Fear in me so deep
It gets the best of me
In the fear I fall
Here it comes face to face with me
Here I stand
Hold back so no one can see
I feel these wounds
Step down, step down, step

Am I breaking
Can I break away
Push me away
Make me fall
Just to see
Another side of me
Push me away
You can't see
What I see
The other side of me
Fall back on me
And I'll be the strength I need

To save me now
Just come face to face with me
Stay in place you'll be
The first to see
Me heal these wounds
Step down, step down, step

No one can see
Everything on the other side of me
I walk I crawl
Losing everything and waiting
For a downfall
No one can see
Anything on the other side of me
I walk I crawl
Losing everything on the downfall



Lyrics submitted by jtrack473

Track duration: 03:11

"Downfall" as written by Joshua Moates, Kevin Lee Palmer, Jason Van Singleton, James Jiro Fukai

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    Song Meaning:I think the lyrics are about sadistic people who enjoy seeing him fail, but somehow he is strong through the whole ordeal and helps himself get through it. Nobody sees that side of him until they push him around though.
    Flag Gutterbloodon September 21, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This song describes me perfectly. People have done nothing but push me away, fuck me over, and basically send me into a downfall. Unfortunately, I am at the bottom and don't know what to do with myself anymore and am completely done with being fucked with in any way. I'm losing my damn mind and can hardly control myself anymore. There is just too much built up inside and I'm about to freak the fuck out. I believe that this song is somewhat about that kind of thing. Fear of what's gonna happen next is gone. I don't care anymore...
    Flag sgninaemgnoson February 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:hes putting up a fight, to try to stay away from his weakness
    Flag metalfan19on January 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:in an interveiw with kevin palmer (TRUST company's lead singer) he said the song was about "the world revolving around him"
    Flag californiacastawayon August 02, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:This was used as the theme and trailer music for the Aquaman TV show "Mercy Reef" which didn't get picked up by the WB. Seems like a standard breakup / resilliance song. But I love it.
    Flag Zytheon May 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this song talks bout relying on urself and gettin to the edge where u cant take shit ne more

    ps does ne one get my name


    she never loved me ne way
    Flag dontsellout2sellouton January 29, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:To me, it's like the first verse he's talking about his fears and how he has to face them to get over them, these fears much like pain are his wounds of life, people stepping on him, making fun of him just to feel better about themselves.
    "Can i break away?
    push me away, make me fall
    just to see another side of me
    push me away, u cant see what i see
    the other side of me"

    Even though these lyrics can be interpreted negatively. I interpret them in a way that they can't see the person inside of him. The person struggling to cope with the pain brought on by people outside of him. He wants to heal these wounds, then he can become much stronger than he was before, because of all these people stepping on him. The other side of him being the strong person who got stronger through all his hardships.
    Flag blc43519on October 04, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I'm not a HUGE trustcompany fan but they're pretty good. This song has personal meaing to me however. When i was 15 i had to go to boarding school and leave my friends family and a girl i loved. The first week i was there i heard this song and it brought tears to my eyes. it described exactly how i felt.

    "Can i break away?
    push me away, make me fall
    just to see another side of me
    push me away, u cant see what i see
    the other side of me"

    this describes exactly how i felt, pushed away by my oen parent, disregarded, just so i could be molded into what they wanted me to be. but they would enver see who i really was.

    Even today when i listen to this song it always reminds me that no matter how fucking hard life gets, no matter what it throws at me, i've been through worse and i'll continue to go through worse. But it will only get better if I do it, only ME, no one else.
    Flag DarkMercenary08on March 31, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:TRUSTcompany are awesome, and they do sound kind of similar to LP. But the vocals in TRUSTcompany sound totally different to LP in my opinion.
    Flag Darigaazon March 31, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:Downfall sounds a LITTLE bit like LP progressing into the chorus.
    Flag Jr Won February 08, 2005   Link

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