Up we go, down we fall

We taught the machines to listen

They answer faster every day

Cities think before we do

Maps redraw themselves by noon

We gave the keys to clever hands

Then stepped outside to watch the screens

History hums behind the wall

Like an engine left unclean

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall

Hospitals run like quiet code

Bridges rise where rivers fought

Old diseases lose their voice

Children learn the sky by heart

The same old speeches travel well

Just change the flag and change the suit

Someone presses play again

And centuries follow the cue

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall

We crossed the ocean in a day

We speak to planets far away

Yet one small ancient human fear

Can steer a million minds from here

We fix the problems one by one

While quietly loading another gun

Libraries fit inside a hand

Storms are measured before they land

Maybe this is how we grow

Slow correction, step by step

Or maybe progress is a word

We use to calm the louder truth

A clever animal in shoes

Running circles in a room

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall

Up we go, down we fall

Build it high, lose it all

Round we run, same old call

Up we go, down we fall