Drop
Featherlight Lyrics
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Well I always thought that you'd die young but I never thought this soon.
You're not dead yet but days away from your fateful end.
With just one more shot of heroin by tomorrow you'll be dead.
LIE DOWN!!
Well it all came crashing through my face like fishhooks to my eyes.
'cause a girl like you can't bottle up and lock the pain inside.
I'm not a psychic or a prophet, it's common sense. it's right before your eyes.
If I...could say...one thing what would it be?
If I...could say...one thing, "come back to me."
If I...could say...one thing what would it be?
If I...could say...one thing, "come back to me."
So I sit here waiting for the day
When they break my heart with words they say,
'cause I prepare myself now, no surprise
When they tell me that you have died.
(the voice of a generation in trouble)
So we all embrace the face of disaster
And wrap our crap with masks of alabaster.
For us it just makes sense to die faster
If I...could say...one thing what would it be?
If I...could say...one thing, "come back to me."
If I...could say...one thing what would it be?
If I...could say...one thing, it'd be
LIE DOWN.
LIE DOWN.
LIE DOWN.
LIE DOWN.
LIE DOWN.
We watched you dig your grave now lie in it.
YOU LET US DOWN BY SHOOTING UP.
WE KNEW ONE DAY THAT YOU WOULD DROP.
YOU LET US DOWN BY SHOOTING UP.
WE KNEW ONE DAY THAT YOU WOULD DROP.
AND NOW WE ALL GET TO WATCH YOU DIE.
AND NOW WE ALL GET TO WATCH YOU DIE.
The lyrics of Featherlight's "Drop" paint a raw and poignant picture of addiction and the grief and helplessness that comes with watching a loved one succumb to it. The song opens with a vivid simile, likening the futility of trying to contain addiction to trying to puncture balloons with a needle. The next lines reveal the subject of the song, someone the singer believed was on a path towards an early death but never expected it to come so soon. The impending tragedy is made even more heart-wrenching by the knowledge that it could have been avoided if not for one more attempt to find relief in drugs.
The chorus is haunted by the "what-ifs" and regrets that accompany losing someone too soon. The singer imagines a different timeline, one where they could have convinced their loved one to come back to them before it was too late. The lyrics in the second half of the song shift from sorrow to anger and frustration. The singer seems to be speaking to the person who has overdosed, calling them out for letting others down and warning them that they've dug their own grave. The repetition of "LIE DOWN" highlights the feeling of finality and resignation that comes with an inevitable death.
Overall, the lyrics of "Drop" are a powerful meditation on the ways addiction affects not only the person struggling with it but also the people around them. The song doesn't offer any tidy resolutions, only a raw and honest look at the tragedy of drug abuse.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it all came crashing to my face like needles to balloons.
Everything fell apart abruptly, like balloons being punctured by needles.
Well I always thought that you'd die young but I never thought this soon.
It was expected that you would die young, but not this early.
You're not dead yet but days away from your fateful end.
You are alive now but closer to your inevitable death with each passing day.
With just one more shot of heroin by tomorrow you'll be dead.
One more dose of heroin will be fatal, and it's likely to happen soon.
Well it all came crashing through my face like fishhooks to my eyes.
Things fell apart terribly, causing great pain and distress.
Well it don't seem right to give up the fight but it don't make sense to try, 'cause a girl like you can't bottle up and lock the pain inside.
It's hard to accept giving up, but in your case keeping the pain inside is not a viable option.
I'm not a psychic or a prophet, it's common sense. it's right before your eyes.
It's not difficult to see that your actions are leading to a tragic end without any prophetic ability.
If I...could say...one thing what would it be?
If there was only one thing to say, what would it be?
If I...could say...one thing, "come back to me."
If there was only one thing to say, it would be a request to come back.
So I sit here waiting for the day When they break my heart with words they say, 'cause I prepare myself now, no surprise When they tell me that you have died. (the voice of a generation in trouble)
I am waiting for the day when they confirm your death, and I am already anticipating the pain it will cause. It's a voice expressing the troubles of a generation.
So we all embrace the face of disaster And wrap our crap with masks of alabaster. For us it just makes sense to die faster
We accept that disaster is inevitable and hide our issues behind a facade of perfection. To us, it's better to die quickly rather than face the problems of life.
LIE DOWN.
The command to lie down.
We watched you dig your grave now lie in it.
Your actions led to your downfall, and it's time to accept the consequences.
YOU LET US DOWN BY SHOOTING UP.
Your drug use was disappointing and let others down.
WE KNEW ONE DAY THAT YOU WOULD DROP.
It was inevitable that you would succumb to your addiction.
AND NOW WE ALL GET TO WATCH YOU DIE.
Everyone must now witness your inevitable death.
Contributed by Colin S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.