[Intro] Half full? Half empty? Same glass. Different answer. [Verse 1] You call it a warning, I call it a measure, Water at the line, still a useful little treasure. You count what went missing; I check what remains, One clear fact sitting between our refrains. A pencil on the napkin, a mark at the side, No miracle hiding, no need to decide. The vessel’s on the table, the afternoon is long, We can argue over labels or we can pass it along. [Pre-Chorus] Look close, look twice, Name what you can see. The level stays the level; The story’s yours and me. [Chorus] Half full, half empty—say what you see, Glass of water, plain as can be. Take what is here, make room for what’s next, One honest measure, no need to guess. Half full, half empty—answer the call, Same little glass on the same old wall. You name the view, I’ll name the fact: Water in the glass, and we can act. [Verse 2] Optimist grins, says, “There’s plenty to share,” Pessimist points to the space in the air. Realist shrugs: “It’s a glass, it’s wet,” Physicist asks what the molecules get. Artist draws a horizon, makes the rim into a sea, Engineer checks the volume, then the handle’s integrity. Different minds at the table, every one with a lens, We don’t have to trade our eyes to understand our friends. [Pre-Chorus] Look close, look twice, Name what you can see. The level stays the level; The story’s yours and me. [Chorus] Half full, half empty—say what you see, Glass of water, plain as can be. Take what is here, make room for what’s next, One honest measure, no need to guess. Half full, half empty—answer the call, Same little glass on the same old wall. You name the view, I’ll name the fact: Water in the glass, and we can act. [Bridge] [Call and response] Who sees a chance? (I do, I do.) Who checks the facts? (I do, I do.) Can both be true? (They can, they can.) Then pass it over. Make a plan. [Final Chorus] Half full, half empty—say what you see, Glass of water, plain as can be. Take what is here, make room for what’s next, One honest measure, no need to guess. Half full, half empty—answer the call, Same little glass on the same old wall. You name the view, I’ll name the fact: Water in the glass, and we can act. [Outro] Same glass. New angle. What’s in it? Water.
