Poor Old Lu My World Falls Down Lyrics:
Arguably the most popular Lu song - at least in
concert. 'My World Falls Down' was always a slight
notch up in the 'distortion' department than most
of our stuff, but still fit very well. The beauty
of this song might lie in its aggressive nature
that soon tapers off. It is at times sing-songy,
but then turns to flat out screams. Come to think
of it, this song is strangely complex. I doubt
very much that it fits the mold for the perfect
pop single, yet it works quite nicely. Some have
commented that this song is, perhaps,
"perfect". I don't know about that, but
it's still a lot of fun to listen to and play.

At its very core, 'My World Falls Down' deals with
a common struggle of knowing wrong, but doing
nothing about it. Seeing sin, but refusing to give
it up to God and deal with it. First the struggle
("oh, how my world falls down"), then
the realization ("and how I sink at the
sound"), yet so often we go on with our
routine ("but how I won't shut up") -
perhaps hoping that it will just go away, but it
does not. The chorus, of course, is the cry to be
freed from this paradigm. How can I live this way,
Lord? Will I always be like this? "My God,
get me free!" Still a very real issue in most
of our lives. On an interesting side note, the
second verse (I guess it's a verse) has an
intended parallel to an incident where I fainted
at a Taco Bell. While we were eating, I choked
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(more or less) on my food, a churro and Pepsi,
starting feeling very light-headed, and finally
just passed out in the chair next to me. They all
thought that I was just being funny. Adding that
brief story into these lyrics serves no actual
purpose, its just amusing. I don't think any of
the guys picked up on it until years later. (note:
the final yell at the end of the last verse is
*not* an expletive, it just sounds a bit like
one.)

oh, how my world falls down and how i sink at the
sound but how i won't shut up

i stay (though my pain it swells) i wait (as if
all is well) i faint (cause i've choked to tell)

i've got my sin and i've got my lie am i on my
face? got to know who am i i'm a stupid man and my
eyes are dry

oh, how my world falls down and how i sink at the
sound but now i won't shut up

insane. what say me? my God, get me free insane.
what say me? my God, get me free

i stay (though how dumb i be) i wait (as He waits
for me) i faint (cause it's so heavy)

will i lift my hands and die inside? i suffocate
when i hold my life will we throw this out? ya, i
need Christ

insane. what say me? my God, get me free insane.
what say me? my God, get me free

oh, how my world falls down and how i sink at the
sound and still i won't shut up
Lyrics: My World Falls Down, Poor Old Lu [end]