In “Down Hill,” Drake sings about his experience in a relationship that ended overnight because of the disconnection they felt. He compares the last summer they spent together with the one night that ended them, even as they try to keep it together. The song’s title mentions how over the past year, his relationship has gone downhill to the point that he finds it hard to feel familiar.
Drake also recruits Beau Nox and TRESOR for their additional vocals in the post-chorus and the song’s outro.
Despite the album’s EDM and house vibe, the un-explicit track sees Drake’s natural genre, R&B, takeover the song.
Lyrics of Down Hill
Baby, I think it might be too late, but too far gone
Chemistry's frozen, we feel disconnected and exposed
I can't remember when last did we feel familiar
Tell me you're ready, tell me you're ready to walk away
Overnight
Overnight, we're done
Overnight
Overnight
Overnight, we're done
Overnight
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried
We tri-tri-tried
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried
We tri-tri-tried
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried, tried, tried, tried
Tri-tri-tried
I used to wonder how you could swear it's for life
Constant confusion, nearing conclusion, going downhill
We spent last summer, we spent last summer so differently
I can't pretend, I can't pretend it was final
Overnight
Overnight, we're done
Overnight
Overnight
Overnight, we're done
Overnight
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried
We tri-tri-tried
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried
We tri-tri-tried
We tri-tri-tried, tried, tried, tried, tried, tried
Tri-tri-tried
We don't connect anymore, far, far, far gone
We don't connect anymore, far, far, far gone
We don't connect anymore, far, far, far gone
We spent last summer, we spent last summer so differently
Tell me you're ready, tell me you're ready to walk away
We're goin' down, we're goin' downhill
Oh, we're goin' downhill
We're goin' down, we're goin' downhill
Oh, we're goin' downhill
We're goin' down, we're goin' downhill
Oh, we're goin' downhill
We're goin' down, we're goin' downhill
Oh, we're goin' downhill