(c) BabeLightyear [verse 1] Out for a walk in this gorgeous city Mountains, ocean, and forests so pretty But don’t look down or you’ll lose hope When you come across the D-E-S folk It pains to see it and you wouldn’t believe it The hopelessness, the sorrow, the sadness, the grief From residential schools to abuse to addiction From pain to the cost of housing to eviction [pre-chorus] The downtown east side It’s where darkness resides In such a beautiful place Torn down by the human race Corporate greed, corrupt government Nobody cares to make a change Nobody cares, nobody cries For the people living in the downtown east side [chorus] Where the world runs by And the pain runs high And the pain runs deep Steppin over people lyin in the street Never know what you’re going to find Except a state of decline for all of mankind That’s how it is in the downtown east side [verse 2] Narcan is free But not mental health facilities They’ve all been shut down Who wears the crown? Let’s stop fuckin’ around People need help and we’re slaves to a clown These people are beat down Down on the downtown East side Down on the downtown east side Where wealth and rags collide Passing through, you give a side-eye Because you feel the divide Between yourself And the people of the downtown east side [pre-chorus] The downtown east side It’s where darkness resides In such a beautiful place Torn down by the human race Corporate greed, corrupt government Nobody cares to make a change Nobody cares, nobody cries For the people living in the downtown east side [chorus] Where the world runs by And the pain runs high And the pain runs deep Steppin over people lyin in the street Never know what you’re going to find Except a state of decline for all of mankind That’s how it is in the downtown east side
