Widen The Lens

[Intro]
(Fast, technical guitar riffs, double-bass drum build-up)

[Verse 1]
We draw the battle lines inside our heads
We weaponize the things they left unsaid
We build a fortress out of what we know
And cast out anyone who doesn't show
The same scars, the same view, the same design
But human hearts don't follow one straight line

[Pre-Chorus]
It's easy to judge from the hill of your pride
Shaming the wanderer walking outside
But tearing them down doesn't make you look tall
So tear down the barriers, break through the wall!

[Chorus]
WIDEN THE LENS! OPEN YOUR EYES!
BEFORE YOU CONDEMN, TRY TO EMPATHIZE!
It’s a different horizon, a different sky
But we’re all just looking for reasons why!
Put down the stones! Pull them into the light!
Understanding is bolder than proving you're right!
(Yeah, understanding is bolder!)

[Verse 2]
They see the world through glass of different hues
They walked a road that didn't leave your shoes
The things you take for granted they must fight
What makes you tremble keeps them up at night
Don't demand their silence just to soothe your fear
There is a holy space in learning how to hear

[Pre-Chorus]
It's easy to judge from the hill of your pride
Shaming the wanderer walking outside
But tearing them down doesn't make you look tall
So tear down the barriers, break through the wall!

[Chorus]
WIDEN THE LENS! OPEN YOUR EYES!
BEFORE YOU CONDEMN, TRY TO EMPATHIZE!
It’s a different horizon, a different sky
But we’re all just looking for reasons why!
Put down the stones! Pull them into the light!
Understanding is bolder than proving you're right!

[Guitar Solo]
(Blazing, highly technical progressive metal guitar solo, odd meter changes, thunderous bass drum runs)

[Bridge]
It takes no strength to turn your back and sneer
To mock the language that you cannot hear
But standing close enough to feel their pain
To find the common ground inside the rain
That is where the courage starts to grow
The bravest thing is learning not to know

[Final Chorus]
WIDEN THE LENS! OPEN YOUR EYES!
BEFORE YOU CONDEMN, TRY TO EMPATHIZE!
It’s a different horizon, a different sky
But we’re all just looking for reasons why!
Put down the stones! Pull them into the light!
Understanding is bolder than proving you're right!

[Outro]
Open your eyes!
Widen the lens!
Before you condemn...
Try to understand.
(Heavy final guitar chord rings out, fading with atmospheric synth chords)