Changes: Down to Earth

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"Down to Earth" is a song sung, written and produced by Peter Gabriel and featuring the Soweto Gospel Choir. The music was composed by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman. The song is featured in the end credits of the Pixar feature film WALL-E.

The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards, but lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from The Wrestler and A. R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from Slumdog Millionaire, respectively. However, "Down to Earth" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.

Lyrics

Did you think that your feet had been bound
By what gravity brings to the ground?
Did you feel you were tricked
By the future you picked?
Well, come on down.
All those rules don't apply
When you're high in the sky
So, come on down
Come on down

We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow up on the mountains
We've got rivers down below

We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

Did you think you'd escaped from routine
By changing the script and the scene?
Despite all you made of it
You're always afraid
Of the change

You've got a lot on your chest
Well, you can come as my guest
So come on down
Come on down

We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow up on the mountains
We've got rivers down below

We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

Like the fish in the ocean
We felt at home in the sea
We learned to live off the good land
Learned to climb up a tree
Then we got up on two legs
But we wanted to fly
When we messed up our homeland
We set sail for the sky

We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow up on the mountains
We've got rivers down below

We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

We're coming down
Coming down to Earth
Like babies at birth
Coming down to Earth
We're gonna find new priorities
These are extraordinary qualities

We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow up on the mountains
We've got rivers down below

We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

We're coming down to the ground
There's no better place to go
We've got snow up on the mountains
We've got rivers down below

We're coming down to the ground
We hear the birds sing in the trees
And the land will be looked after
We send the seeds out in the breeze

We're gonna find new priorities
These are extraordinary qualities

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Media
Films: WALL-E (video/soundtrack) • BURN-E Books: The Art of WALL-E • Manga Video Games: WALL-E • Disney Universe • Disney Magic Kingdoms • Disney Emoji Blitz • LEGO The Incredibles • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Disney Speedstorm

Disney Parks
Games of Pixar Pier • Pixar Pal-A-Round Fireworks: Illuminate! A Nighttime Celebration • Together Forever: A Pixar Nighttime Spectacular • Momentous • Happily Ever After • World of Color

Characters
WALL-E • EVE • AUTO • M-O • GO-4 • Captain B. McCrea • Shelby Forthright • John • Mary • PR-T • VN-GO • VAQ-M • D-FIB • SECUR-T • Hal • BURN-E • SUPPLY-R • Garbage Truck Robot • WALL-A

Songs
Aquarela do Brasil • Put On Your Sunday Clothes • It Only Takes a Moment • Down to Earth • BnL Jingle • Define Dancing

Locations
Axiom • WALL-E Transport Vehicle • Probe ship • Incinerator • Buy n Large

Objects
A113 • Pizza Planet Truck • Eggman Movers

See also
The Science Behind Pixar • Pixar in a Box

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 The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 66th Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards, but lost to Bruce Springsteen's "The Wrestler" from ''The Wrestler'' and A. R. Rahman's "Jai Ho" from ''Slumdog Millionaire'', respectively. However, "Down to Earth" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media in 2009.
-==Lyrics==
-Did you think that your feet had been bound<br />By what gravity brings to the ground?<br />Did you feel you were tricked<br />By the future you picked?<br />Well, come on down.
+==Lyrics==
-All those rules don't apply<br />When you're high in the sky<br />So, come on down<br />Come on down
+<poem>
+Did you think that your feet had been bound
+By what gravity brings to the ground?
+Did you feel you were tricked
+By the future you picked?
+Well, come on down.
+All those rules don't apply
+When you're high in the sky
+So, come on down
+Come on down
-We're coming down to the ground<br />There's no better place to go<br />We've got snow up on the mountains<br />We've got rivers down below
+We're coming down to the ground
+There's no better place to go
+We've got snow up on the mountains
+We've got rivers down below
-We're coming down to the ground<br />We hear the birds sing in the trees<br />And the land will be looked after<br />We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down to the ground
+We hear the birds sing in the trees
+And the land will be looked after
+We send the seeds out in the breeze
-Did you think you'd escaped from routine<br />By changing the script and the scene?<br />Despite all you made of it<br />You're always afraid<br />Of the change
+Did you think you'd escaped from routine
+By changing the script and the scene?
+Despite all you made of it
+You're always afraid
+Of the change
-You've got a lot on your chest<br />Well, you can come as my guest<br />So come on down<br />Come on down
+You've got a lot on your chest
+Well, you can come as my guest
+So come on down
+Come on down
-We're coming down to the ground<br />There's no better place to go<br />We've got snow up on the mountains<br />We've got rivers down below
+We're coming down to the ground
+There's no better place to go
+We've got snow up on the mountains
+We've got rivers down below
-We're coming down to the ground<br />We hear the birds sing in the trees<br />And the land will be looked after<br />We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down to the ground
+We hear the birds sing in the trees
+And the land will be looked after
+We send the seeds out in the breeze
+Like the fish in the ocean
-Like the fish in the ocean<br />We felt at home in the sea<br />We learned to live off the good land<br />Learned to climb up a tree<br />Then we got up on two legs<br />But we wanted to fly<br />When we messed up our homeland<br />We set sail for the sky
+We felt at home in the sea
+We learned to live off the good land
+Learned to climb up a tree
+Then we got up on two legs
+But we wanted to fly
+When we messed up our homeland
+We set sail for the sky
-We're coming down to the ground<br />There's no better place to go<br />We've got snow up on the mountains<br />We've got rivers down below
+We're coming down to the ground
+There's no better place to go
+We've got snow up on the mountains
+We've got rivers down below
-We're coming down to the ground<br />We hear the birds sing in the trees<br />And the land will be looked after<br />We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down to the ground
+We hear the birds sing in the trees
+And the land will be looked after
+We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down
-We're coming down<br />Coming down to Earth<br />Like babies at birth<br />Coming down to Earth<br />We're gonna find new priorities<br />These are extraordinary qualities
+Coming down to Earth
+Like babies at birth
+Coming down to Earth
+We're gonna find new priorities
+These are extraordinary qualities
-We're coming down to the ground<br />There's no better place to go<br />We've got snow up on the mountains<br />We've got rivers down below
+We're coming down to the ground
+There's no better place to go
+We've got snow up on the mountains
+We've got rivers down below
-We're coming down to the ground<br />We hear the birds sing in the trees<br />And the land will be looked after<br />We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down to the ground
+We hear the birds sing in the trees
+And the land will be looked after
+We send the seeds out in the breeze
-We're coming down to the ground<br />There's no better place to go<br />We've got snow up on the mountains<br />We've got rivers down below
+We're coming down to the ground
+There's no better place to go
+We've got snow up on the mountains
+We've got rivers down below
-We're coming down to the ground<br />We hear the birds sing in the trees<br />And the land will be looked after<br />We send the seeds out in the breeze
+We're coming down to the ground
+We hear the birds sing in the trees
+And the land will be looked after
+We send the seeds out in the breeze
-We're gonna find new priorities<br />These are extraordinary qualities
+We're gonna find new priorities
+These are extraordinary qualities
+</poem>
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 [[Category:Grammy Award nominated songs]]
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