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Goin' Down Lyrics
Hey there Father, I don't wanna bother you
But I've got a sin to confess
I'm just sixteen if you know what I mean
Do you mind if I take off my dress?
Don't know where to start, let me get to the good parts
Might wanna cross up your legs
I've got envy, I've got greed, anything that you need
And I'm not above having to beg
There was this boy who
Tore my heart in two
I had to lay him
Eight feet underground
I need someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
And what I need is someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
All the way down
Well hey there Father, there is just one other thing
I have a simple request
I hear you know God, could you give him a nod
In my direction, I'd be in your debt
Perhaps there is something that we could work out
I notice your breathing is starting to change
We could go in the back behind all these shacks
And these bibles and get out of this cage
There was this boy who
Tore my heart in two
I had to lay him
Eight feet underground
I need someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
And what I need is someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
All the way down
I didn't wanna do it Father
But I caught him with another woman
In the bed I made
And so I put him in a grave
And now there's no one left around
To get me off when I wanted to drag
The next day on the television
They identified him by the circumcision
That I made and now I'm on the run but wait
Why did I have to go and kill him
When he was the best I ever had?
All I need is someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
What I need is something to save me
'Cause God I'm goin' down
All the way down
I'm going down
All the way down
But I've got a sin to confess
I'm just sixteen if you know what I mean
Do you mind if I take off my dress?
Don't know where to start, let me get to the good parts
Might wanna cross up your legs
I've got envy, I've got greed, anything that you need
And I'm not above having to beg
Tore my heart in two
I had to lay him
Eight feet underground
'Cause I am goin' down
And what I need is someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
All the way down
I have a simple request
I hear you know God, could you give him a nod
In my direction, I'd be in your debt
Perhaps there is something that we could work out
I notice your breathing is starting to change
We could go in the back behind all these shacks
And these bibles and get out of this cage
Tore my heart in two
I had to lay him
Eight feet underground
'Cause I am goin' down
And what I need is someone to save me
'Cause I am goin' down
All the way down
But I caught him with another woman
In the bed I made
And so I put him in a grave
And now there's no one left around
To get me off when I wanted to drag
They identified him by the circumcision
That I made and now I'm on the run but wait
Why did I have to go and kill him
When he was the best I ever had?
'Cause I am goin' down
What I need is something to save me
'Cause God I'm goin' down
All the way down
All the way down
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Is that a subtle stab at the Catholic Church I see?
i think i realized it was a stab at the church when i listened to it, but until i saw your comment i didn't realize just how much of a stab it really was. is it possible for something to be so unsubtle it becomes subtle again? that's what this song is making me think.
i think i realized it was a stab at the church when i listened to it, but until i saw your comment i didn't realize just how much of a stab it really was. is it possible for something to be so unsubtle it becomes subtle again? that's what this song is making me think.
She was raised as a Roman Catholic but is now a self-declared Atheist. Sounds like she is voicing her opinion to her parents (specifically her Father)...
She was raised as a Roman Catholic but is now a self-declared Atheist. Sounds like she is voicing her opinion to her parents (specifically her Father)...
This song is brilliant. About a girl that kills an ex because he hurt her eventhough he was "the best she ever had". She goes to confession and, at least to me, it seems like she's offern to sleep with the priest? I mean, the ine referring to getting her off when she needs a drag...either way, a very good piece of music. And from a Gossip Girl actress? Impressive.
haha this song is amazing!
hahaha this songs makes me laugh evertime i hear it, the pretty reckless can pull this off though :')
LOVE IT =) This girl killed her ex beacuse he cheated and broke her heart. Now she's trying to get the Priest... to the dark side lol. =D
I LOVE this song. It is just so fun. I think the meaning is pretty straight forward. She killed her ex cause she was sleeping with another girl, and then regrets it afterward because she releases that he was the best guy she's ever slept with. She goes to confession offers the priest a trade. If he saves her soul she will have sex with him. And might I add I love the double meaning of "Goin' Down". One is "Goin all the way down to hell" and the other is....well i let you figure that out for yourself I love how Taylor pokes fun at the Catholic Church so artfully. First with this song and then when she plays a slutty version of Mary Magdalene at the Last Supper. It's hard to believe she's only 17
She doesn't play a "slutty version" of Mary Magdalene, infact Mary Magdalene was a slut (prostitute) lol
She doesn't play a "slutty version" of Mary Magdalene, infact Mary Magdalene was a slut (prostitute) lol
i think she is telling"god" sarcastcaly how she killed her luver cuz he was with another girl, and shes asking to be saved and get help
and i think shes saying she going to hell because of she killed him and is asking to be saved