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Once was a man who consumed his place and time
He thought nothing could touch him
But here and now it's a different storyline
Like the straw he is clutching
Why has the sky turned grey
Hard to my face and cold on my shoulder
And why has my life gone astray
Scarred by disgrace, I know that its over
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Howl at the wind rushing past my lonely head
Caught inside its own motion
How I wish it was somebody else instead
Howling at all this corrosion
Why did the luck run dry
Laugh in my face, so pleased to desert me
Why do the cruel barbs fly?
Now when disgrace can no longer hurt me
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
I don't know. Why?
He thought nothing could touch him
But here and now it's a different storyline
Like the straw he is clutching
Why has the sky turned grey
Hard to my face and cold on my shoulder
And why has my life gone astray
Scarred by disgrace, I know that its over
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Howl at the wind rushing past my lonely head
Caught inside its own motion
How I wish it was somebody else instead
Howling at all this corrosion
Why did the luck run dry
Laugh in my face, so pleased to desert me
Why do the cruel barbs fly?
Now when disgrace can no longer hurt me
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
Because I'm falling down
With people standing round
But before I hit the ground
Is there time
Could I find someone out there to help me?
I don't know. Why?
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Yeah I wish people wouldn't make every song out to be Justin Timberlake or Timbaland saying something just because they were featured on the CD.
Anyways, I want to go see them May 28th in Boston! Anyone want to buy me tickets? =P
For starters, Simon Le Bon wrote the lyrics, not Justin Timberlake. Secondly, he wrote them about himself (in his own words, Falling Down is the most autobiographical song on Red Carpet Massacre) and not about Britney Spears (although they can be applied to her current situation). Lastly, again in Simon's own words, the song is about "pride coming before a fall" and how everything might seem utterly desolate at the time, you will be ok in the end.
And before anyone else asks, Justin Timberlake had absolutely nothing to do with the video for this song either, so any resemblance to Britney is on the director's say-so, not Justin's or the band themselves. (although personally, I see more Lohan in the model used)
Isn't it coincidental that this song came out circa the Britney media circus and that her ex wrote this song?
Anyway, that said, it's a great song. DD sound fresh and completely in place with today's music scene. However as a DD newbie who has listened to the earlier stuff, I prefer the old music.
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I love the imagery of this song it is really good song.
:] Red Carpet Massacre is THE BOMB!!
Even though you might be surrounded by people, you still feel yourself "falling" as if you're losing yourself. Things are changing when you never thought they would.
I've only heard it once but I can't wait for Red Carpet Massacre to come out. =]