This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
This situation, if it gets any deeper could be critical
I'm not your love monkey so be taking back all the lies you sold
What did you want me to be
It's just too much now
So tell me so tell me so tell me one two three four
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Now your transmission is on the negative
You're on a losing streak
This information is getting ordinary and you're losing me
What's with your hostility when the lie's on me?
Well you're down to the last chance
So tell me so tell me uno dos tres cuatro
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Was it all just a waste of time
I don't wanna spend my whole life thinking bout it
Baby this is where I draw the line, I think I'm done
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Tell me, tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Why you, why you, why you wanna bring me down
I'm not your love monkey so be taking back all the lies you sold
What did you want me to be
It's just too much now
So tell me so tell me so tell me one two three four
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Now your transmission is on the negative
You're on a losing streak
This information is getting ordinary and you're losing me
What's with your hostility when the lie's on me?
Well you're down to the last chance
So tell me so tell me uno dos tres cuatro
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Was it all just a waste of time
I don't wanna spend my whole life thinking bout it
Baby this is where I draw the line, I think I'm done
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Tell me, tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Why you, why you, why you wanna bring me down
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
Whyyouwannabringmedown Lyrics as written by Louis John Biancaniello Dameon Aranda
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think that this song is pretty self-explanatory. But then again I'm really bad at interpreting songs. All I wanted to say was that I think it's an absolutely awesome song.
Anyway an awesome song with a great tune. I simply can't get this one out of my head! I really hope it's going to be a future single of hers!!
this song makes me laugh. i love the way she sings this! its like oldschool girl band.
reminds me alot of avril. one of my favouritesss.
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"...i think i'm done. SOMEBODY!
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but yeahh this is so not kelly but I DO love the way she sings it.FUCK Clive Davis
This song ia bout someone who obviously wants to bring her down, but she isn't going to put up with it. One of my favorite songs on this record.
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