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Justin Bieber – Down to Earth Lyrics 15 years ago
I never thought that it be easy
Cause we're both so distant now
And the walls are closing in on us
And we're wondering how
No one has a solid answer
But just walking in the dark
And you can see the look on my face
It just tells me apart

*In this verse I think he is saying he knows things are going to always be difficult with his parents and now he is just trying to figure out why it had to happen the way it did. He keeps asking why it had to happen but no one is giving him an answer. (But just walking in the dark, and you can see the look on my face, it just TEARS me apart.) He is saying that his life took a turn and he has to deal with a subject he has never learned to deal with and he has no idea what to do. *

So we fight (so we fight) through the hurt (through the hurt)
And we cry (and cry and cry and cry)
And we live (and we live) and we learn (and we learn)
And we try and try and try and try

*We have to get through it together and have to live through every battle we go through no matter how much it takes.*

So its up to to you and its up to me
That we meet in the middle
On our way back down to earth
Down to earth down to earth
On our way back down to earth
(back down to earth - repeat)

* It all of our jobs to be able to live like we never had to live before. When the divorce is done and over he is trying to wake up from the awful nightmare that he just lived in reality.*

Mommy you were always somewhere
And daddy I live outta town
So tell me how could I ever be normal somehow
You tell me this is for the best
So tell me why am I in tears
So far away and now I just need you here

*This verse is about him just begging to have a more normal life (in family terms). He is trying to say "Mom you tried your hardest to be there for me when I needed it the most, but you still had to provide for me and you and Dad you moved away and I can't even see you everyday, but yet you tell me everything is going to be okay, when we both know it isn't going to be. Mom and I are both wrecks about it and I just need you Dad." He needs his father back into his everyday life and he can't grasp that he isn't going to be.

So we fight (so we fight) through the hurt (through the hurt)
And we cry (and cry and cry and cry)
And we live (and we live) and we learn (and we learn)
And we try and try and try and try

So its up to to you and its up to me
That we meet in the middle
On our way back down to earth
Down to earth down to earth
On our way back down to earth
(back down to earth - repeat)
*Same as before*
We fell so far away from where we used to be
Now we're standing and were do we go
When there's no road to get to your heart
Let's start over again
*He is falling from the top to the bottom of the hole. He feels like everyone is lost and no body knows how to turn life around and starting over is the only way for him to feel like he is back on the right track*

So its up to to you and its up to me
That we meet in the middle
On our way back down to earth
Down to earth down to earth
On our way back down to earth
(back down to earth - repeat)
*Same as before*
I never thought that it'd easy
Cause we're both so distance now
And the walls are closing in on us
And we're wondering how.
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This is such a heart-felt song! Everything is so emotional and metaphorical! This is just my take on what this song is about. Everyone's opinion will be different than mine most likely, but that is the best part about finding meaning of songs. Every song will have a different meaning to everyone. Thank you for taking time to read my comment!

:D
Rachel

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Justin Bieber – Down to Earth Lyrics 15 years ago
yeah this is about his parents getting a divorce. this song is so sad! i could only imagine what it is like to have to witness your parents fighting over you and everything else around them. I completely agree with what you said! :D

Rachel

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