Fallen Down
Warren Hayes Lyrics

Bigelow the gigolo had no where else to go
Bigelow the gigolo had no other place to go as he was a scarred, lonely person who has been through a lot in life.

His sad eyes had seen it all
Bigelow has seen the saddest and darkest aspects of life that left him alone with his sadness.

Scarred and lonely, tough as nails
As a result of the harsh circumstances he faced in life, he became unapproachable and tough, although he continues to suffer from loneliness.

Open your heart when all else fails
When everything else fails, the best approach is to open your heart to receive love and positivity.

Wear the veil and the trojan horse smile
In order to avoid revealing the pain inside, Bigelow has learned to hide his emotions behind a fake smile and veil.

Looking back on yesteryear
Reflecting on the past, the memories of the bygone era.

Seems like, maybe, you missed your calling
Perhaps in his past, Bigelow failed to fulfil his true potential or calling.

But hindsight is very clear when loneliness is falling
When deprived of his companionship, he finds himself lost in thoughts about the past and regrets his previous actions.

And you have fallen down, down from the heavens
Bigelow has hit a low point in life, and he feels like he has fallen from grace.

Stuck out in the desert
He finds himself in a lonely, arid place with no one to turn to.

Amazing grace, such a lonely place
Although he is in a horrible place, he discovers at least a little peace with God's grace.

For heroes like you and me
Referring to others who are going through difficult times in life and are still trying to be strong as heroes.

Fallen down, just like a shooting star
Like a shooting star, Bigelow has fallen from a great height all the way to the ground.

With no fallen angel standing by
There's no one to help him; he is on his own.

Target practice with other people's lives
Some people's actions might put others' lives at risk, with Bigelow himself or his acquaintances suffering terrible consequences.

Hit a few right between the eyes
Sometimes the actions and risks taken in life will have very exact and acute consequences.

But, most of the time, you were wounded by the ricochet
Most of the time you didn't suffer catastrophic damage, but that's not to say that you didn't get hurt in one way or another.

You say "play to win, boys, never play to lose
Bigelow is making a reference to a motto here that means "always play to win."

Long as your're playing, boy, you're bullet-proof"
As long as you're stepping up, taking risks, making decisions, and living life, there's always this false sense of invincibility.

But think about it, you're bleeding to death anyway
Despite how bullet-proof you might feel like, you'll always end up with some bruises and wounds that keep on accumulating, and they will eventually become unbearable.

Angel of mercy, take pity on a fool
Bigelow is asking God to take mercy on him as he considers himself a foolish man who misses all the better options and makes poor choices.

That spent a lifetime wondering
He spends his life thinking about big choices and what could have been all his life.

What Napoleon would do
In his thinking, he sometimes wonders how Napoleon would have acted or felt in his position.

If he were in your shoes
It's a hypothetical question centered around what it would look like for one of the world's most well-known historical figures to be in his position.

Rich, without pleasure, respected without love
Bigelow feels that as a rich and respected man he has everything, but he has no real companionship or love in his life.

Drinking poison from a golden cup
Bigelow still finds himself unhappy and unsatisfied even though he has everything he ever wanted. Such emptiness can be likened to slowly drinking poison from a golden cup.

While anger, brother of fear, creeps like a knife into your heart
Bigelow is feeling a deep sense of anger and despair inside him as he can feel his heart being cut with a knife, and knows that he is paying the price for his life choices.

And destiny's through (still) calling
His path has more disappointments to come, and Bigelow can't escape his fate.

Fallen down
The chorus reminds us of the song's central theme which is falling down and being lost in life.

Amazing grace, it's such a lonely place
The grace of God might ease the path, but falling down is always a lonely experience.

Oh yes it is
A repetition of the preceding line as an emphasis to highlight how lonely it feels to be so lost.