From the liner notes from the Super Deluxe edition of 57th & 9th, Sting talks about both, Down, Down, Down, and If You Can’t Love Me:
These two songs are about the ends of two relationships. I hasten to add that these songs are not currently autobiographical, although I have suffered similar em...
Strange, when you leave me, rain comes down, down, down
When you withdraw from me, towers come tumbling down, down, down
Here comes the sound that I've been waiting for
The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door
Rob me blind, defenseless, my heart sinks down, down, down
I can't wave, I'm drowning and sinking fast, down, down, down, down
Here comes the sound I've been expecting all these years
Here comes the sound of everything I've ever feared
Here comes the sound, the floors below me disappear
Here comes the sound, I force my fingers in my ears
I'm drinking from this bitter cup
The only place that's left is up
I could not fall no further than this, down, down, down, down
Here comes the sound of someone crying in the rain
Here comes the sound of someone pouring out their pain
All lines of communication, down, down, down, down
My forces in retreat and running from this battleground
Here comes the sound I've never heard before
The sound that tells me when you're walking out my door
Here comes the sound of someone calling out for aid
Here comes the sound of someone falling
Down, Down, Down was written by Dominic Miller & Vinnie Colaiuta & Sting.
Down, Down, Down was produced by Martin Kierszenbaum.
Sting released Down, Down, Down on Fri Nov 11 2016.
Yes! On November 18, 2016, Sting interpreted the song in live at Le Grand Studio RTL.