Assemblage 23 - Fallen Down (lyrics)

Title: Fallen Down
Artist: Assemblage 23
Album: Defiance
Track: 6/10
Release Date: 2002 October 28th
Artist's Website: http://assemblage23.com/

Lyrics:
I've seen this face before,
It somehow looks familiar,
Tattered and weather-worn,
A sad, pathetic creature.

And once you stood so strong,
Your eyes alight with promise,
You vowed to carry on,
A heart once beat in your chest.

Cut forward to another day,
Another time, another place,
You're not who you used to be,
And I wonder why.

I knew you once,
When you were young,
Before you knew,
What you'd become.
But that was then,
And this is now,
You've lost your way,
You've fallen down.

You can't just walk away,
You can't choose to ignore me,
I stand in front of you,
A stranger stands before me.

What happened to the boy,
Head filled with aspirations,
His dreams within his reach,
His life a celebration?

Cut forward to another day,
Another time, another place,
You're not who you used to be,
And I wonder why.

I knew you once,
When you were young,
Before you knew,
What you'd become.
But that was then,
And this is now,
You've lost your way,
You've fallen down.

And now there's nothing left,
Your face a pale reflection,
With only emptiness,
You've lost your life's direction.

What happened to the man,
Who couldn't be defeated,
Who always stood his ground,
When lesser men retreated?

Cut forward to another day,
Another time, another place,
You're not who you used to be,
And I wonder why.

I knew you once,
When you were young,
Before you knew,
What you'd become.
But that was then,
And this is now,
You've lost your way,
You've fallen down.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Assemblage 23
• Defiance

[BartyMae]

@clairerobson2010

Yeah, I feel the same way. This song, and a few others by Assemblage 23, make me think of my dad. Beneath the Silence is a good example...

[clairerobson2010]

reminds me of my father :/

[BartyMae]

@wpulhamus

I would assume any sort of real problem would work as well - depression, drug addiction, etc.

[wpulhamus]

This song has to be about meth