Tumbling Down
Gabrielle Lyrics

Am I not the same as you?
Gabrielle is asking if she and the listener are different in any way.

Do I not live as you do?
She is suggesting that they both lead similar lives.

Do we not work the same land?
Gabrielle is acknowledging that they share a common ground.

Bear the same marks on our hands?
She means that they share the same hardships and challenges.

Flesh and blood we're both the same,
Gabrielle is highlighting the fact that fundamentally they are no different from each other.

Though we go by different names,
Despite their perceived differences, they are essentially the same person.

Both have families to feed,
Gabrielle is pointing out that they both have responsibilities to their loved ones.

Though we see things differently,
They may have different opinions/views on things.

We're running out of possibilities,
Gabrielle believes they are running out of options.

Running out of time…
They have limited time to make things right.

When the walls come tumbling down,
In difficult times, when everything falls apart.

And you've lost too much to count,
When they've lost so much that it's hard to keep track.

Will you feel you've won the fight?
Gabrielle is asking if it's worth it if they win the battle but lose everything else.

When there's no one else in sight?
When there's no one there to help or support them.

Will you be on the side of right?
Gabrielle is asking if they will do the right thing, even when it's difficult.

When all you've loved has died…
When they have lost everything and everyone they have ever loved.

To your conscience I appeal,
Gabrielle is appealing to their conscience to do the right thing.

I stand before you, make a deal,
She wants to make a deal or an agreement to work together for the greater good.

Before we all lose control,
Before things spiral out of control.

And there's nothing left that's whole,
When everything is broken and nothing can be fixed.

They say sometimes revenge is sweet,
Gabrielle is referring to the saying that revenge is satisfying.

But where there's loss how can that be?
She is questioning the idea that revenge can bring happiness when there is already so much loss.

We are human so we feel,
Gabrielle is emphasizing that they are human and have emotions.

We are men not made of steel…
They are vulnerable and can be hurt, unlike steel.

Tumbling down, no-one's around,
Gabrielle is repeating the image of everything falling apart when no one is there to help.

Will you be on the side of right?
She is repeating the question of whether or not they will do the right thing.

We're running out of possibilities,
Without change, they are running out of options.

Running, running out of time…
They have limited time to create the change they need.