I’ll Try to Understand You

[Intro]
Hold up—look again
There's a whole life behind that face

[Verse 1]
You heard one sentence, drew the whole map
Put a name on me, closed the gap
But I’ve walked miles you’ll never see
And you’ve got your own history

So tell me what the silence means
What hurt sits underneath the scene?
I’ll trade my verdict for a question
Make some room for your direction

[Pre-Chorus]
Take a breath, let the hard words wait
A different view is not a threat to face
If we can listen past the first reply
We might find the reason why

[Chorus]
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
There’s more than one way through
Stand strong, reach out, hear it through
I don’t have to think like you
To care what you’ve been living through
No shame, no stones, no closing doors
We can disagree and still be more
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
I’ll try to understand you

[Drop Chant]
Hear them out!
Hold your ground!
Ask one more!
Turn it around!

[Verse 2]
Maybe your anger guards a bruise
Maybe my certainty could lose
The world looks different from your side
I won’t pretend I know your mind

You don’t owe me a perfect phrase
I can meet you through the haze
No score to settle, none to win
Let’s start with where you’ve been

[Pre-Chorus]
Take a breath, let the hard words wait
A different view is not a threat to face
If we can listen past the first reply
We might find the reason why

[Chorus]
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
There’s more than one way through
Stand strong, reach out, hear it through
I don’t have to think like you
To care what you’ve been living through
No shame, no stones, no closing doors
We can disagree and still be more
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
I’ll try to understand you

[Bridge]
Not every hurt is mine to measure
Not every story fits my frame
I can hold my truth with courage
And still respect the life you name

[Build]
Ask before you answer
Listen past the heat
Leave a little space between us
That’s where people meet

[Final Chorus]
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
There’s more than one way through
Stand strong, reach out, hear it through
I don’t have to think like you
To care what you’ve been living through
No shame, no stones, no closing doors
We can disagree and still be more
GET UP—MAKE ROOM, MAKE ROOM
I’ll try to understand you

[Outro]
Different eyes, one human ground
Keep the door from closing down
I’ll try to understand you