Lyric discussion by doombunneh 

Cover art for I've Been Down lyrics by Red Hot Chili Peppers

I think that this song is about drugs. This is not just because this song is on <i>The Basketball Diaries</i> soundtrack. I just really think that. I think it's about how drugs make you feel ("my head weighs neighty pounds"), but also about what is going on around the "druggie" (having no wife; feeling love from no one).