**Verse 1** Close your eyes and picture something that stings Now tell me, how big is it, what color, what's the lighting Is it close to your face or far in the distance Is it loud in your ears with no resistance Here's the secret nobody handed you at birth The picture ain't fixed, it's not carved into the earth You built it one way, so you can build it again Same memory, different picture, different friend **Chorus** Turn the dial, make it smaller, make it farther, make it grey Turn the dial, turn the picture down, watch the power drain away It's not about pretending that it never was It's about the size you're giving it because You hold the dial, you control the dial, and You already know which way the dial goes **Verse 2** Now flip it, take a moment that felt strong and true Make it brighter, make it closer, make it bigger too Turn the sound up, put some color in the frame Step inside it, feel it fully, call it by name The mind don't know the difference between real and made It just responds to the picture that you laid So why leave the dial sitting where it fell Turn the good ones up, turn the bad ones down as well **Bridge** Bigger, brighter, closer, louder, that's the up Smaller, dimmer, farther, quieter, that's enough You're not lying to yourself, you're just choosing where to stand The dial was always sitting in your hand **Chorus (Final)** Turn the dial, make it smaller, make it farther, make it grey Turn the dial, turn the picture down, watch the power drain away It's not about pretending that it never was It's about the size you're giving it because You hold the dial, you control the dial, and You already know which way the dial goes **Outro** Brightness, distance, volume, size Small adjustments, same set of eyes You built the picture, you can build it again Turn the dial, and begin
