Up Down!
Lyrics
We go up, down
baby regrets
but baby we'll make it better next time
So I'll have to make a plan just to be with you
I have to make a plan just to see this through
We go up,down
baby pretends
that baby we'll make it better next week
So I'll have to make a plan just to be with you
I have to make a plan just to see this through
Our love is like a diamond that we cannot see through
falling through a fire and there's nothing to do
And it is no use defending what we never will do
It is no use pretending that we'll ever be through
A light, dreamlike song reflecting on love, fluctuation, and gentle reassurance.
Up Down was first heard in a dream many years ago — playfully sung to me, as if to say “all is good.” It was later recreated with the help of AI tools.
It points to an aspect of ourselves that exists beyond time, identity, and personality — and to connections that seem to predate this life. Some call them guides, some family, some something else entirely. These bonds are not shaped by who we become or what we do here. They cannot withdraw their love.
Whether felt as a voice, a presence, or a quiet knowing, the guidance is real.
This poem is also a tribute to the rare, non-transactional bonds we sometimes experience on earth — between lovers, friends, siblings, or parents and children — connections that endure regardless of circumstance
