All Fall Down
When Worlds Halt: All Fall Down by Lee DeWyze Unveiled
Lyrics
And if I were the world
Contemplating a hypothetical scenario where the speaker has control over the world.
I would stop turning
Expressing a desire for a halt or change in the usual course of events.
And if I were the trees
Imagining the impact on nature, specifically trees, if the world were under the speaker's influence.
I would stop burning
Addressing the issue of environmental degradation and a wish to prevent it.
And if I were the sky
Continuing the imaginative scenario, considering the sky and its potential actions.
I would fall down, down, down
Expressing a dramatic descent, possibly reflecting a negative outcome.
Because what goes up must come
Introducing the notion that things that rise or ascend will eventually fall or decline.
We all fall down
Repeating the idea that everyone experiences downfall, emphasizing universality.
We all fall down
-We all fall down
-We all fall down
-We all fall down
-Down, down, down,
Reiterating the descent, emphasizing the repeated nature of the downfall.
down, down, down
-So many unhappy faces
Observing widespread unhappiness and its prevalence.
In so many unhappy places
Connecting the unhappiness to various locations or situations.
And if I were the king would anything change?
Raising the question of whether a change in leadership (king) would make a difference.
Because after time,
Highlighting the passage of time and the persistence of certain issues despite changes.
Only the faces and the names are rearranged
Suggesting that only superficial elements change, such as faces and names.
And if I were the world
Repeating the earlier scenario of imagining control over the world and its consequences.
I would stop turning
-And if I were the trees
-I would stop burning
-And if I were the sky
-I would fall down, down, down
-Because what goes up must come
Reiterating the idea that what rises or goes up will eventually come down.
We all fall down
Repeating the theme of universal downfall, emphasizing its inevitability.
We all fall down
-We all fall down
-We all fall down
-We all fall down
-And if I were the world
Revisiting the initial contemplation of having control over the world.
I would stop turnin'
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