Common - Let It Lie lyrics

Um, where are you takin' me?

Aha, so many questions i think it's about
Time I give you some answers

Wow what is this?

You see, Migo there was a time when Yetis
Lived beneath the clouds
We were alive and we were thriving
Till we came across a crowd
Of Smallfoot, that's right
We used to live down there
But there were actions we could
Not forgive down there
And though they used a different nomenclature
Man, or human, they showed us human nature
A dangerous species that we
Approached with wonder
They attacked with their spears and
Their smokin' sticks of thunder
They called us Sasquatch
They called us abominable
They chased us, pursued us
Their persistence indomitable
We had no choice but to run and hide
Otherwise, we surmised we
Were facin' genocide
So we climbed this mountain
Just to stay alive
You see, we knew that up here
Smallfoot cannot survive
So it was here the first
Law was written in stone
It was named and proclaimed as
A truth to be known our world is an island
It floats on a sea of endless clouds
That's how it would be
And then we wrote more laws
More rules to obey
For the sake of us all, it was the only way
To protect us from all of the human ravages
Heaped upon us by those human savages
And new rules apply
So it's best just to let it lie
And you can't deny
That it's best just to let it lie

But my Smallfoot, he's not like that

They're all like that tell me
When you found him did he
Greet you with open arms?
They don't care about us they don't care
About anything but themselves which is
Why we must do the same if
We care about our future

Wait, we're below the clouds
Or so it would seem, but look closer
Those aren't clouds, it's steam
The stones are working the stones?

Every job and every task is
Pointless as it seems
All of it ensures that this important machine
Keeps turning and turning
And spinnin' around
So those below don't look up and
Those above don't look down
And they'll look 'cause even if
They hear of these atrocities
The only thing stronger than
Fear is curiosity

Wait so, so none of those stones are true
They're all lies?
Good lies to protect our world
But they need to know the truth

Oh, do they?
You feel emboldened by your noble
Quest to find the truth
I chalk it up to the naive innocence of youth
So let me share a secret that
You'll learn as you grow older
What's true or not true is in
The eye of the beholder
So do you wanna prevent our own annihilation?
Then our only goal should be to
Control the flow of information
Unless you wanna see the
Smallfoot conquer and pillage
Then protect the lie and
You protect the village
Lives are at stake, Migo
Your friends, your father, meechee
She's curious and you know what they
Say: curiosity killed the yak

So what do you want me to do?
Tell everyone you were lying
About the Smallfoot
But they've already seen it
They -they're not gonna believe me
You'll be surprised at what they'll believe
You think knowledge is power, Migo?
Question is
What are you gonna do with that power?