Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2016-01-29
- Album Name: The Finest Hours (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “The Going Down” by Carter Burwell
“The Going Down” by Carter Burwell is a haunting and melancholic track about facing one’s mortality. The song speaks of aging, of time passing and fading away, and of facing the eventual death of oneself and those beloved to us. There is a sense of peace and acceptance in it’s somber tones, a sense of being at rest with the process of leaving this world. The lyrics suggest moments of looking back on one’s life and reflect wistfully on all that lay ahead, on a life that has been lived and experienced, and on the beauty that remains even in the face of death. The song speaks to a narrative of all of life’s ups and downs, and in the end, the comfort that comes in the ultimate acceptance of all that comes.