Come Back Down (feat. Sara Bareilles) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by howdidwegethere 

Cover art for Come Back Down (feat. Sara Bareilles) lyrics by Greg Laswell

It's weird, part of this song reminds me of myself and part of it reminds me of my brothers. It reminds me of myself because sometimes I think that I make a big deal out of little things and put myself in a bad mood. I don't outwardly show it, but I am somewhat depressed and sometimes I do feel pathetic like I have nothing to be upset about but I can't be happy.

It reminds me of my brothers because every time they say "you've got to come back down" I think of how much they smoke and how it affects their lives. They're always high so it's like they're in another world. But all their friends and family are here and it's like they don't want to come back down and be how they used to be before MJ. They're not negative or anything, but I do feel like they have a lot of excuses for everything that they should be doing but aren't for some reason. It's like 'stop lying and blaming other people for your problems and come back down already'. Idk.

Anyway, to me this song is about a pessimist that won't come back to reality. He/ she probably thinks that nothing in the world is his/ her fault and probably depends on other people for everything though they are completely able to do it themselves. It is about a friend who has become completely lazy, irresponsible, and dependent because of substance abuse. I think. I really do like this song, though.

My Interpretation