Face Down

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## Single by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

"**Face Down'**" is the debut single by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, released through Virgin Records on July 4, 2006. It serves as the lead single from their debut studio album, *Don't You Fake It*, and details domestic abuse. It was written by Ronnie Winter and produced by David Bendeth. The song was included in their EPs *Demos*, *AOL Sessions Undercover*, *Shock Sessions*, and self-titled demo, *The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus*.

Winter told *Billboard*, "You only get one shot in life, and if I'm going to be remembered for one song for the rest of my life that's the one I want it to be".

## Composition

Winter addressed that songs he's written are taken from life experiences, whether it be from him or anyone in the band. "Face Down" was related to him, where he "grew up in a pretty bad home." His parents were divorced, and there involved drugs, alcohol, and domestic violence. He shared, "We always want to keep a very honest lyrical content, because we all agree that the music that meant the most to us was when you really believed what the singer was saying. What better to do to make you believe than to tell the truth? Which was what we came up with. So that's what I do."

In an interview, lead guitarist and vocalist Elias Reidy remarked, "Everybody loves the video. Everyone who has come up to us to talk about the song tells us they love the video. People take our music very personally because everyone can relate to it, and feels like they own it." He continued, "That song was actually released on the demo almost two years ago now. Almost two years and running and it never stops. Every day someone comes up to us who tells us how much that song has affected them or helped them. [...] Domestic battery is just something everyone has either dealt with or knows someone who is dealing with it."

## Personnel

* Producer: David Bendeth
* Composer: Ronnie Winter
* Composer: Elias Reidy
* Composer: Duke Kitchens
* Composer: Joey Westwood
* Composer: Jon Wilkes

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Hey girl, you know you drive me crazy

One look puts the rhythm in my hand

Still, I'll never understand why you hang around

I see what's going down

Cover up with makeup in the mirror

Tell yourself, "It's never gonna happen again"

You cry alone, and then

He swears he loves you

[Chorus]

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

[Verse 2]

A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect

Every action in this world'll bear a consequence

If you wade around forever, you will surely drown

I see what's going down

[Pre-Chorus]

I see the way you go and say you're right again

Say you're right again, heed my lecture

[Chorus]

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

[Post-Chorus]

Face down in the dirt, she said, "This doesn't hurt"

She said, "I finally had enough"

Face down in the dirt, she said, "This doesn't hurt"

She said, "I finally had enough"

[Bridge]

One day she will tell you that she has had enough

It’s coming 'round again

[Chorus]

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

Do you feel like a man when you push her around?

Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground?

Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end

As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found

[Post-Chorus]

Face down in the dirt, she said, "This doesn't hurt"

She said, "I finally had enough"

## References

1. ↑ "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus". *Billboard*. August 2, 2006.
2. ↑ Jacobs, Jay S. (October 28, 2007). "The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus lead singer Ronnie Winter interview about 'Don't You Fake It.'". *PopEntertainment.com*.
3. ↑ Phillips, Connie (June 29, 2006). "Interview: Elias Reidy of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus".