[Verse 1] The city is small, or so it certainly seems this When you're convinced you're sized up to Tokyo's beast I admit that skyscrapers' taste isn't all that sweet But it's alright, whoah And I did suppose since I had seen the depths That as far as sea creatures go I was the biggest you'd met I admit that, looking down my nose, I was mostly correct But not all right, whoah Ah oh [Chorus] I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us And it's alright Yeah, it's alright, whoah [Verse 2] I have got you and you know you you have me, but I'm not convinced that is all that we need I admit that one and one make two But don't make everything alright, whoah [Chorus] I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us And it's alright Yeah, it's alright, whoah Ah oh [Bridge] I was held down by perspective, my frame I tied my hopes to only my dreams Hands bound behind my back, now I'm freed And it's alright 'Cause there's something bigger than me (Better than us) Better than us (Better than us) Better than us, us, us, us, us Ah oh [Chorus] I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us I was held down, but I've been held up And I, I've been held up by something Better than, better than us And it's alright Yeah, it's alright, whoah Ah oh