Lyrics
Step down with caution
Proceed cautiously, be careful in your actions
Keep your hand on the rail
Maintain a secure grip on the railing
Must not gain momentum
Avoid gaining too much speed or momentum
Dig your heels in
Dig your heels in to maintain control
Downstairs, down the stairs
Descending a staircase
Carefully walk
Walk with care and attention
Downstairs, down the stairs
Continuing the descent down the stairs
Where gravity won
Reaching the bottom where gravity has dominance
Three points of contact at all times
Maintain three points of contact for stability
Your center of mass slightly behind
Keep your center of mass slightly behind for balance
Loose gravel and patches of ice
Be cautious of loose gravel and icy patches
Do not slip
Warning against slipping
Do not stumble
Emphasizing the importance of not stumbling
Do not trip
Caution against tripping
Downstairs, down the stairs
Reiteration of the careful descent down the stairs
Carefully walk
Continued emphasis on careful walking
Downstairs, down the stairs
Repeating the descent down the stairs
Where gravity won
Arriving at the bottom where gravity prevails
Gravity won
Repetition emphasizing gravity's dominance
Gravity won
Further emphasis on the power of gravity
What do you expect to break your fall?
Rhetorical question about what could break a fall
A landscape of pillows and ten-foot haystacks?
Suggesting there's no soft landing, only cold, rocky ground
There's only a surface of cold, rocky ground
Highlighting the harsh reality of the landing surface
There are stakes
Awareness of potential risks with stakes in the descent
Downstairs, down the stairs
Repeating the descent down the stairs
Carefully walk
Reiterating the need for careful walking
Downstairs, down the stairs
Continued descent where gravity prevails
Where gravity won
Reaching the bottom where gravity is dominant
Downstairs, down the stairs
Repetition of the descent down the stairs
You must be strong
Emphasis on the need for strength in the descent
Downstairs, down the stairs
Repetition of the descent where gravity prevails
Where gravity won
Arriving at the bottom where gravity is dominant
Gravity won
Repetition emphasizing gravity's dominance
Gravity won
Further emphasis on the power of gravity
Gravity won
Final repetition underscoring gravity's victory
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