the hypothetical “dad" version of me looked completely different than the man whose heart was beating out of his chest on the carpet, praying to a god or spirit I hadn’t talked to in months. I basically assumed that I'd have it all together. I held on to clear expectations of where I wanted be in my career, my age, my level of self-care, and my maturity. I’ve always had some make-believe image in my head of who I would be as a father. Scared of the process of staring at myself through a page and seeing someone that I wasn’t proud of. But I think back to that night: praying on the floor at 2am as Tricia went to the bathroom to take the pregnancy test I’d just purchased from Walgreens. It would make for a far more polished and respectable story. Macklemore (and Ryan Lewis) is coming y'all! The 2016 Grammys ain't ready!!!!īy the way, what a touching and powerful (rap) song " Growing Up" is!Ī message from Macklemore: "I wish that I could say that I was in a “better place” when I found out the news. It seems like the second studio album of the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis enterprise is coming out soon, huh? Why do I think this? Do you wonder why would a song specifically dedicated to Macklemore's 2-month old baby daughter Sloane be indicative of a new album? Well, because of these two quotes from the lengthy text Macklemore made public online today too to explain the new song " Growing Up" (read in full below): " I was finally having fun in the studio for the first time in years" and " the right song to re-emerge with". ![]() It's your choice! But either way, go listen to this amazing new tune ASAP! "Growing Up" can be heard as many times as one pleases on SoundCloud or YouTube or can be downloaded cost-free clicking on the "download" button on the SoundCloud player added at the bottom of this page. The Seattle rapper has teamed up with usual collaborator Ryan Lewis and British star Ed Sheeran for the recording of " Growing Up (Sloane's Song)", a brand new track that he's released for FREE today, August 5th. ![]()
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