Coming Down Lyrics

Lyric discussion by allthisistemporary 

Cover art for Coming Down lyrics by Dum Dum Girls

i don't really know what this song means, but i have an image of people i know when i hear the lyrics. it reminds me of people i know who party all the time and drink or do drugs. in this song, though, i feel like it leans more towards alcohol.

when she says "coming down" it reminds me of coming down off of drugs or alcohol. if she was an alcoholic, she would definitely have the "i take as much as i can get, i don't take any regret" mentality. when she says "i close my eyes to conjure up something", i see it as vomiting from having too much to drink. when she says "by tomorrow i'll be leaving, by tomorrow i'll be gone/ if you want to tell me something, you had better make it strong" reminds me of someone who goes out drinking or partying, and doesn't have much care for anything else. when she says "you had better make it strong", i thought about a strong drink right away. she says "you abuse the ones who love you, you abuse the ones who won't" and i think of people who abuse substances as hurting everyone since they only care about getting what they want. i'm not sure about the "if you ever had a real heart, i don't think you'd know where to start" bit.

i don't know if i'm taking the song too literally, but that's my opinion on it for now.

My Interpretation

as a person who spent most of her past doing drugs and drinking. i agree with this wholeheartedly.