Lyric discussion by heartsandcrossbones 

Cover art for Goin' Down lyrics by Pretty Reckless, The

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