The song “Down” by Blink 182 shows an aspect of being down in the sense that the artist feels heartbroken and melancholy. The reason why the artist feels this way is that he lost the relationship he had with a loved one and wants to have it back. He says, “Tidal waves they rip right through me. Tears from eyes worn cold and sad. Pick me up now, I need you so bad.” He clearly wants her in his life the way it was before and he feels so much pain from being away from her. He also says, “This can’t be the end” that shows he doesn’t want this separation from her to be the end of their relationship. A specific element of the song that I found important was how the song crescendos at the part when he says, “Tidal waves they rip right through me. Tears from eyes worn cold and sad. Pick me up now, I need you so bad.” The reason is that he strongly expresses his emotion of feeling down or somber and he wants to let his feelings that he bottled up out. The sudden raise in volume and instruments playing gives the listeners a sense of his emotion of sadness and desperation to have what he really wants, which is affection from his love.