A World of View by CJMFO Radio

[Intro]
A little water, a wide-open sky
One clear glass, nine ways to ask why

[Verse 1]
The optimist says, “Look, there’s enough”
The pessimist counts all the empty stuff
The realist names what is standing there
The artist paints sunlight into the air
The chemist sees what the droplets contain
The dreamer says, “Fill it with summer rain”
The worker takes a sip and gets back to the day
The skeptic turns it round, then puts it away

[Pre-Chorus]
Same small glass on the table between us
Different eyes, but the water can reach us

[Chorus]
Half full, half empty, still shining through
A little bit of water, a world of view
Turn it to the light, let the whole room see
There’s more than one way to be free
Half full, half empty, call it what you will
We’ve got a sky above and a moment still
One glass, nine roads, all leading somewhere new
A little bit of water, a world of view

[Verse 2]
The poet finds a moon in the curve of the side
The engineer checks if the base holds wide
The teacher asks what the question can do
The child just drinks it, then asks for one too
Nobody owns the only name for the tide
Nobody gets to keep the light inside
We set it down where the morning comes in
And watch one bright line travel over the rim

[Pre-Chorus]
Same small glass on the table between us
Different eyes, but the water can reach us

[Bridge]
Hold it up
Let it catch the sun
No final answer
Just everyone

[Final Chorus]
Half full, half empty, still shining through
A little bit of water, a world of view
Turn it to the light, let the whole room see
There’s more than one way to be free
Half full, half empty, call it what you will
We’ve got a sky above and a moment still
One glass, nine roads, all leading somewhere new
A little bit of water, a world of view

[Outro]
The glass is here
The light moves on
We leave it there
And walk into dawn

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[Intro] A little water, a wide-open sky One clear glass, nine ways to ask why [Verse 1] The optimist says, “Look, there’s enough” The pessimist counts all the empty stuff The realist names what is standing there The artist paints sunlight into the air The chemist sees what the droplets contain The dreamer says, “Fill it with summer rain” The worker takes a sip and gets back to the day The skeptic turns it round, then puts it away [Pre-Chorus] Same small glass on the table between us Different eyes, but the water can reach us [Chorus] Half full, half empty, still shining through A little bit of water, a world of view Turn it to the light, let the whole room see There’s more than one way to be free Half full, half empty, call it what you will We’ve got a sky above and a moment still One glass, nine roads, all leading somewhere new A little bit of water, a world of view [Verse 2] The poet finds a moon in the curve of the side The engineer checks if the base holds wide The teacher asks what the question can do The child just drinks it, then asks for one too Nobody owns the only name for the tide Nobody gets to keep the light inside We set it down where the morning comes in And watch one bright line travel over the rim [Pre-Chorus] Same small glass on the table between us Different eyes, but the water can reach us [Chorus] Half full, half empty, still shining through A little bit of water, a world of view Turn it to the light, let the whole room see There’s more than one way to be free Half full, half empty, call it what you will We’ve got a sky above and a moment still One glass, nine roads, all leading somewhere new A little bit of water, a world of view [Bridge] Hold it up Let it catch the sun No final answer Just everyone [Final Chorus] Half full, half empty, still shining through A little bit of water, a world of view Turn it to the light, let the whole room see There’s more than one way to be free Half full, half empty, call it what you will We’ve got a sky above and a moment still One glass, nine roads, all leading somewhere new A little bit of water, a world of view [Outro] The glass is here The light moves on We leave it there And walk into dawn

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