Fallen Down
I’ve seen this face before
It somehow looks familiar
Tattered and weatherworn
A sad, pathetic creature
<p>And once you stood so strong<br />
Your eyes alight with promise
You vowed to carry on
A heart once beat in your chest
<p>Cut forward to another day<br />
Another time, another place
You’re not who you used to be
And I wonder why
I knew you once
When you were young
Before you knew
What you’d become
But that was then
And this is now
You’ve lost your way
You’ve fallen down
<p>You can&#8217;t just walk away<br />
You can’t choose to ignore me
I stand in front of you
A stranger stands before me
<p>What happened to the boy<br />
Head filled with aspirations
His dreams within his reach
His life a celebration?
<p>Cut forward to another day<br />
Another time, another place
You’re not who you used to be
And I wonder why
<p>I knew you once<br />
When you were young
Before you knew
What you’d become
But that was then
And this is now
You’ve lost your way
You’ve fallen down
<p>And now there&#8217;s nothing left<br />
Your face a pale reflection
With only emptiness
You’ve lost your life’s direction
<p>What happened to the man<br />
Who couldn’t be defeated
Who always stood his ground
When lesser men retreated?
<p>Cut forward to another day<br />
Another time, another place
You’re not who you used to be
And I wonder why
<p>I knew you once<br />
When you were young
Before you knew
What you’d become
But that was then
And this is now
You’ve lost your way
You’ve fallen down
Assemblage 23, “Fallen Down”