"Breaking Down" is a song by American rock band I Prevail, released as the second single from their second studio album Trauma.
[4] A music video accompanied the release, which contained lead singer Brian Burkheiser covered in a black sludge, said to be "lyrical and visual representation of depression".
Thematically, the song's lyrics are self-referential to the band's recent struggles with their rising fame, depression, and mental health.
[7][8] After working hard to establish themselves as a band, and succeeding in gaining popularity with their cover of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" and their first album, Lifelines, a doctor diagnosed Burkheiser with polyp on his vocal cords that required surgery.
[9][7] Burkheiser explained of the song:It’s taken me a minute to post about 'Breaking Down' because it's still a subject that is very hard for me to touch on...the last couple years of my life have been such a blur and even though there has been plenty of success, my mind put me in a place where I just couldn’t enjoy anything.