[Intro: sparse, haunting prepared piano ostinato, distant tape hiss] [Verse 1] I see the angles where the edges don't meet I trace the patterns on the crowded street The world is beautiful, a shifting design But there's a barrier, a boundary line They look at me like I am out of frame A sudden glitch inside their perfect game It is a heavy cost, this quiet sight To be the only one who sees the light [Pre-Chorus: cello distortion swells, tension rising] A gift that cuts you like a broken glass Watching the shadows of the people pass So far apart, and yet you feel it all The silent pressure of the closing wall [Chorus: explosive riddim bass waves, gated snare, choir pads] THE PRISON AND THE POWER IN YOUR EYES! A lonely throne beneath the heavy skies It hurts to hold the vision on your own But you can build what they have never known Let the distortion tear the mold apart They cannot cure a wild, untamed heart They call it punishment, we call it sight We turn the isolation into might! [Verse 2: glitch chopped percussion, detuned synths] A double-edged sword that we have to bear To feel so deeply and to always care But from the margins where we have to stand We see the blueprints of a different land We are the architects of what will be Because we look beyond what they can see [Bridge: piano ostinato returns, bittersweet and delicate] It is a privilege to stand outside With nothing left to simulate or hide And though the isolation burns like fire It fuels the engine of a pure desire To change the landscape, to rebuild the floor To open up a wider, grander door [Final Chorus: massive explosion, full harmonic guitar layers] THE PRISON AND THE POWER IN YOUR EYES! A lonely throne beneath the heavy skies It hurts to hold the vision on your own But you can build what they have never known Let the distortion tear the mold apart They cannot cure a wild, untamed heart They call it punishment, we call it sight We turn the isolation into might! [Outro: plate reverb wash, fading piano, tape saturation artifacts] Widen the frame... See the world through different eyes... And change it.
