Life Substance #52 - The Principle of Perspective

[Verse 1] A mountain is a monster when you're standing at the base, But fly a little higher, it's a freckle on a face. A tragedy today will be a comedy next year, The trick is simply measuring the distance from the tear. A papercut up close is an excruciating blunder, While galaxies colliding are a silent, distant wonder. It's the ultimate illusion that the cosmos has designed, To play a little trick upon the limits of the mind! [Chorus] Fifty-Two! The Principle of Perspective! Making the subjective feel entirely objective! A trick of the light and a shift in the view, The magic of distance in Fifty-Two! [Verse 2] The sorrow that destroys you and that tears your world apart, Is just a minor brushstroke in a masterpiece of art. A giant is an insect when you put him on a star, The truth of any object is a question of how far. The foreground is a tyrant that demands your full attention, But the background is a canvas of a spiritual dimension. So step a little further from the center of the frame, And suddenly the universe is playing a new game! [Chorus] Fifty-Two! The Principle of Perspective! Making the subjective feel entirely objective! A trick of the light and a shift in the view, The magic of distance in Fifty-Two!