Story Behind The Song
I wrote the song for the last album I recorded, "Through the Open Door." The song came from a time in personal Bible study and recalling the lure of my own pride and need to repent. Perhaps, I felt, it might have some sense of, not just observation, but invitation to the listener into the theological-philosophical ideas woven through the lyrics and music.
Song Description
The Biblical teaching that "pride goes before a fall" is the underpinning for this song, which is a reflective song set in a folk-Bluegrass genre.
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Country - Bluegrass, Folk - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Moving |
Subject |
Pride, Philosophy |
| Similar Artists |
Alison Krauss, Nickel Creek |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Down, down Man goes down Whenever his pride goes up
I have seen the sad result
Filling a sinner's cup
Down, down
Man goes down
Begins with unbelief
Leads to folly, leads to death Leaves his family grief
We are without excuse
For we have eternity written on our hearts
We are without excuse
And what shall become of the unrepentant one?
Down, down
Man goes down
Resisting to the end
And God who calls all to repent Finally, gives him to his sin
Down, down Man goes down Whenever his pride goes up
I have known the sad result
That fills a sinners cup
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