Lyric discussion by katikatastrophy 

Cover art for Falling lyrics by Missy Higgins

the song is actually about a person struggling with an addiction to crystal meth, and how their only suffering more feeding the addiction, it makes references in the chorus to methamphetamine in the chorus Cause what you see is crystal wall, what you breath is silver air, but weigh this moment with a future of your dreams no longer there. What you�ll see is burning black, and what�ll you see is empty air, so way this moment with a future of your dreams no longer there smoking meth is sometimes called the silver dragon, in reference to the smoke...