Lyrics to
Downed

This version of Downed was released by Cheap Trick in 1977.

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Downed, downed out of my head
‘Round, ’round out of my head

I’m gonna live on a mountain
Way down under in Australia
It’s either that or suicide
It’s such a strange strain on you
Ooh, I got a mind
Over you it’s not the first time
Ooh, I got a mind

Rainbow’s crawling on a midday sun
But I’ve been lucky you’re the only one
Sunday’s calling, you’ll be number one
It’s such a strange strain on you
Ooh, you think of Jesus Christ
You walk on water but don’t bet your life, oh no
All you walk is a fine line
It’s such a strange strain on you

Downed, downed out of my head
‘Round, ’round out of my head

Too many people want to save the world
Another problem is it a boy or girl
Some say the weekend is the only world
It’s such a strange strain on you
Ooh, I’ve got a mind
Over you it’s not the first time
All you walk is a fine line
It’s such a strange strain on you

Downed, downed out of my head
‘Round, ’round out of my head
Downed, downed out of my head
‘Round, ’round out of my head

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About Lyrics and Downed by Cheap Trick

When you decide to study the lyrics to Downed, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Cheap Trick. Some of the lyrics to Downed have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Cheap Trick and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Downed if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Downed" means the words set to the music of Downed, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Cheap Trick. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Downed and the lyrics to Downed are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Cheap Trick who came here looking just for the lyrics to Downed, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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