You’ll Be Comin’ Down Lyrics
[Verse 1]
White roses and misty blue eyes
Red mornin's and nothing but grey skies
A cup of coffee, your heart shot clean through
Jacket you bought me gone daisy grey-blue
You're smiling now, but you'll find out
They'll use you up and spit you out now
Your head's spinning in diamonds and clouds
But pretty soon it turns out
[Chorus]
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
[Verse 2]
Easy street, a quick buck, and true lies
Smiles as thin as those dusky blue skies
A silver plate of pearls, my golden child
It's all yours, at least for a little while
You'll be fine long as your pretty face holds out
Then it's going to get pretty cold out
An endless stream of stars shooting by
You got your hopes on high
White roses and misty blue eyes
Red mornin's and nothing but grey skies
A cup of coffee, your heart shot clean through
Jacket you bought me gone daisy grey-blue
You're smiling now, but you'll find out
They'll use you up and spit you out now
Your head's spinning in diamonds and clouds
But pretty soon it turns out
[Chorus]
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
[Verse 2]
Easy street, a quick buck, and true lies
Smiles as thin as those dusky blue skies
A silver plate of pearls, my golden child
It's all yours, at least for a little while
You'll be fine long as your pretty face holds out
Then it's going to get pretty cold out
An endless stream of stars shooting by
You got your hopes on high
[Chorus]
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
[Bridge]
For a while you'll go sparkling by
Just another pretty thing on high...
[Sax solo]
[Verse 3]
Like a thief on Sunday morning
It all falls apart with no warning
Satin sky's gone candy-apple green
The crushed metal of your little flying machine
[Chorus]
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
[Bridge]
For a while you'll go sparkling by
Just another pretty thing on high...
[Sax solo]
[Verse 3]
Like a thief on Sunday morning
It all falls apart with no warning
Satin sky's gone candy-apple green
The crushed metal of your little flying machine
[Chorus]
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
You'll be coming down now, baby
You'll be coming down
What goes around, it comes around and
You'll be coming down
About
Genius Annotation
“You’ll Be Comin' Down” is the second song on Springsteen’s Magic album, a love song that takes on a spiteful tone.
The song appears very straight-forward: a girl has wronged the narrator and he warns her of her approaching downfall. However, this song can be interpreted as a metaphor for the American dream and ideals such as beauty and wealth.
It also might be a metaphor for the Iraq War and excessive patriotism. In the first verse, Springsteen refers to “white roses, blue eyes, and red mornings” and in the final verse, he mentions a flying machine to invoke images of helicopters used by the military, crushed by the weight of reality.
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Release Date
September 25, 2007
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