Lend Them Your Ladder

[Intro: tapping bass harmonics, clean guitar]

[Verse 1: syncopated conversational]
I got to climb a little higher
Because somebody held the frame
They said my work was worth a chance
And made sure others knew my name

Now I see somebody waiting
With the talent but no way
To reach the people who decide
Who gets invited in today

[Pre-Chorus: ascending thirds]
I could guard the rung I found
Or help somebody off the ground

[Chorus: explosive melodic lift]
Lend them your ladder
Let them see above the wall
You don't get any shorter
When you help somebody tall
There's a view worth sharing
There's a door beyond the climb
Use the reach that you've been given
To lift somebody else this time

[Break: contrapuntal guitars, slap bass solo]

[Verse 2: warm melody]
I made the call, introduced their name
And let their work speak for itself
No favor owed, no debt to claim
Their future belongs to them

[Bridge: half-time harmony]
I won't decide how high they go
I'll only help them reach the road

[Final Chorus: octave lift]
Lend them your ladder
Then watch them build their own

[Outro: guitar melody ascends]