Speed Demon

Album

Swag II

Label

Def Jam Recordings

Genre

Hip hop

Composer(s)

Justin Bieber;Eddie Benjamin;Carter Lang;Dylan Wiggins;Daniel Chetrit

Entered Chart

Sep 20, 2025

Peak Date

Sep 20, 2025

Released

September 22, 2025

Speed Demon" is the opening track on Justin Bieber's surprise 2025 album Swag II. The title is a metaphor for Bieber's relentless forward momentum. He's "speed racing for the record" and "getting better by the second," which is Bieber's way of telling us he's done idling at the stoplight of public opinion. If earlier songs like "Sorry" and "Lonely" felt like pit stops to confess or recalibrate, "Speed Demon" is the unapologetic roar back onto the highway. The song is also a clapback, though not the venom-spitting variety. Bieber jabs playfully at detractors by calling them "chickens," then counters with verses about letting go of hate "for once and for all." It's less a tantrum and more a victory lap. Justin's wife Hailey gets direct credit in the lyrics for anchoring him. He sings, "There's something in the way she made me certain I'm enough," which neatly sums up the shift from his earlier catalog, where he often sang about romantic entanglements as precarious or doomed. This is the domestic, settled Bieber. Then there's the spiritual layer. Bieber tips his cap to a power "stronger than me, paving me a new lane," echoing the faith he's spoken about publicly since his Purpose era. That makes "Speed Demon" not just a rebuttal to critics, but also a statement of grounding. Love, faith, and inner peace are the engine now. Musically, the track leans on a boom-bap beat and warm guitar chops, the kind of foundation that lets Bieber slide between singing and rapping with ease. It's the handiwork of Eddie Benjamin, Carter Lang, Dylan Wiggins, and Daniel Chetrit, a production team who've been key to shaping both Swag and Swag II.

I don't really need a reason to stall you, that's all you
Don't pretend I got a reason to call you, it's not true
I only got a couple people to talk to and it's not you (yeah)
And I don't even got the patience to argue
So, are you outta your mind?
I got a lot of reasons to fight
I got a lot of reasons to drive over you
But I, I put my pride to the side
I put my, I put my, never stopped
Had to take a turn and turn it into somethin' that's new
Say you missed me, wasn't missing, is it clockin' to you?
Wait and see 'cause it's somethin' new and improved, yeah, yeah
Heat checkin', uh, heat checkin' these chickens, uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', speed racin' for the record, uh, yeah
And I achieve greatness, gettin' better by the second, uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', we ain't finished, we ain't finished just yet
Don't stress, don't stress it, baby, uh
I keep creepin', I keep creepin', uh (mm, yeah)
A speed demon, speed demon, uh
So keep dreamin', I can't see 'em, uh
A speed demon, speed demon, yeah
They try to say I'm outta my mind (mm-mm)
But now they singin' every line (of my mind)
Uh, sing it
I got a lot of mountains to climb (mm-mm)
Had to leave some baggage behind (yeah)
(Mm)
And there's somethin' that's stronger than me
That's pavin' me a new lane and givin' me an energy
And there's somethin' in the way she made me certain I'm enough
Every day she put that lovin' on me
And all the people that been doubtin' on me
They came to witness my redemption, now they up out my seat
Got 'em clappin' their feet, uh
Had to put my heart on my sleeve, uh, yeah
I said, "Heat checkin', heat checkin' these chickens", uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', speed racin' for the record, uh, yeah
And I achieve greatness, gettin' better by the second, uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', we ain't finished, we ain't finished just yet
Don't stress, don't stress it baby, uh
Fast-forward until we find it (uh)
And press "stop", but then rewind it (uh)
In case you ever need a remindin'
You better keeps gettin' better (uh)
I won it by a million miles
You already know what the time is (okay, yeah)
It's forever, forever, ever, I said, "Forever"
Heat checkin' (mm), heat checkin' these chickens, uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', speed racin' for the record, uh, yeah
And I achieve greatness, gettin' better by the second, uh, yeah
And I go speed racin', we ain't finished, we ain't finished just yet
Don't stress, don't stress it, baby, uh
I keep creepin', I keep creepin', uh (mm, yeah)
A speed demon, speed demon, uh
So keep dreamin', I can't see 'em, uh
A speed demon, speed demon, uh
I keep creepin', I keep creepin', uh
A speed demon, speed demon, uh
So keep dreamin', I can't see 'em, uh
A speed demon, speed demon