But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies.

Writing songs for other people was never the goal for me.

But do you ever think of me, when you lie? Lie down in your bed, your bed of lies.

I think, honestly, that a lot of people think I'm sad and dark all the time, because of the music I have made. But there's a huge part of my personality that's really energetic, outgoing and goofy.

Don't Look Down” is her official debut as Skylar Grey, the singer, born Holly Brook Hafermann and raised in Mazomanie, Wis., has been making albums since she was a tween. Grey and her mother sang as a folk duo under the name Generations; they released three indie discs. “I learned a lot about professionalism, how the show must go on even though I feel like [expletive] sometimes,” Grey remembers. “I have a lot of experience in the studio, performing onstage, talking to an audience. I learned most of that stuff when I was performing with my mom.

I'm a shy person, so I get really nervous going into interviews.

I realize that I really have to make music work for me as a career because I can't do anything else.