Xanubis’ first release in months comes in the form of a sweet love song with “DOWN !”. The beginning guitar melody compliments the song’s atmosphere, created through Xanubis’ singing of “I don’t wanna keep you down, I don’t wanna be your cage, girl you know I’m not afraid, if we go our separate ways.” In the lyrics, Xanubis examines his struggle with internal demons. More towards the middle of the song, the flow switches up, and Xanubis’ voice is more intense as he considers how his conflicts have affected his relationship: “tell you I love you but then I get violent, there’s no excuse for behavior like violence.” Despite his turmoil with himself and the person in the story, he appreciates the person he writes the song about saying “I know you’re precious you’re more than a diamond”. In this song, we get the idea that Xanubis sees this person improving herself and moving on from him. “DOWN!” concludes with the realization that they have to go separate ways. Xanubis highlights this in the final repetition of “I don’t wanna keep you down, I don’t wanna be your cage”.
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