[Verse 1: Peter Gabriel]
Did you think that your feet had been bound
By what gravity brings to the ground?
Did you feel you were tricked by the future you picked?
Well, come on down
All those rules don't apply
When you're high in the sky
So, come on down
Come on down

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow upon the mountains
We've got rivers down below
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

[Verse 2: Peter Gabriel]
Did you think you'd escaped from routine
By changing the script and the scene?
Despite all you made of it, you're always afraid
Of the change
You've got a lot on your chest
Well, you can come as my guest
So, come on down
Come on down
[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow upon the mountains
We've got rivers down below
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

[Bridge: Peter Gabriel & Soweto Gospel Choir]
Like the fish in the ocean (A-whoa-a-he)
We felt at home in the sea (A-whoa-a-he)
We learned to live off the good land (A-whoa-a-he)
Learned to climb up a tree (A-whoa-a-he)
Then we got up on two legs (A-whoa-a-he)
But we wanted to fly (A-whoa-a-he)
Oh, when we messed up our homeland (A-whoa-a-he)
We set sail for the sky

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow upon the mountains
We've got rivers down below
We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze
[Post-Chorus: Peter Gabriel & Soweto Gospel Choir]
We're coming down (Down)
Coming down to Earth (Down)
Like babies at birth (Down)
Coming down to Earth (Down to Earth)
We're gonna find new priorities (Down)
These are extraordinary qualities (Down)
(Down)
(Down to Earth)

[Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
We're coming down to the ground (Down to Earth)
There's no better place to go (Down to Earth)
We've got snow up on the mountains (Down to Earth)
We've got rivers down below (We're coming down to Earth)
We're coming down to the ground (Down to Earth)
We hear the birds sing in the trees (Down to Earth)
And the land will be looked after (Down to Earth)
We send the seeds out in the breeze (We're coming down to Earth)

We're coming down to the ground (Down to Earth)
There's no better place to go (Down to Earth)
We've got snow up on the mountains (Down to Earth)
We've got rivers down below (We're coming down to Earth)
We're coming down to the ground (Down to Earth)
We hear the birds sing in the trees (Down to Earth)
And the land will be looked after (Down to Earth)
We send the seeds out in the breeze (We're coming down to Earth)
[Post-Chorus: Peter Gabriel]
(We're gonna find new priorities)
(These are extraordinary qualities)
To find on Earth

[Outro: Peter Gabriel & Soweto Gospel Choir]
(Coming down)
(Coming down)
(Coming down) (To find on Earth)
(Coming down)
(Coming down) (To find on Earth)
(Coming down)
(Coming down)
(Coming down)