Discover the story of the song > What Goes On – The Velvet Underground

The protagonist is questioning what is happening in his partner's mind as he feels like he is falling and upside down. He asks his partner to be good and do what she should because everything will be alright. He feels like he is going up and down, flying from side to side, and someone has cut the string that is holding him up. He asks his partner again to be good and do what she should because everything will be alright. The protagonist feels like life is unpredictable, with one minute being born and the next minute being doomed, and one minute feeling up and the next minute feeling down. He asks again what is going on in his partner's mind as he feels like he is falling. He asks his partner one final time to be good and do what she should because everything will be alright.