Falling Down Again
Adam Lyrics


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For everyday I've lost, In vain
For every time I felt (myself) unsafe
For everyday I felt (myself) trapped inside
Inside a crystal lake
Compassion or obsession
Never ending pain

Sometime I feel myself lay back on my own grave
Lay back on my own grave
Lay back on my own grave
Lay back on my own grave

No more tears no more scars
This ain't the kingdom of truth
But outside is still dark
And I walk around with my head in my hands
Falling down again
Falling down again

Sometimes I feel myself lay back on my own grave
Lay back on my own grave




Lay back on my own grave
Lay back on my own grave

Overall Meaning

The lyrics in Adam's song, Falling Down Again, are about the internal struggles and pain that the artist is experiencing. The opening lines, "For everyday I've lost, in vain...For every time I felt unsafe...For everyday I felt trapped inside," shows the artist reflecting on their daily struggles that are leading to a feeling of being trapped, with no escape from the pain they feel. The next line, "Compassion or obsession, never-ending pain" conveys a struggle between dealing with their pain in a healthy way, as opposed to an unhealthy obsession, which they cannot seem to let go of.


In the chorus, the artist expresses a longing for relief, "No more tears, no more scars, this ain't the kingdom of truth, but outside is still dark," while showing that they feel lost and overwhelmed by their struggles, "And I walk around with my head in my hands, falling down again, falling down again." The repeated line, "Sometimes I feel myself lay back on my own grave," is a powerful metaphor for the artist's feeling of being stuck and unable to move forward.


Overall, the lyrics of Falling Down Again express an honest and raw struggle with internal pain, feelings of being trapped and overwhelmed, and a desire for relief that seems unattainable.


Line by Line Meaning

For everyday I've lost, In vain
I have lost something every single day without getting anything in return.


For every time I felt (myself) unsafe
I have experienced feeling vulnerable and unsafe on numerous occasions.


For everyday I felt (myself) trapped inside
I felt trapped in every single day of my life, unable to escape.


Inside a crystal lake
Being trapped in my own thoughts and emotions felt like being submerged in a crystal clear lake.


Compassion or obsession
My feelings towards others are either full of love and concern or overwhelming fixation.


Never ending pain
My pain seems to last forever and never truly goes away.


Sometimes I feel myself lay back on my own grave
At times, I feel like I'm already dead and all I can do is lay back in my own grave and accept it.


No more tears no more scars
I am tired of crying and being hurt both physically and emotionally.


This ain't the kingdom of truth
The world is filled with lies and falsehoods, a far cry from the ideal of truthfulness.


But outside is still dark
The world outside can be just as bleak and despairing as the one within.


And I walk around with my head in my hands
I am lost and do not know what to do, feeling overwhelmed and helpless.


Falling down again
Despite my efforts, I keep falling down and facing the same problems over and over again.




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@JM-kp1bo

There's a reason why McDonald's started 24hr breakfast

@Gar96229

J M I can imagine the McDonalds Board of Directors playing this at one of their meetings.

@Thejordanenthusiast

Carl’s Jr. needs to step their game up. Their breakfast is too good to not eat it past 10:30 am

@JM-kp1bo

@J.R. Wavy lmao fax

@gamingvids3737

Not in the uk it stops at 11 am

@mondaymorning9822

FBI U.K resident here, in all the McDonald’s I’ve been in they stop serving breakfast at 10:30am. I wish they did 24hr breakfast menu.

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@arizonashane

Sheila is fantastic in this scene. She's so bored at her job that she finds this situation amusing rather than scary.

@avadakedavra69

The genius behind Sheila being portrayed as the fed up fast food worker is that it adds to the already existing symbolism of dismantling the faulty system. But I think it is kind of weird for Sheila to have an apparent attraction to Foster as she is seen nursing her pen and having been enthralled by his behavior. I wonder if that was a scripted thing or a post production thing?

Sheila must've seen Basic Instinct before D-Fens busted into the WhammyBurger.

@stevekaczynski3793

@Darren Pinson She was messing with him. She wasn't attracted at all. Glasses, dressed somewhere between early 1960s office worker and a Mormon missionary, why would she be attracted to him? When the manager comes through she watches the exchange between him and D-Fens like she is watching a tennis match.

@yousef25813

So true haha

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