Down here, there are rules you should know

There are people you talk to, and people you don't

Down here, there's a way we act

There's a part we play, there's a certain path

Down here, there are games we play

There are songs we sing, and there's people we blame

When something goes wrong that we cannot explain

Down here, there are places you go

Streets that you walk down, and streets that you don't

'Cause down here, we're afraid of each other

Afraid what we'd find in the eyes of another

Down here, there're things that we love

Things that we cry for, and things we give up

'Cause down here, we all part of the story

Pixels and pictures of old allegories

We learn how much better we are than we used to be

Further along on our pathway through history

Trying to fix all the mistakes of our parents

Convinced of the folly of fools on their errands

Down here

Down here, we're all connected

Every thought and idea instantly projected

We act like we're listening 'cause we are so clever

Then we speak our truth because we all know better

We understand that there's people you'd lie for

Books that are banned and there's books that you'd die for

Down here

Down here

Down here, there are rules you should know

There are people you talk to, and people you don't