From the recording Exiting Shadows
The message is "nobody's gonna bring me down", so despite the heavy minor feel, the overal message is a positive one of self-determination.
Floyd is seeking human connection, and repairing human relationships. It's about straying apart, and coming back together again years later.
Mistakes and redemption. Reconciliation with the truth.
Production notes:
This is the only song in F# on this record. The main guitar riff is made up of 19 notes. 16 of those 19 notes are notes that differ from the
previous note by only one semitone (or less).
Lyrics
Bring Me Down
Hold me close as if you think I might disappear.
Speak my name softly in my other ear.
I lost my nerve so I took a few steps away.
You got under my skin and you seemed to want to stay.
Speak to me before your out of sight.
Let me see you smile so I can feel alright.
(I) Made mistakes enough to sink a battleship 3-blocks wide.
Now I know there's a few that I can no longer hide.
Happy once again, I'm happy once again
since I straightened out a bend,
turned a foe into a friend.
happy once again, I'm happy once again.
(scream)
Waste my time with a smile I don't need to hide.
(I) Reaquaint myself with the hungry ghosts inside.
Never mind never mind never mind what <you> didn't know
We're all suckers for the truth that came out and stole the show...
...once again, I'm happy once again
since I straightened out a bend,
turned a foe into a friend.
Happy once again, I'm happy once again.
Nobody gonna bring me down.