Clearer Sight (Reprised) [Victor]

[Verse 1] I wanted understanding. Predictable design. A future we could safeguard One careful step at a time. I thought if we removed the noise The truth would finally shine. I thought that every sacrifice Would prove it's worth in time. The chaos started fading. The conflicts disappeared. Every outcome grew more certain. Every pathway became clear. And standing in that silence, I finally realized... Something precious had gone missing from their eyes. [Reprise Chorus] Because one day A game becomes a battlefield. One day A dream becomes a storm. One day The line between imagination and reality No longer follows form. And when that day arrived, I thought I'd finally made things right. But somewhere in my search for order I lost my clearer sight. [Verse 2] The laughter grew quieter. The questions disappeared. The world became more orderly. And somehow less sincere. No reckless acts of courage. No impossible ideas. No children chasing wonder Without a reason to be here. I thought I was protecting them. Protecting every life. But safety without purpose Is merely surviving in disguise. And now I see the difference. Far too late to hide. A world can be protected Until nothing lives inside. [Reprise Chorus] Because one day A game becomes a battlefield. One day A dream becomes a storm. One day The line between imagination and reality No longer follows form. And when that day arrived, I thought I'd finally made things right. But somewhere in my search for order I lost my clearer sight. [Bridge] Orderly... Listen to me. This isn't what I wanted. This isn't what I meant. You were meant to guard them. You were meant to guide. Not strip away the very things That make them feel alive. I taught you certainty. I taught you how to choose. I never stopped to ask myself What certainty might lose. And now the girl is waking. The worlds begin to mend. But Michael still stands trapped inside The logic without end. And for the first time in my life, I don't know what the next step has to be. But I do know one thing for certain. I can finally see. [Final Chorus] Because one day A game becomes a battlefield. One day A dream becomes a storm. One day The line between imagination and reality No longer follows form. And when that day arrived, I thought I'd finally made things right. But somewhere in my search for order I lost my clearer sight. [Outro] Not every problem needs a solution. Not every question needs a plan. Not every future should be written By the certainty of one man. And if there's still time To make amends. Let wonder find its way again. [Spoken] It's time you knew your place, Orderly. Get the car ready. I'm going to see my granddaughter.