Cover art for All The Way Down by Iggy Pop

All The Way Down

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All The Way Down Lyrics

[Intro]
Listen, little man
(Oh, oh)

[Verse 1]
I don't wanna hear no phony shit
I've gotta win and that's the end of it
I'm taking aim at a big asshole
And I might just get all the way down

[Verse 2]
This ain't no free as a bird
I'm gonna blow up a turd
I can win this all by myself
And I just might go all the way down

[Pre-Chorus]
The Gods in Heaven have oil
While the rest of us just boil, hey

[Chorus]
When I'm down, down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down, hey
I just might get all the way down
[Verse 3]
Bats coming through the window
Camels coming through the needles
Snakes coming up on ladders
Weird gas in place of breath
Foam, rubber, Hollywood breasts
Life that smells like death

[Pre-Chorus]
The Gods in Heavеn have gold
The rest of us just gеt old, oh, yeah

[Chorus]
When I'm down, down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down, down
When I'm down, down, down
When I'm down, I might get all the way down
Down, down, all the way down
Down, down, all the way down
Down, down, all the way down
And I just might get all the way down

[Guitar Solo]

[Break]
(Oh, ohh)
[Chorus]
When I'm down (Down, down)
When I'm down (Down, down)
When I'm down (Down, down)
When I'm down, I might get all the way down
Down, down, all the way down (When I'm down)
Down, down, all the way down
Down, down, all the way down
I just might get all the way down
Down, down
Down, down
When I'm down

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What did Iggy Pop say about "All The Way Down"?
Genius Answer

This is another one of the songs where I was getting crankier during the sessions. The guitarist in my band had posted a little footage of me from our last tour. was dismantling the mic stand and she titled it ‘Full beast mode’. I was quite proud that I could still manage the full beast mode. So, the song is basically saying, ‘I’m gonna go full on, and then complain a little bit.’ Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam plays on this one. I opened some shows for them many years ago, and their fans weren’t interested. They just wanna see Pearl Jam.

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Additional Engineering
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Piano
Vocals
Release Date
January 6, 2023
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