Produced by Chris Hargreaves, “Bring Me Down” is about watching yourself if you’re not happy with yourself and being aware that what you say to others could emotionally crush them. When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Alex elaborated on this:
There is nothing worse than self-righteousness – to be...
[Verse 1]
Feeling pretty high
Feeling pretty high
Said I should be feeling low
Feeling pretty high
Feeling pretty high
Said I should be feeling low
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I heard the friends you made
Has fallen on deaf ears
Peace of mind is an inside job
And I've been working for years
Working for years
[Chorus]
So why you gotta bring me down?
Why you tryna bring me down?
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you tryna bring me down?
[Verse 2]
Look pretty good to me
I said you look pretty good to me
Are you happy?
You know you look pretty good to me
You look pretty good to me
Are you happy?
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You know happiness comes for free
But you can't put a price on something you cannot see
'Cause you can't put a price on something you cannot see
[Chorus]
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you tryna bring me down?
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you tryna bring me down?
[Bridge]
We all got battle, the war will come
Still got fights that need to be won
To be won
To be won
Oh, we all got battle, the war will come
Still got fights that need to be won
To be won
To be won
[Chorus]
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you gotta bring me down?
Why you tryna bring me down?
Bring Me Down was written by Chris Hargreaves & Alex Clare.
Bring Me Down was produced by Chris Hargreaves.
Alex Clare released Bring Me Down on Fri Nov 11 2016.
When speaking to The Line of Best Fit, Alex elaborated on this:
There is nothing worse than self-righteousness – to be in a place where you “know” you’re right is very dangerous. The best place to be is happy in yourself and if you are not, to be very aware that what you say to others may crush the...