Underground
A.A.V.V Lyrics

I was never cool in school
I never fit in or was considered popular during my school years

I'm sure you don't remember me
I doubt that you remember me from our time in school together

And now it's been 10 years
It has been a decade since we parted ways from school

I'm still wondering who to be
I am still trying to figure out my identity and place in the world

But I'd love to mix in circles, cliques, and social coteries, that's me
I would love to belong to certain groups or social circles, as that is the type of person I am

Hand me my nose ring (Can we be happy?)
Give me my nose ring as a symbol of my individuality and questioning whether we can find happiness

Show me the mosh pit (Can we be happy?)
Show me the chaotic mosh pit as a symbol of rebellion and questioning if true happiness can be found

We can be happy underground
We can potentially find happiness among those who are countercultural and detached from mainstream society

Who's got the looks
Who is considered attractive

Who's got the brains
Who is considered intelligent

Who's got everything
Who is seen as having it all

I got this pain in my heart, that's all
Despite not having all these things, I still carry emotional pain

Hey you with the long and lonely face
A person who appears sad and isolated

There's got to be something else
There must be a more fulfilling existence beyond societal norms

Let me tell ya something else
Allow me to share something with you

There was a girl who passed me by
A girl previously walked past me

She gave a smile but I was shy
She smiled at me, but I was too shy to reciprocate

I looked down, so down
I felt embarrassed or unworthy

Don't look there no no, go go underground
Don't dwell on those missed opportunities, move on and seek refuge underground

But now there's a place to go
There is now a place or community to belong to

It's the morning now, it's the evening
It doesn't matter what time of day it is, the underground community is always there

It's everything
The underground community provides a sense of belonging, connection, and purpose

I click my heels and I'm there
I can easily access this community and state of mind by simply clicking my heels, like Dorothy from Wizard of Oz

We'll be decked in all black
We will dress in all black, a symbol of rebellion and detachment from mainstream society

Slamming the pit fantastic
Engaging in the wild and aggressive mosh pit

Officer Friendly's little boy's got a Mohawk
Even the son of a police officer wants to rebel and participate in the counterculture

And he knows just where we're coming from
He understands and identifies with our values and beliefs in the underground community

It's industrial, work it underground
The music and culture of the underground community is industrial and raw

Get down, get down, get down
Get into the music and let loose

Everything's heavy underground
The music and emotions of the underground community has a deep and intense impact

We can, we can, we can be
We have the potential to be, despite what mainstream society says

(Everything's happy underground)
Despite carrying pain and feeling like outsiders, we can find happiness in the underground community