Falling

Single by HAIM

## *Days Are Gone* Chronology

"**Falling**" is a song by American pop rock band HAIM. It was released on February 11th 2013 through Polydor Records as the third single and serves as the opening track to the band's debut studio album, *Days Are Gone*. The song peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.

## Background

In an interview with *VH1*, Danielle Haim said:

> "I think we wrote the song at a time when we weren't playing around LA, nothing was really happening. We kinda wrote it as a 'Stay strong' kind of cheerleading song."
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In another interview with *Genius*, all three sisters later said:

> **Este**: "That was the idea I think behind it. We wanted it to sound like the beginning of Jurassic Park, like there were velociraptors coming into your house."
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> **Alana**: "Like you know the scene where there's like a glass of water and it just ripples? Yeah that's what we wanted the beginning to sound like."
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> **Este**: "Because the T-rex is coming. That's what we wanted it to sound like."
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> **Danielle**: "I think my favorite part was when we figured out the outro. Este just kind of went into the booth and we were like "Riff, Este! Just go!" and she just like she like vocal jammed for like-"
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If you would like to view the full *Genius* interview, click *here*.

## Composition

Musically, "Falling" is set in the key of D Major with a tempo of 112 BPM and a Camelot of 10B.

Producer Ariel Rechtshaid told *The Guardian* that he recorded a live version of the song which he used as a framework for his knob twiddling. "I was messing around with 'Falling' while they were on tour," he explained. "Their live version had a lot of percussion on it – almost a Talking Heads jam session. I got my hands on an original LM-1 Linn drum; it's got a really special swing and groove to it, and I recreated Danielle's drum pattern on that – it inspired one thing and another. Layers and layers came together."

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

I give a little into the moment

Like I'm standing at the edge, I know

That no one's gonna turn me around

Just one more step, I could let go

Oh, and in the middle

I hear the voices and they're calling for me now, I know

That nothing's gonna wake me now

'Cause I'm a slave to the sound

**[Chorus 1]**

And they're calling

Don't stop, no, I'll never give up

And I'll never look back

Just hold your head up

And if it gets rough

It's time to get rough

They keep saying

Don't stop, no, it's never enough

I'll never look back, never give up

And if it gets rough

It's time to get rough

**[Post-Chorus]**

Oh, but now I'm falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling, oh

**[Verse 2]**

Now I'm going down

And I can feel the eyes are watching

Oh so closely, oh

I'm trying not to make a sound

'Cause I'll be found out somehow

**[Chorus 1]**

So keep calling

Don't stop, no, I'll never give up

And I'll never look back

Just hold your head up

And if it gets rough

It's time to get rough

They keep saying

Don't stop, no, it's never enough

I'll never look back, never give up

And if it gets rough

It's time to get rough

(Oh, but now I'm falling)

**[Chorus 2]**

Into the fire, feeling higher than the truth (I'm falling)

I can feel the heat but I'm not burning (But now I'm falling)

Fear and desire feed the tired, hungry tooth (I'm falling)

Feels like I'm falling away

I can hear them calling for me (But now I'm falling)

Into the fire feeling higher than the truth (I'm falling)

I can feel the heat but I'm not burning (But now I'm falling)

Fear and desire feed the tired, hungry tooth (I'm falling)

Feels like I'm falling, yeah

I can hear them calling for me (But now I'm falling)

**[Post-Chorus]**

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Oh, but now I'm falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Falling (falling)

Falling

Falling

Oh, but now I'm falling

**[Bridge]**

Falling, falling, falling, falling, falling

But now I'm falling

Falling, falling, falling, falling, falling

Oh, but now I'm falling

**[Chorus 2]**

Into the fire, feeling higher than the truth (But now I'm falling)

I can feel the heat but I'm not burning, yeah (I'm falling)

Fear and desire feed the tired, hungry tooth (But now I'm falling)

Feels like I'm falling away

I can hear them calling for me (Falling)

Into the fire, feeling higher than the truth (But now I'm falling)

I can feel the heat but I'm not burning, yeah (I'm falling)

Fear and desire feed the tired, hungry tooth (But now I'm falling)

Feels like I'm falling away

I can hear them calling for me (Now I'm falling)

**[Outro]**

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up (But now I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up (I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up (But now I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up (I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up (But now I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up (Falling)

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up (But now I'm falling)

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

Never look back, never give up

I'll never give up, I'll never give up

## Music video

### Background

On February 19th 2013, 8 days after the song was released, the music video for "Falling" was uploaded to YouTube. The video was directed by Tabitha Denholm, formerly of the band Queens of Noize, and was shot in the hills near Pasadena, California, with some scenes shot at a botanical garden. The idea was for the Haim sisters to look stranded.

### Credits

Director - *Tabitha Denholm*
Executive Producer - *Claire Stubbs*, *Jeff Pantaleo*

## Other videos

If you would like to view the video gallery for "Falling", click *here*.

## References

1. ↑ https://genius.com/Haim-falling-lyrics
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_acBVglVBcY
3. ↑ https://www.vh1.com/news/5hq99p/haim-days-are-gone-track-by-track
4. ↑ https://genius.com/Haim-haim-on-falling-annotated
5. ↑ https://tunebat.com/Info/Falling-HAIM/5wL742yBgvtbw1IibA3FMJ
6. ↑ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/haim/falling
7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIjVpRAXK18
8. ↑ https://www.songfacts.com/facts/haim/falling
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIjVpRAXK18
10. ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8150866/fullcredits/?ref\_=tt\_cl\_sm