Lyrics
Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
Expresses a plea not to be left alone while facing a challenging or difficult situation, possibly a personal struggle.
Yeah I'm coming down
Repetition for emphasis on the urgency of the situation and the speaker's descent into difficulty.
Yeah I'm coming down
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-In the year of 2004
Sets the time frame of the narrative in the year 2004, hinting at a historical event.
We were sent to end a bitter score
Describes the speaker's participation in a war, highlighting the lack of understanding of the war's purpose but fueled by national pride and admiration.
Not knowing the purpose of the war
-Buoyed by our nation's pride
-We battled on inspired
-Believing we were admired
-But the enemy was all around
Indicates the realization of being surrounded by enemies, creating a tense and perilous situation.
Now my instruments are shutting down
Depicts a critical moment as the speaker's instruments fail and they hear a familiar voice on the radio, possibly a connection with a loved one.
On my radio your voice I found
-Now it's the only sound
-Hurtling to the ground
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
Reiterates the plea not to be left alone, emphasizing the impending descent and the emotional state of the speaker.
Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Now my life is coming to an end
Describes the imminent end of the speaker's life due to running out of oxygen, with a stranger being their only comfort and companion.
As I'm running out of oxygen
-And you stranger are my only friend
-Tell your people not to make
Conveys a message from the speaker to the stranger, urging them to prevent others from repeating the mistakes made during the war.
The same mistakes that we made
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
Repetition of the plea not to be left alone, underlining the emotional intensity and the inevitability of the speaker's descent.
Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Don't leave me alone 'cause I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
-Yeah I'm coming down
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