**Title: "Ask Why"** **Verse 1** The world saw broken windows They never saw the storm They only counted shattered glass Not what kept the house so warm They named the smoke a problem They cursed the rising flame No one stopped to wonder What had set the fire in the first place **Pre-Chorus** Every habit tells a story Every wall once had a door **Chorus** Don't begin with blame Begin with why Every shield was forged somewhere Under an unfamiliar sky Some armor keeps us living Long after wars are done When morning finally finds us We can learn to lay it down **Verse 2** The clenched fist learned protection The silence learned to hide The running learned from danger The anger learned to guide What once was someone's lifeboat May sink them years from shore But first you have to see the sea Before you build a different oar **Bridge** Don't tear away the crutch Before the leg can stand Don't curse the map they followed When no one knew the land Understanding isn't surrender It's where new pathways start. **Final Chorus** Ask why. Then ask what heals. Not every answer is another battle. Sometimes the strongest thing Is helping someone Build a better way.
