“Going Down”
released digitally on January 18, 2025
“How can I be expected to turn my whole damn life around?”
“A version of Going Down has been floating around for years. I think it’s the first song we ever wrote. We almost forgot about it. I remember Ian sending me clips of him playing it over Snapchat, but it sounded a lot different. It was slower. We took it and made it into this much faster, 90s skate-punk style song. I wanted to keep it high energy. It’s the kind of song you’d go looking for in a band like Joyce Manor or something.”
- Mason
pictures by: Julian Rush
“Going Down”
Lit up by the moon in the middle of the night
And oh God I never noticed that your eyes were so bright
And the sand in our shoes will tell them where we’ve been
But the answer to our story is that it has to end
And all I thought was who
Who am I to be one
The one who gets to be here with you
And oh, oh, oh, oh
Going down, going down
How can I be expected to
Turn my whole damn life around
Well if I am lost well then let’s call it love
Because I’d slit my throat rather than just slip up
And I’m lost at the bottom of this bottle
With this noose tightened harder
Around my collar
So close your eyes and count to ten
Yeah, it’s a problem, I can’t make amends
I’ll lose all my loved ones before the night ends
And oh, oh, oh, oh
Going down, going down
How can I be expected to
Turn my whole damn life around