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“Downstairs” is a heartfelt track about the metaphorical “downstairs,” a cellar in which the speaker hides his beliefs and emotions from others and possibly himself. With mentions of being “unholy” and crying out for “mercy,” the lyrics invoke religious imagery, like some of the band’s other songs,...
[Verse 1]
You can have all I've made and all I've ever known
You can have both my lungs if you ask me so
'Cause I-I-I want to be the one after your own heart
And I-I-I might doubt the process like I doubted the start
[Pre-Chorus]
So I'm beggin', oh-oh-oh, mercy
I'm beggin', oh-oh-oh, mercy
[Chorus]
Downstairs, I feel better in the cellar
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
Downstairs, I feel better in the cellar
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
[Verse 2]
Feeling like I'm nothing, feeling like I'm run down
Was afraid of nothing, now I'm just ashamed how
I hide my face from you
[Pre-Chorus]
So I'm beggin', oh-oh-oh, mercy
I'm beggin', oh-oh-oh, mercy
[Chorus]
Downstairs, I feel better in the cellar
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
Downstairs, I feel better in the cellar
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
[Bridge]
Oh, what have I become?
Dirty and wretched one
Am I unholy land?
Have I forced your hand?
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, mercy, yeah
Oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, mercy, yeah
[Chorus]
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
Downstairs, I feel better in the cellar
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather
I wear all of my heart on my sleeve
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it
Downstairs (You can have), I feel better in the cellar (All I've made)
Down there, it's some shelter from the weather (All I've ever known)
I wear (You can have) all of my heart on my sleeve (Both my lungs)
I'll take what I believe, and I'm hiding it, yeah (If you ask me so, oh)
[Post-Chorus]
And I'm hiding it, yeah ('Cause I want to be the one)
And I'm hiding it, yeah (After your own heart)
And I'm hiding it, yeah, oh (And I might doubt the process like I doubt the start)
[Outro]
You can have all I've made and all I've ever known
You can have both my lungs if you ask me so
'Cause I want to be the one after your own heart
And I might doubt the process like I doubt the start
Downstairs was written by Tyler Joseph.
Downstairs was produced by Paul Meany & Tyler Joseph.
twenty one pilots released Downstairs on Fri Sep 12 2025.