Underground
Harry James Angus Lyrics

Five hundred years ago the world was covered with greenery,
The world was once lush and green five hundred years ago, but there was no one to appreciate its beauty.

And no observer to turn it into scenery.
There was no one to observe and appreciate the beauty of the world as it was before.

Things were more of a mystery than they are today,
Nowadays we can explain most things with science, whereas in the past things were more mysterious.

But then some say we had more knowledge in those days.
Despite the lack of technology, some argue that people in the past had more knowledge than us today.

And people in tall ships would say
People on tall ships in the past would say

"Man, we just sailed back from a land where the people walk on their hands".
People on tall ships claim they have been to a land where people walked on their hands.

No one could understand because there was no Discovery Channel,
No one could believe or verify the claims because there was no media to document it like the Discovery Channel.

The boats were powered by paddles, and words were purged in battle.
Boats were powered by paddles, and people used violence to settle disputes.

And now travelling back through the pages of history
Looking back at history

All these things just seem like more of a mystery.
All these claims seem to be more mysterious as time passes and there is no evidence to support them.

We know there's no land where people walk on their hands
We know that people cannot really walk on their hands all the time.

But the knowledge that the ancient people still don't understand.
However, there is still much knowledge that ancient people did not understand.

John Manderville said he saw people with two heads,
John Manderville claimed he saw people with two heads.

But I never heard of no documentary on them.
There is no documentary to support this claim.

But why would you lie about something so incredibly unbelievable?
Why would someone lie about something that is so unbelievable?

It just boggles the mind, I can't conceive of that at all.
It is difficult to believe since it seems impossible to conceive of.

So maybe the people with two heads and the people with tails,
Perhaps people with two heads and tails really existed.

And the people who stand on their head and all that aren't dead.
And people who stood on their heads or had other deformities might not be extinct.

But when the tall ships came with their smoke and their flame
But tall ships brought destruction and chaos with them.

All these people just went...
All these people disappeared.

Underground, underground, underground, underground,
They went underground.

I had a friend who died a number of years ago
The artist had a friend who died years ago.

But before he went he did some interesting things.
The friend experienced some interesting things before passing away.

So incredibly indelible the memory of things he showed me
The memories of the things he showed the artist left a lasting impression.

That inspired me and made the world glow for a moment/made the wet streets glow/made the suburban streets sing
The memories inspired the singer and made the world feel different for a moment or a time period.

An inter-suburban adventurer who wandered the streets,
The friend was an adventurer who explored different areas.

through the silence and the darkness that made life sweet.
The silence and darkness made life more enjoyable for the friend.

And he told me one day everything that happened to him
The friend shared all his experiences with the artist.

when he was tripping on acid just watching the world swim.
The friend was hallucinating on acid and saw the world in a different way.

He met an Indian chief just like in that Doors movie with Val Kilmer,
The friend met an Indian chief, similar to a character in a Doors movie.

except that this was no film, this was real -
This was not a movie but a real encounter the friend had.

they communicated in a secret language
They spoke in a language that only certain people can understand.

that can only be spoken by the holy and the brain damaged.
Only those who are holy or have a mental impairment can speak this language.

And as they spoke well it started to rain,
As they spoke, it started to rain.

at first just a few drops then like a plane in Spain.
The rain started out lightly, then it started to pour.

"Don't worry", said the chief, "I'll take you somewhere dry".
The chief offered to take them somewhere dry.

And he led him through the rivers of the city of the night,
They walked through the rivers of the city at night.

he led him through the rivers of the city of the night.
Again, the chief led them through the rivers of the city at night.

After so many twists and turns, they lost count,
They went through so many twists and turns that they lost track of where they were.

the chief came to a door that seemed to jump straight out of nothing,
The chief led them to a door that appeared out of nowhere.

my friend was out of breath, he was puffing.
The friend was exhausted and out of breath.

The chief opened the door and said "Come on in,
The chief opened the door and invited them in.

it's perfectly dry in here, let's get out of the wind".
It was dry inside and they could escape the wind.

And they both stepped in and the steps went down...
They entered and began to walk down the steps.

Underground, underground, underground, underground,
They went underground.

underground, underground, underground, underground...
They continued to go deeper underground.

Now my friend claimed they travelled through a storm water drain
The friend claimed they travelled through a drain.

that somehow managed to stay dry and out of the rain,
The drain they travelled through somehow remained dry despite the rain outside.

and after saying sometime they came to a strange subterranean cavern
After some time, they found a strange underground cavern.

that was filled with light and people who were very strange.
The cavern was illuminated and filled with strange people.

People walking around on their hands,
There were people walking on their hands.

and people with two heads arguing over which way to dance,
There were people with two heads arguing about how to dance.

and people with tails and giants and she-males
There were people with tails, giants, and individuals who identify as she-males.

and animals that looked like they'd just stepped out of fairy tales.
There were animals that looked like they were from a fairy tale.

Apparently they were all just drinking beer,
They were all just drinking beer and having a good time.

having a good time, just like you or I.
They were having a good time, like regular people.

And I still don't know if I believe him
The artist still is unsure if they believe the friend's story.

but he swears that this was true,
But the friend swears that this story is true.

still we all know the funny things that acid can do.
Despite the story's truthfulness, we know that drugs like acid can make people have hallucinations.

Anyway this friend died like five years ago,
Despite the friend's passing, their story lives on.

so I guess maybe now well I'll never never know.
Since the friend has passed away, the singer may never know the truth about their story.

And one day I too might make a bad mistake,
The singer acknowledges that they too might make mistakes in life.

or else live to one hundred where the future awaits.
If they live till they are one hundred, there is still the unknown future to look forward to.

But one year or one hundred well it's really the same
Regardless of how long a person lives, time will pass in the same way for everyone.

just a snow flake that melts into rain.
In the end, life is fleeting and passes quickly like snow melting into rain.

Anyway what I'm saying is that one day I'll close my eyes,
The singer acknowledges that they will pass from this world one day.

and never ever open them again in this life.
Once they pass, they will never be able to open their eyes in this life again.

Then I'll go where people go when they go beyond time...
They will go beyond time and into the afterlife.