Coming Down
Dum Dum Girls Lyrics


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Oh whoa-oh

I take as much as I can get
I don't take any regret
I close my eyes to conjure up something
But it's just a faint taste in my mouth

I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down

By tomorrow I'll be leaving
By tomorrow I'll gone
If you want to tell me something
You had better make it strong

'Cause I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down

I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
Here I go

There I go

You abuse the ones who love you
You abuse the ones who won't
If you ever had a real heart
I don't think you'd know where to start

'Cause I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
Yeah, I think I'm coming down





Yes, I think I'm coming down
Yes, I think I'm coming down

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Dum Dum Girls' "Coming Down" are full of haunting imagery and raw emotion. The singer seems to be struggling with addiction or some other destructive behavior, using drugs or other means to escape from reality. She takes as much as she can get and doesn't feel regret for her actions. She tries to conjure up something in her mind to make herself feel better, but it's only a faint sensation, not enough to make a real difference.


As the song progresses, the singer realizes that she's coming down, that the high or escape she's been experiencing is wearing off. She'll be leaving soon, but before she goes, she wants someone to tell her something powerful, something that will make her feel alive again. The repetition of the chorus ("I think I'm coming down") underscores the character's disorientation and fear.


In the second half of the song, the lyrics take on a accusatory tone. The singer tells someone that they abuse the ones who love them and asks if they've ever had a real heart. It's unclear who the singer is addressing, but it seems likely that it's someone who may be contributing to her destructive behavior.


Overall, "Coming Down" is a powerful song about addiction, escape, and emotional vulnerability. The lyrics are evocative and deeply felt, and the music perfectly complements the mood of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Oh whoa-oh
Expression of an intense feeling or emotion.


I take as much as I can get
Taking as much as possible without remorse, regardless of consequences.


I don't take any regret
No remorse or regret for past actions.


I close my eyes to conjure up something
Imagining something better or more desirable.


But it's just a faint taste in my mouth
Despite wanting something better, the reality is unsatisfactory.


I think I'm coming down
Feeling the effects of a past high or euphoria.


By tomorrow I'll be leaving
Planning to move on or leave the current situation behind.


By tomorrow I'll gone
Leaving or disappearing soon.


If you want to tell me something
Request for honesty or urgency in communication.


You had better make it strong
The message or information needs to be compelling or convincing.


'Cause I think I'm coming down
Repeating the feeling of the effects of a past high or euphoria.


You abuse the ones who love you
Harming or mistreating those who care for you the most.


You abuse the ones who won't
Mistreating those who refuse to enable or tolerate negative behavior.


If you ever had a real heart
Doubting the sincerity or genuine nature of the individual's emotions.


I don't think you'd know where to start
Questioning whether the individual would be capable of emotional depth or growth.


Yeah, I think I'm coming down
Confirming the feeling of the effects of a past high or euphoria.


Yes, I think I'm coming down
Repeating confirmation of the feeling of the effects of a past high or euphoria.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Kristin Gundred

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@subpop

LYRICS //
I TAKE AS MUCH AS I CAN GET
I DON'T HAVE ANY REGRET
I CLOSE MY EYES TO CONJURE UP SOMETHING
BUT IT'S JUST A FAINT TASTE IN MY MOUTH

I THINK I'M COMING DOWN

BY TOMORROW I'LL BE LEAVING
BY TOMORROW I'LL BE GONE
IF YOU WANT TO TELL ME SOMETHING
YOU HAD BETTER MAKE IT STRONG

I THINK I'M COMING DOWN
I THINK I'M COMING DOWN

YOU ABUSE THE ONES WHO LOVE YOU
YOU ABUSE THE ONES WHO WON'T
IF YOU EVER HAD A REAL HEART
I DON'T THINK YOU'D KNOW WHERE TO START

I THINK I'M COMING DOWN



@regalpaintingsvccorp4588

The very last time I partook in X, I rode this beautiful song in a wave like trance a couple times until the “there I goooooo”, which brought me right back up to the top of the wave where I surfed yet again down into a pool of tears.. I had to hit repeat maybe 3/4 times and as I fell asleep, I remember thinking “ this way a nice send off into sobriety “..

Moral, don’t so drugs, but if you do, do them responsibly and not very often.
For those of you that feel the need to judge, most of those caught in a need to escape their pain in unconventional ways are there because they can’t bear another moment living inside the hell that is their life. They didn’t ask for it, they were born into it or as they grew, their reality shrunk and the walls caved in all around them until it forced them out of whatever safety bubble they had and into the cold dark world where happiness can be bought albeit briefly.

It is more important to ask “why” then to condemn. It is more important to be the change you want in someone than it is to tell them they are letting you down.

For those of you struggling, may this song bring you familiarity and bliss, may it cover you in a warm and comforting blanket of doubt layered in love.
You can recover, you can step out of what you’re in.
Remember one thing, if nothing more of what I’ve written.

- to change, you must first realize that those around you may not be coming with you.
You must be willing to leave them behind.
Try if you must, to drag them along.. but when their weight of not… starts pulling you back into where you need to leave,

Let go, step forward all the while looking back and thinking - there i gooooooooooo.

Now get up. Pull yourself together and and make where you are a distant memory.



@kogk7715

Oh whoa-oh

I take as much as I can get
I don't take any regret
I close my eyes to conjure up something
But it's just a faint taste in my mouth

I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down

By tomorrow I'll be leaving
By tomorrow I'll gone
If you want to tell me something
You had better make it strong

'Cause I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down

I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
(Here I go)
I think I'm coming down
Here I go

There I go

You abuse the ones who love you
You abuse the ones who won't
If you ever had a real heart
I don't think you'd know where to start

'Cause I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
I think I'm coming down
Yeah, I think I'm coming down

Yes, I think I'm coming down
Yes, I think I'm coming down



All comments from YouTube:

@fernandaroodri

Gossip Girl, Chuck and Blair 5x11 💕💘😭😫<3

@HaleyAmaris

same

@val-pq1ci

Gossip girl and the vampire diaries

@daianeximenes1700

and OITNB

@omgpop1234567

:((

@karenjackson3077

And now birdbox lol

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@akaalihasan

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@BelleSinclair

It's so sad but it's unlikely she'll get out of max, they said once you go down the hill you don't come back :'(

@DaniCasseb

Ali Hasan SHE NEEDS TO COME BACK. ITS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER :~(

@kissingtheculprit

Danielle Cssb FEEL THE SAME ABOUT THIS D:

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