Let It Lie

[MIGO (Channing Tatum)] Um, where are you takin' me? [THE STONEKEEPER (Common)] Aha, so many questions. I think it's about time I give you some answers [MIGO] Wow. What is this? [THE STONEKEEPER] You see, Migo There was a time when Yetis lived beneath the clouds We were alive and we were thriving till we came across a crowd Of Smallfoot, that's right, we used to live down there But there were actions we could not forgive down there And though they used a different nomenclature Man, or human, they showed us human nature A dangerous species that we approached with wonder They attacked with their spears and their smokin' sticks of thunder They called us Sasquatch, they called us abominable They chased us, pursued us, their persistence indomitable We had no choice but to run and hide Otherwise, we surmised we were facin' genocide So we climbed this mountain just to stay alive You see, we knew that up here, Smallfoot cannot survive So it was here the first law was written in stone It was named and proclaimed as a truth to be known Our world is an island, it floats on a sea of endless clouds That's how it would be And then we wrote more laws, more rules to obey For the sake of us all, it was the only way To protect us from all of the human ravages Heaped upon us by those human savages (Now you know, now you know, now you know) (Now you know, now you know) And new rules apply (Now you know, now you know, now you know) So it's best just to let it lie (Let it lie) (Now you know, now you know, now you know) (Now you know, now you know) And you can't deny (Now you know, now you know, now you know) That it's best just to let it lie (Let it lie) [MIGO] But my Smallfoot, he's not like that [THE STONEKEEPER] They're all like that. Tell me, when you found him, did he greet you with open arms? They don't care about us. They don't care about anything but themselves Which is why we must do the same if we care about our future [MIGO] Wait, we're below the clouds [THE STONEKEEPER] Or so it would seem, but look closer [MIGO] Those aren't clouds, it's steam [THE STONEKEEPER] The stones are working [MIGO] The stones? [THE STONEKEEPER] Every job and every task is pointless as it seems All of it ensures that this important machine Keeps turning and turning and spinnin' around So those below don't look up and those above don't look down And they'll look 'cause even if they hear of these atrocities The only thing stronger than fear is curiosity (Now you know, now you know, now you know) [MIGO] Wait so, so none of those stones are true, they're all lies? (Now you know, now you know, let it lie) [THE STONEKEEPER] Good lies to protect our world (Now you know, now you know, now you know) [MIGO] But they need to know the truth [THE STONEKEEPER] Oh, do they? You feel emboldened by your noble quest to find the truth I chalk it up to the naive innocence of youth So let me share a secret that you'll learn as you grow older What's true or not true is in the eye of the beholder So do you wanna prevent our own annihilation? (Yes!) Then our only goal should be to control the flow of information Unless you wanna see the Smallfoot conquer and pillage (No!) Then protect the lie and you protect the village Lives are at stake, Migo. Your friends, your father, Meechee She's curious and you know what they say: curiosity killed the yak [MIGO] So what do you want me to do? [THE STONEKEEPER] Tell everyone you were lying about the Smallfoot [MIGO] But they've already seen it, they--they're not gonna believe me [THE STONEKEEPER] You'll be surprised at what they'll believe You think knowledge is power, Migo? (Now you know, now you know, now you know) (Now you know, now you know) Question is (Now you know, now you know, now you know) What are you gonna do with that power? (Hmm)