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Down Forever by Lights

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Lights

Down Forever

Release date: 11th July 2019

From Skin&Earth Acoustic
Track 10
3:40
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About This Track

'Down Forever' by Lights is a 2019 pop track from the album 'Skin&Earth Acoustic'. The lyrics cast a self-questioning, slightly self-mocking voice, weighing whether self-awareness and taking advice might lead to wiser choices. They move between wishing for a better read on things and admitting the speaker often closes their eyes, commits anyway, and treats that impulsiveness as acceptable. One line sums up the mood, “I wish I was more self aware”, before the song circles back to persistence, mission, and the decision to carry on.

"Down Forever" is a track by Lights, from the album Skin&Earth Acoustic, released 11th July 2019. The track is 3:40 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Lights.

About the Artist

Lights

Lights

Lyrics

Down Forever

I wish I was more self aware
Maybe I'd take my own advice
Maybe I could make a wish
Without taking a risk
Of maybe not being right

But I'm the same kid, same mission
Same confidence condition
Most of the time I just close my eyes
And throw and go my decisions
And that's okay
That's okay sometimes

I keep pushing further
'Cause I know when I am here
It all gets better
Even if it's been a year
It don't stay down forever
Even when I'm lying here
I won't lay down forever
I won't lay down forever

What do you know about real pain?
Do I really deserve anything?
I never run the ship
I just circle around it
And pretend that I'm getting in

But I'm a hard case to break in
I'm preaching day-out and day-in
Most of the time I don't even find
The words that I keep sayin'
And that's okay

I keep pushing further
'Cause I know when I am here
It all gets better
Even if it's been a year
It don't stay down forever
Even when I'm lying here
I won't lay down forever
I won't lay down forever
I won't lay down forever

Don't be so hard on yourself
I say to myself
Lying in the dark
Don't be so hard on yourself
I say to myself, lying
Don't be so hard on yourself
I say to myself
Lying in the dark
Don't be so hard on yourself
I say to myself

I keep pushing further
'Cause I know when I am here
It all gets better
Even if it's been a year
It don't stay down forever
Even when I'm lying here
I won't lay down forever
I won't lay down forever

I won't lay down
I won't lay down forever
I won't lay down
I won't lay down
I won't lay down forever

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Track details

From Skin&Earth Acoustic

3:402019
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Album
Skin&Earth Acoustic
Skin&Earth Acoustic
Lights
12th July 2019
Track number
10
Release year
2019
  1. 1Skydiving (Cliff Recording)
    3:57
  2. 2Until the Light (Truck Cab Recording)
    3:35
  3. 3Savage (Rain Recording)
    4:05
  4. 4New Fears (Bedroom Recording)

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