Nashville is an American musical drama television series created by Academy… Read Full Bio ↴Nashville is an American musical drama television series created by Academy Award winner Callie Khouri and produced by R.J. Cutler, Khouri, Dee Johnson, Steve Buchanan and Connie Britton.

The series stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, a legendary country music superstar, whose stardom begins fading. Her producers offer her a joint tour with the up-and-comer Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), the young and sexy future of country music. But both singers are pursuing their goals. Juliette wants to take the place of Rayna. Rayna thinks that a few songs written by talented author Scarlett O'Connor (Clare Bowen) will help to revive her success. Rayna's father is Lamar Wyatt (Powers Boothe), a powerful politician in Nashville, who forced her to marry Teddy Conrad (Eric Close), who lives on her money.

I Will Fall
Nashville Cast Lyrics

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I'm afraid to go up to the second floor
If you wanted to work it out why'd you lock the door
I thought I was good at lovin' you
But our light went out when you wanted it to
I wish you the best, I'm headed west
It's all I know to do

I will fall, I will fall if you come around

Just when I think my heart break has settled down
I will fall, I will fall if you come around

When we said goodbye it was forever
And I spent the last year piecing my life together
Just when I think I've let you go
Your song's playing on the radio
And just like that it rushes back
Every part of you

I will fall, I will fall if you come around
Just when I think my heart break has settled down
I will fall, I will fall if you come around

I will fall, I will fall if you come around
Just when I think my heart break has settled down
I will fall, I will fall if you come around

I will fall, I will fall if you come around

Overall Meaning

The Nashville Cast's song "I Will Fall" is a soulful ballad that speaks to the heartbreak and conflicting emotions that arise when someone tries to move on from a past relationship. The lyrics are filled with fear, regret, longing, and vulnerability, all of which are relatable to anyone who has ever experienced a broken heart.

The opening lines, "I'm afraid to go up to the second floor, if you wanted to work it out why'd you lock the door," speak to the singer's hesitancy to confront their past and try to rekindle the relationship. They are afraid of what they might find, and confused as to why their former partner would lock them out when they claim to want to "work it out."

The chorus, "I will fall, I will fall if you come around, just when I think my heartbreak has settled down," speaks to the singer's inner conflict - on the one hand, they know that opening themselves up to their former partner will only lead to more heartbreak, but on the other hand, they are still drawn to them and find it difficult to resist the pull of the familiarity and comfort of the past.

The second verse speaks to the singer's struggle to move on from the relationship and the pain that resurfaces when they least expect it. Despite spending the last year trying to piece their life back together, they are still haunted by memories of their former partner, particularly when a song comes on the radio that reminds them of them.

Overall, "I Will Fall" is a poignant and relatable song that captures the conflicting emotions that arise when trying to move on from a past relationship, and the difficulties of resisting the pull of old habits and familiar feelings.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm afraid to go up to the second floor
I'm scared to face the memories that haunt me, reliving the moments that once made us happy

If you wanted to work it out why'd you lock the door
If you really wanted us to fix things between us, why did you shut me out?

I thought I was good at lovin' you
I believed that I loved you with everything I had

But our light went out when you wanted it to
In the end, it was you who gave up on us, and our flame extinguished when you made that choice

I wish you the best, I'm headed west
I have come to terms with the fact that we can no longer be together, and I wish you happiness on your journey, while I go on mine

I will fall, I will fall if you come around
Despite my best efforts to move on, the mere presence of you will make me automatically fall back into loving you

Just when I think my heart break has settled down
I believed that I had finally moved on from you and the pain of our separation

When we said goodbye it was forever
When we parted ways, we knew that it was permanent

And I spent the last year piecing my life together
Ever since we separated, I have spent the last year gradually mending the broken pieces of my heart and rebuilding my life on my own

Your song's playing on the radio
Your song, the one that we used to love listening to together, is currently playing on the radio

And just like that it rushes back
Hearing our song playing has brought back all of the emotions and memories that I had thought were long gone

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: KATE YORK, TYLER JAMES

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