Going Down

Well, heaven knows the way things go
With ticker tape and radios
The good fight was lost long ago
And bravery doesn't live in those
Who are going down
I'm going down

I had less sense than a harlequin
I changed my clothes and jumped straight in
It was hotter than it should have been
Now with bloody legs and blistered skin
I'm going down
I'm going down

Oh, give me one more heart to break
And I promise I won't make a sound

From sad refrain to sad refrain
I said you'd hear it all again
The lonely call of distant trains
I miss the point but hit the shame
Going down
I'm going down

It's been there for the taking
The only journey I'll be making is down

Did you really turn the light off
On your way down?
Did you really knock the mirror
On your way down?

And ruin comes and ruin stays
And Jesus Christ, the games it plays
Can't wash the smell off my skin for days
The sex, the blood, the alleyway
Going down
I'm going down

Well, I got a little dizzy
Somehow things have turned me around

And heaven knows the way things go
With ticker tape and radios
The good fight was lost long ago
And bravery doesn't live in those
Who are going down
I'm going down