Falling Down – English Lyrics

• By: Paloma Faith
• Album: Infinite Things

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depths of Paloma Faith's "Falling Down," a poignant exploration of love and loss. Delve into the lyrical narrative of relationship breakdown and discover how Faith's unique vocal style brings raw emotion to the forefront, making this song a powerful experience for anyone navigating similar feelings.

[English]

My soul, it flows like a river

Our love life stand and deliver

He's (hanging onto my heart)

He's (hanging onto my heart)

He's

(Hanging onto my heart)

My feet can't walk away

Keep searching for the chains

Only myself to blame

Truth is that I hope you keep on

Hanging onto my heart

Hanging onto my heart

Hanging onto my heart

So I keep falling, falling, falling

And just hurting, hurting for it

So I keep falling, falling, falling

I get a tease but it's never enough

I keep on falling into your love

No, no, no, it's never enough

I'm running back, should be giving you up

I keep on falling, falling down

I keep on falling, falling down

Insatiable, he's electric

Moth to the flame, psychedelic

He's (hanging onto my heart)

He's (hanging onto my heart)

He's

(Hanging onto my heart)

I make the same mistakes

I make 'em every day

I'm never gonna change

Truth is that I hope you'll keep on

Hanging onto my heart

Hanging onto my heart

Hanging onto my heart

So I keep falling, falling, falling

And just hurting, hurting for it

So I keep falling, falling, falling

I get a tease but it's never enough

I keep on falling into your love

No, no, no, it's never enough

I'm running back, should be giving you up

I keep on falling, falling down

I keep on falling, falling down

I'm insatiable

And I know it's wrong

Pick me up, you take me higher

Got to give it up

Hooked on all your love

I got lost in my desire

I get a tease but it's never enough

I keep on falling into your love

No, no, no, it's never enough

I'm running back, should be giving you up

I keep on falling, falling down

I keep on falling, falling down

I'm falling down, down, down

Down, down, down

I'm falling down, down, down

For your love

I'm falling down, down, down

Down, down, down

I'm falling down, down, down

Down, down

...

Key Grammar Structures

• My soul, it flows like a river

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The use of the word "like" to compare the soul to a river. It's a **simile**.

• Our love life stand and deliver

  ➔ Imperative mood (command/request)

  ➔ The verb phrase "stand and deliver" is used as a command or a strong request, giving a sense of urgency.

• I'm running back, should be giving you up

  ➔ Conditional Clause (implied)

  ➔ The second part of the sentence, "should be giving you up" expresses a hypothetical action based on the reality of the speaker's actions. It's an implied conditional.

• I keep on falling, falling down

  ➔ Repetition/Emphasis, Phrasal verb

  ➔ Repetition of the verb "falling" emphasizes the continuous and repeated nature of the action. The phrase "falling down" uses the phrasal verb "fall down".

• Truth is that I hope you keep on

  ➔ Subject-verb inversion (for emphasis) and Subjunctive Mood (implied)

  ➔ While not strictly inversion, the phrase "Truth is that" functions to emphasize the following clause. There's an *implied* subjunctive mood (desire/hope) in "I hope you keep on".

• I'm insatiable

  ➔ Adjective

  ➔ The word "insatiable" functions as an adjective describing the speaker's desire or appetite.

• Pick me up, you take me higher

  ➔ Imperative mood, comparative adjective

  ➔ The phrase "Pick me up" is in the imperative mood. "higher" is a comparative adjective.

• I got lost in my desire

  ➔ Past simple tense

  ➔ The verb "got" indicates an action that happened in the past.