Don't Look Down

"Don't Look Down" is a duet written and performed by Laura Marano as Ally Dawson and Ross Lynch as Austin Moon in the episode, Costumes & Courage during the Starr Records Halloween Party. It is the first song featured in Season 2 and it is also the first song that Austin & Ally sing together as a duet. In Presidents & Problems, Austin performed this song to the President of the United States by himself while on this world tour. In real life, the song was written by Matthew Tishler and Robyn Newman.

Lyrics
Austin: Yeah Woah I'm walking on a thin line And my hands are tied Got no where to hide

I'm standing at a crossroads Don't know where to go Feeling so exposed

Ally: Yeah I'm caught in between Where I'm going and where I've been But I know, there's no turning back Yeah

Both: It’s like I’m balanced on the edge It’s like I’m hanging by a thread But I’m still gonna push ahead So I tell myself Yeah, I tell myself

Don’t look down, down, down, down Don’t look down, down, down, down Don’t look down, down, down, down Don’t look down, down, down, down Austin: It’d be so easy Just to run It’d be so easy To just give up

Ally: But I'm not that girl who go turn my back There’s no turning back

Both: No turning back

Ally: It’s like I’m balanced on the edge

Austin: It’s like I’m hanging by a thread

Ally: But I’m still gonna push ahead So I tell myself Yeah I tell myself

Both: Don’t look down, down, down, down (Ally: Dooowwwnnn!) Don’t look down, down, down, down Don’t look down, down, down, down (Austin: Don't look down! Don't look down!) Don’t look down, down, down, down!

Trivia

 * This song was inspired by an event in Austin and Ally's life: When Ally was afraid to go down the water slide, Austin told her not to look down.
 * This is the first song in Season 2.
 * This is the first duet of the Austin and Ally show, the second being Face 2 Face by Austin Moon and Jessie Prescott.
 * This is the first time that Ally performs in front of a huge, live crowd, although she's under a disguise as Taylor Swift.
 * Jimmy Starr had Taylor Swift and Austin to sing this song originally, but Trish and Dez had acciddentally knocked her out on Tumblr_mbc1v6MJDb1r3dfv9o1_500.jpg ghost-hunting mission, so Ally had to take over.
 * This is also the first duet between Austin and Ally, the second being You Can Come to Me in Chapters & Choices.Costumes_&_Courages_Pic.png
 * Instead of the chorus being "Don't Look Down," Austin thought the lyrics were going to be "Don't drink the pee in the pool.".
 * This is the first time anyone besides Austin gets to perform a song on the show.
 * This is possibly the song that represents the pairing "Auslly" due to the fact it is their first duet.
 * This song was sung at Jimmy Starr's Halloween Party.
 * This song was partially featured and sung by Austin in Dez's body in Freaky Friends & Fan Fiction.
 * Trish thought that Ally had conquered her stage fright but she said that she could only do that because people thought she was Taylor Swift.
 * Ally sang part of this song in Solos & Stray Kitties.
 * This song currently has not been fully recorded, and if it is, it is not available for purchase yet.
 * Austin performed this song by himself for the president of the United States in Presidents & Problems.
 * This song is part of the acapella song mash up in Glee Clubs & Glory.