Hit the Ground
Maren Morris is a singer and songwriter whose music bridges the gap between… Read Full Bio ↴Maren Morris is a singer and songwriter whose music bridges the gap between hard country, classic rock, and hip-hop-influenced pop; she has enjoyed success as both a tunesmith and a performer. Morris was born in Dallas, Texas on April 10, 1990 and grew up with a love of music, saying she was always willing to belt out a tune on the family's karaoke machine by age ten. By the time she was 14, she had learned to play guitar and began playing professionally, self-releasing a debut album, Walk On. Morris had struck a deal with Smith Music Group when she dropped her second album, 2007's All That It Takes; her songwriting was strong enough that she either wrote or co-wrote eight of the album's 13 tracks. Morris graduated high school and was attending the University of North Texas when she self-released her third full-length, 2011's Live Wire. A year later, she left Texas for Nashville, determined to shift her career into high gear.After winning an "Artist on the Verge" prize at the New Music Seminar, Morris got her foot in the door as a songwriter, signing a publishing deal with Yellow Dog and writing tunes for Tim McGraw ("Last Turn Home") and Kelly Clarkson ("Second Wind"). In addition, she ramped up her touring schedule, sharing stages with artists as diverse as Pat Green, Radney Foster, and Marty Stuart, and performing for artists in Europe and the United Kingdom as well as the United States. In 2015, Morris released a digital single titled "My Church," about the close connection between music and driving. The song became a viral hit, generating over 2.5 million streams in a little over a month. The major labels in Music City took notice, and Morris signed a deal with Sony Music Nashville, which dropped a five-song EP featuring "My Church" in November 2015. Sony pushed "My Church" to country radio in anticipation of her full-length debut Hero, which appeared in June of 2016. The album hit number one on the country charts, and earned Morris a lot of attention: She was nominated for several Grammy awards, won CMA's New Artist of the Year, and earned a slot on Saturday Night Live late in 2016. In early 2017, she toured (both as a headliner and with Sam Hunt), and released a deluxe edition of Hero that included several bonus tracks. In October, Morris, in collaboration with Vince Gill, delivered the powerful single "Dear Hate," which was written in response to the mass shooting at Las Vegas' Route 91 Harvest Festival, a stage that she had played the night before that attack. January 2019 saw Morris issue the empowerment anthem "Girl," the first single from her newly released sophomore effort.

Hit the Ground
Maren Morris Lyrics


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I lost ya once, i'm losing you again
No matter what i say, i've been there
Whenever i go up, i know i'm comin back down
Catch me before i hit the ground
No matter what I say, no matter what i do
I keep tellin myself you'll be comin through
Well i hit the ground now & i'm bouncin off the walls
I keep tellin myself i dont like you at all
Now here's my chance to let you go
I'm gonna miss you, more than you'll ever know
I'm lettin go and i won't be coming back
Having the guts is what i alwayed lacked
Didn't say it to your face, didn't tell you on the phone
But i'm so relieved now, that you know
We were lost once and we're lost again
No matter what you try to say, we've been here




Whenever we go up, you can bet we'll come back down
So goodbye boy... you've hit the ground!

Overall Meaning

The song "Hit the Ground" by Maren Morris is about the end of a relationship and the struggles that come with trying to let go. The first two lines, "I lost ya once, I'm losing you again / No matter what I say, I've been there," suggest that the singer has gone through a similar situation in the past with the same person. The chorus, "Whenever I go up, I know I'm coming back down / Catch me before I hit the ground," highlights the fact that the singer is struggling to keep the relationship alive and that they expect it to end soon.


In the second verse, the singer admits that they have been telling themselves that the relationship will work out despite all the challenges, but they are now bouncing off the walls and admitting that they don't even like the person anymore. The pre-chorus, "Now here's my chance to let you go / I'm gonna miss you, more than you'll ever know / I'm letting go and I won't be coming back / Having the guts is what I always lacked," showcases that the singer is finally letting go of the relationship and that it is a difficult thing to do.


The bridge and the final chorus, "We were lost once and we're lost again / No matter what you try to say, we've been here / Whenever we go up, you can bet we'll come back down / So goodbye boy... you've hit the ground!" reminds the listeners that this is not the first time that the singer has gone through a breakup, and that they will bounce back from this one as well. The song overall is an emotional journey of someone who is trying to come to terms with the end of a relationship and finally moving on.


Line by Line Meaning

I lost ya once, i'm losing you again
I have already lost you once, and now I am losing you again.


No matter what i say, i've been there
It does not matter what I say because I have been in this situation before.


Whenever i go up, i know i'm comin back down
Every time I feel like things are going well, I am aware that it will not last.


Catch me before i hit the ground
Please help me before I completely lose control and crash.


No matter what I say, no matter what i do
It seems like nothing I say or do can change the direction of our relationship.


I keep tellin myself you'll be comin through
I continue to believe that you will come back to me.


Well i hit the ground now & i'm bouncin off the walls
I have hit rock bottom and I am completely unstable.


I keep tellin myself i dont like you at all
I am trying to convince myself that I do not have any feelings left for you.


Now here's my chance to let you go
I finally have the opportunity to move on from our relationship.


I'm gonna miss you, more than you'll ever know
Even though I am letting you go, I will still miss you deeply.


I'm lettin go and i won't be coming back
I am ending things for good and will not be returning to our relationship.


Having the guts is what i alwayed lacked
In the past, I did not have the courage to end things when I should have.


Didn't say it to your face, didn't tell you on the phone
I did not have the courage to tell you face to face or on the phone.


But i'm so relieved now, that you know
Even though it was difficult, I am relieved that you know how I feel.


We were lost once and we're lost again
Our relationship was already in a bad place before and it has returned to that state.


No matter what you try to say, we've been here
No matter what you say, we have been in this situation before.


Whenever we go up, you can bet we'll come back down
Every time we experience success, we end up failing again.


So goodbye boy... you've hit the ground!
Our relationship is over and you have hit rock bottom.




Writer(s): Maren Morris

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Comments from YouTube:

Michelle Morris

love it

john sandiford

Thanks for listening Michelle

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