Way Down Now
World Party Lyrics

Inside my TV I
The singer feels trapped by the false and repetitive messages on his TV screen and is struggling to understand why.

Never stop to wonder why I'm
Despite feeling trapped and unhappy, the singer doesn't take time to reflect on the causes of his suffering.

Way down now
The singer is feeling depressed and hopeless.

I'm way down now
The repetition of this line emphasizes the depth of the artist's despair.

Some faceless get on the screen
The artist feels bombarded by anonymous and insincere messages from the media.

The most honest man I've ever seen
The singer is being sarcastic and doesn't believe the messages he is receiving are sincere or truthful.

Won't you show me something true today
The singer is pleading for someone, anyone, to show him a genuine and honest message to counteract the false information he's been receiving.

C'mon and show me anything but this
The artist is desperate for a change and is willing to see anything new or different, as long as it's not the same old messages he's been seeing.

She took us by the hand
The artist is referencing some sort of authority figure (possibly the government or another organization) whose decisions have affected him negatively.

Hell was the promised land I'm
The artist feels that he has been deceived by the authority figure and their promises of a better life have led to misery and despair.

I'm way down now
This repetition highlights that the singer is still feeling extremely depressed.

I'm lying by the road
The artist is feeling helpless and defeated; he's given up and is metaphorically lying down.

Because she cut off all my clothes
The authority figure has stripped the singer of his dignity (symbolized by his clothes), leaving him vulnerable and exposed.

Won't you show me something true today
This repetition underscores the singer's desperation for a positive change.

Inside my future I
The singer feels hopeless about the future and does not see any possibility of improvement

What I see just makes me cry
The artist is so pessimistic about the future that he is emotionally overwhelmed and distressed.

The clocks will all run backwards
This line reflects the artist's overwhelming feeling that everything is going wrong and can't be fixed. It's as though someone has inserted chaos into the natural order of things.

All the sheep will have two heads
This line expands on the sense of surrealism and confusion that the previous line evokes. The singer is feeling as though everything around him is strange and wrong.

And Thursday night and Friday
The singer feels as though time has become meaningless and that days of the week no longer hold the significance they once did.

Will be on Tuesday night instead
This line expands on the sense of chaos and confusion in the artist's mind. Days of the week no longer mean what they used to and feel wrong or out of place.

And all the times will keep on changing
The artist is feeling like the world is constantly shifting and unpredictable, adding to his sense of hopelessness and uncertainty.

And the movement will increase
The artist feels the sense of chaos and unpredictability in the world will continue to get worse.

There's something about the living, babe
The singer is acknowledging that the world is full of suffering and is trying to find meaning in it.

That sends me off my feet
The suffering that the artist sees around him is so overwhelming it's leading him to feel dizzy or disoriented.

There's breeding in the sewers
The singer is seeing the ugly side of the world around him and is feeling disgusted and overwhelmed.

And the rats are on their way
This is furthering the message of the previous line, that something is festering under our feet that could soon overtake us.

They're clouding up the images of my perfect day
The singer is feeling like the darkness and filth around him is threatening to overtake his thoughts of hope and positivity.

And I know I'm not alone
The artist is acknowledging that there are many people around him who share his feelings of despair and hopelessness.

Anything but this
The artist is pleading once again for someone to show him something new, something positive, anything but the same old messages that are causing him such despair.

Do you hear me I said
The repetition of this line underscores the singer's desperation and need for someone to help him out of this despair.

Something new
The singer is still desperate for a change that will shake him out of his depression.

Something true
The artist is pleading for a message that he can believe in, something that will give him hope for the future.

Something new
The repetition of this line reinforces the artist's need for a change and highlights that he is in a rut.

Something true
The repetition of this line underscores that the artist feels as though he is living in a world full of lies and falsehoods and is searching for something genuine.